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