- 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) Erosion
B) Weathering
C) Glaciers
D) Sun
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) breaks down
B) builds up
C) does not break down
D) transports
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) wind
C) animals
D) gravity
- 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 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) cool
B) costly
C) physical
D) chemical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock
B) cool off 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) Abrasion
B) Roughing
C) Tearing
D) Jacked Up
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Mechanical
B) Chemical
C) Physical
D) Erosion
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Granite
C) Igneous
D) Sedimentary
- 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 temperature
B) Pressure and Ice
C) Heat and time
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Ash
B) Tuff
C) Water
D) Lava Flows
- 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) Glacial Melting
B) Hurricanes
C) Weathering
D) Tsumani
- 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 Horseshoe of Fire
C) The Ring of Fire
D) The Ring of Water
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 50
B) 60
C) 75
D) 100
- 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) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Intrerior and Exterior
C) Intruder and Exfoliate
D) Conclusive and Exclusive
- 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) Smoothed and Sealed
C) Cemented and smoothed
D) Compacted and thrown away
- 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) Sedimentary Rock
C) Magma
D) Metamorphic Rock
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