- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Glaciers
B) Lakes
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) does not break down
B) builds up
C) breaks down
D) transports
- 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, Ice, and Salt
C) Water, Wind, and Sand
D) Water, Wind, and Ice
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand pile
B) sand box
C) sand hill
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) chemical
D) cool
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) cool off the rock
B) break the rock
C) help the rock grow
D) change to color of the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Roughing
B) Abrasion
C) Tearing
D) Jacked Up
- 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) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Granite
D) Metamorphic
- 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) Pressure and Ice
B) Pressure and temperature
C) Heat and Pressure
D) Heat and time
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Tuff
B) Water
C) Lava Flows
D) Ash
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Hawaii
B) Japan
C) Phillipines
D) Cuba
- 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) 35
B) 40
C) 75
D) 10
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) Harry Potters Wand
B) The Ring of Fire
C) The Ring of Water
D) The Horseshoe of Fire
- 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) Water
C) Ice
D) Rock
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrerior and Exterior
B) Intruder and Exfoliate
C) Conclusive and Exclusive
D) Intrusive and Extrusive
- 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) Compaction and Cementation
C) Cemented and smoothed
D) Smoothed and Sealed
- 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) Magma
C) Sedimentary Rock
D) Metamorphic Rock
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