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