- 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) 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) wind
C) animals
D) gravity
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Wind, and Ice
D) Water, Ice, and Salt
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand box
B) sand dune
C) sand pile
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) 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) Jacked Up
D) Tearing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Chemical
B) Mechanical
C) Erosion
D) Physical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Sedimentary
B) Igneous
C) Metamorphic
D) Granite
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Pyroclastic
B) Igneous
C) Sedimentary
D) Metamorphic
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Heat and Pressure
B) Pressure and temperature
C) Pressure and Ice
D) Heat and time
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Lava Flows
B) Tuff
C) Ash
D) Water
- 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) Tsumani
B) Glacial Melting
C) Weathering
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) The Horseshoe of Fire
B) The Ring of Fire
C) The Ring of Water
D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 50
B) 60
C) 100
D) 75
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Water
B) Rock
C) Wind
D) Ice
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Intruder and Exfoliate
C) Conclusive and Exclusive
D) Intrerior and Exterior
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool and Crystalize
B) Cool as a cucumber
C) Harden and Break
D) Warm and Melt
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away
B) Cemented and smoothed
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) supplements
B) fossils
C) vitamins
D) minerals
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Igneous Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock
D) Magma
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