- 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) Glaciers B) Weathering C) Erosion D) Sun
- 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) wind B) gravity C) animals D) water
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Ice, and Salt B) Water, Wind, and Ice C) Water, Wind, and Sand D) Earth, Wind, and Fire
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand dune B) sand hill C) sand box D) sand pile
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) cool B) chemical 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) cool off the rock D) break the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Roughing B) Tearing C) Abrasion D) Jacked Up
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Erosion B) Mechanical C) Chemical D) Physical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Igneous B) Metamorphic C) Sedimentary D) Granite
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Sedimentary B) Igneous C) Metamorphic D) Pyroclastic
- 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) Lava Flows B) Water C) Ash D) Tuff
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Japan B) Phillipines C) Hawaii D) Cuba
- 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) 75 D) 10
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) Harry Potters Wand B) The Ring of Fire 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) 100 B) 75 C) 60 D) 50
- 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) Intrusive and Extrusive B) Intruder and Exfoliate C) Intrerior and Exterior D) Conclusive and Exclusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool as a cucumber B) Warm and Melt C) Harden and Break D) Cool and Crystalize
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away B) Smoothed and Sealed C) Cemented and smoothed D) Compaction and Cementation
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) supplements B) minerals C) fossils D) vitamins
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock B) Metamorphic Rock C) Magma D) Igneous Rock
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