- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Erosion
C) Weathering
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Erosion
B) Sun
C) Weathering
D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) breaks down
B) builds up
C) transports
D) does not break down
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) wind
C) animals
D) gravity
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Ice
B) Water, Wind, and Sand
C) Water, Ice, and Salt
D) Earth, Wind, and Fire
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand box
B) sand pile
C) sand dune
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) cool
C) physical
D) costly
- 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) Roughing
B) Tearing
C) Jacked Up
D) Abrasion
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Physical
B) Erosion
C) Mechanical
D) Chemical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Granite
C) Sedimentary
D) Igneous
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Sedimentary
B) Pyroclastic
C) Igneous
D) Metamorphic
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and Ice
B) Heat and Pressure
C) Pressure and temperature
D) Heat and time
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Lava Flows
B) Tuff
C) Ash
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) Glacial Melting
C) Hurricanes
D) Tsumani
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 40
B) 10
C) 35
D) 75
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Water
B) The Ring of Fire
C) The Horseshoe of Fire
D) Harry Potters Wand
- 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) Rock
C) Ice
D) Wind
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Conclusive and Exclusive
C) Intruder and Exfoliate
D) Intrerior and Exterior
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool as a cucumber
B) Warm and Melt
C) Cool and Crystalize
D) Harden and Break
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Cemented and smoothed
B) Smoothed and Sealed
C) Compacted and thrown away
D) Compaction and Cementation
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) minerals
B) supplements
C) vitamins
D) fossils
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Magma
C) Igneous Rock
D) Metamorphic Rock
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