- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering
B) Erosion
C) Lakes
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Glaciers
B) Erosion
C) Sun
D) Weathering
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) builds up
B) transports
C) breaks down
D) does not break down
- 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) 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) physical
C) costly
D) cool
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock
B) change to color of the rock
C) help the rock grow
D) cool off the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Tearing
B) Abrasion
C) Roughing
D) Jacked Up
- 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) Sedimentary
B) Metamorphic
C) Granite
D) Igneous
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Sedimentary
B) Metamorphic
C) Pyroclastic
D) Igneous
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and Ice
B) Pressure and temperature
C) Heat and time
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Tuff
B) Ash
C) Water
D) Lava Flows
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Japan
B) Cuba
C) Hawaii
D) Phillipines
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Tsumani
B) Weathering
C) Hurricanes
D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 40
B) 75
C) 10
D) 35
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) Harry Potters Wand
B) The Horseshoe of Fire
C) The Ring of Fire
D) The Ring of Water
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 50
B) 75
C) 100
D) 60
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Wind
B) Ice
C) Rock
D) Water
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intruder and Exfoliate
B) Intrusive and Extrusive
C) Intrerior and Exterior
D) Conclusive and Exclusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool as a cucumber
B) Cool and Crystalize
C) Harden and Break
D) Warm and Melt
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Smoothed and Sealed
B) Compaction and Cementation
C) Compacted and thrown away
D) Cemented and smoothed
- 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) Magma
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Sedimentary Rock
D) Igneous Rock
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