- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Weathering
C) Glaciers
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) breaks down
C) transports
D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) wind
B) gravity
C) water
D) animals
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Ice, and Salt
B) Water, Wind, and Ice
C) Earth, Wind, and Fire
D) Water, Wind, and Sand
- 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) chemical
B) physical
C) cool
D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) cool off the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) break the rock
D) change to color of the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Jacked Up
B) Roughing
C) Abrasion
D) Tearing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Chemical
B) Physical
C) Mechanical
D) Erosion
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Igneous
C) Granite
D) Sedimentary
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Sedimentary
B) Pyroclastic
C) Metamorphic
D) Igneous
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Heat and time
B) Pressure and temperature
C) Pressure and Ice
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Ash
B) Tuff
C) Lava Flows
D) Water
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Japan
B) Phillipines
C) Cuba
D) Hawaii
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Weathering
B) Hurricanes
C) Glacial Melting
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) The Ring of Fire
B) Harry Potters Wand
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) 60
B) 50
C) 100
D) 75
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Wind
B) Rock
C) Ice
D) Water
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intruder and Exfoliate
B) Intrusive and Extrusive
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) Warm and Melt
D) Harden and Break
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away
B) Compaction and Cementation
C) Smoothed and Sealed
D) Cemented and smoothed
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) minerals
B) fossils
C) supplements
D) vitamins
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Igneous Rock
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Magma
D) Sedimentary Rock
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