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