- 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) Sun
D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) transports
B) builds up
C) breaks down
D) does not break down
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) wind
C) gravity
D) animals
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Ice, and Salt
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Wind, and Ice
D) Water, Wind, and Sand
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand hill
B) sand pile
C) sand box
D) sand dune
- 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) change to color of the rock
B) break the rock
C) cool off the rock
D) help the rock grow
- 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) Erosion
B) Mechanical
C) Physical
D) Chemical
- 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) Metamorphic
B) Igneous
C) Pyroclastic
D) Sedimentary
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Heat and time
B) Pressure and temperature
C) Heat and Pressure
D) Pressure and Ice
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Water
B) Ash
C) Lava Flows
D) Tuff
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Cuba
B) Japan
C) Hawaii
D) Phillipines
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Glacial Melting
B) Weathering
C) Hurricanes
D) Tsumani
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 40
B) 10
C) 75
D) 35
- 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) 75
B) 50
C) 100
D) 60
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Rock
B) Wind
C) Water
D) Ice
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Conclusive and Exclusive
C) Intrerior and Exterior
D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Warm and Melt
B) Cool as a cucumber
C) Harden and Break
D) Cool and Crystalize
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Smoothed and Sealed
B) Cemented and smoothed
C) Compaction and Cementation
D) Compacted and thrown away
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) fossils
B) minerals
C) supplements
D) vitamins
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Metamorphic Rock
B) Sedimentary Rock
C) Igneous Rock
D) Magma
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