- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Glaciers
B) Lakes
C) Weathering
D) Erosion
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Sun
B) Weathering
C) Erosion
D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) builds up
B) does not break down
C) transports
D) breaks down
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) gravity
C) animals
D) wind
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Ice, and Salt
D) Water, Wind, and Ice
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand box
B) sand hill
C) sand pile
D) sand dune
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) costly
B) cool
C) chemical
D) physical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) cool off the rock
D) break the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Roughing
B) Abrasion
C) Tearing
D) Jacked Up
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Erosion
B) Mechanical
C) Chemical
D) Physical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Igneous
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
D) Granite
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Metamorphic
B) Igneous
C) Pyroclastic
D) Sedimentary
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and Ice
B) Heat and Pressure
C) Pressure and temperature
D) Heat and time
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Lava Flows
B) Water
C) Ash
D) Tuff
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Cuba
B) Hawaii
C) Phillipines
D) Japan
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Tsumani
B) Hurricanes
C) Glacial Melting
D) Weathering
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 35
B) 10
C) 40
D) 75
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Water
B) Harry Potters Wand
C) The Horseshoe of Fire
D) The Ring of Fire
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 60
B) 75
C) 100
D) 50
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Wind
B) Ice
C) Rock
D) Water
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Conclusive and Exclusive
B) Intruder and Exfoliate
C) Intrerior and Exterior
D) Intrusive and Extrusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Harden and Break
B) Cool and Crystalize
C) Cool as a cucumber
D) Warm and Melt
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away
B) Cemented and smoothed
C) Smoothed and Sealed
D) Compaction and Cementation
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) minerals
B) vitamins
C) fossils
D) supplements
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Metamorphic Rock
B) Magma
C) Igneous Rock
D) Sedimentary Rock
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