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