- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Glaciers
B) Erosion
C) Lakes
D) Weathering
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Glaciers
B) Sun
C) Weathering
D) Erosion
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) does not break down
B) breaks down
C) transports
D) builds up
- 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) Earth, Wind, and Fire
B) Water, Wind, and Ice
C) Water, Ice, and Salt
D) Water, Wind, and Sand
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand dune
B) sand hill
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) costly
B) cool
C) physical
D) chemical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) cool off the rock
B) break the rock
C) change to color of the rock
D) help the rock grow
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Roughing
B) Jacked Up
C) Tearing
D) Abrasion
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Physical
B) Chemical
C) Mechanical
D) Erosion
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Sedimentary
C) Granite
D) Igneous
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Pyroclastic
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
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) Heat and Pressure
D) Pressure and temperature
- 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) Phillipines
B) Hawaii
C) Japan
D) Cuba
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Hurricanes
B) Weathering
C) Glacial Melting
D) Tsumani
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 10
B) 35
C) 75
D) 40
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Water
B) The Horseshoe of Fire
C) The Ring of Fire
D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 50
B) 100
C) 60
D) 75
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Wind
B) Rock
C) Ice
D) Water
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Conclusive and Exclusive
C) Intrerior and Exterior
D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool and Crystalize
B) Harden and Break
C) Cool as a cucumber
D) Warm and Melt
- 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) fossils
B) minerals
C) vitamins
D) supplements
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Magma
B) Igneous Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock
D) Sedimentary Rock
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