- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Erosion
B) Weathering
C) Lakes
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering
B) Sun
C) Erosion
D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) does not break down
B) transports
C) breaks down
D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) gravity
B) water
C) animals
D) wind
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Earth, Wind, and Fire
B) Water, Wind, and Sand
C) Water, Ice, and Salt
D) Water, Wind, and Ice
- 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) costly
B) chemical
C) physical
D) cool
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock
B) cool off 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) Abrasion
B) Jacked Up
C) Tearing
D) Roughing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Mechanical
B) Physical
C) Erosion
D) Chemical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Metamorphic
D) Granite
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Pyroclastic
B) Sedimentary
C) Igneous
D) Metamorphic
- 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 time
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Tuff
B) Lava Flows
C) Ash
D) Water
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Japan
B) Cuba
C) Phillipines
D) Hawaii
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Weathering
B) Tsumani
C) Glacial Melting
D) Hurricanes
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 75
B) 35
C) 40
D) 10
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Horseshoe of Fire
B) The Ring of Water
C) The Ring of Fire
D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 100
B) 50
C) 60
D) 75
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Ice
B) Water
C) Wind
D) Rock
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Conclusive and Exclusive
B) Intrerior and Exterior
C) Intrusive and Extrusive
D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Warm and Melt
B) Cool as a cucumber
C) Cool and Crystalize
D) Harden and Break
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Smoothed and Sealed
B) Compaction and Cementation
C) Compacted and thrown away
D) Cemented and smoothed
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) supplements
B) vitamins
C) minerals
D) fossils
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Igneous Rock
C) Magma
D) Metamorphic Rock
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