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