- 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) Sun B) Erosion C) Weathering D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) transports B) does not break down C) breaks down D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) animals B) gravity C) wind D) water
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Ice B) Water, Wind, and Sand C) Earth, Wind, and Fire D) Water, Ice, and Salt
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand pile B) sand hill C) sand box D) sand dune
- 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) cool off the rock C) break the rock D) help the rock grow
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Jacked Up B) Roughing C) Tearing D) Abrasion
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Chemical B) Physical C) Erosion D) Mechanical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Granite B) Igneous C) Sedimentary D) Metamorphic
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Igneous B) Sedimentary C) Metamorphic D) Pyroclastic
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and temperature B) Heat and Pressure C) Heat and time D) Pressure and Ice
- 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) Hawaii D) Cuba
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Hurricanes B) Tsumani C) Weathering D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 10 B) 75 C) 40 D) 35
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Water B) Harry Potters Wand C) The Ring of Fire D) The Horseshoe of Fire
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 50 B) 60 C) 75 D) 100
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Water B) Wind C) Ice D) Rock
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intruder and Exfoliate B) Intrerior and Exterior C) Conclusive and Exclusive D) Intrusive and Extrusive
- 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) Compacted and thrown away B) Cemented and smoothed C) Smoothed and Sealed D) Compaction and Cementation
- 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) Igneous Rock B) Metamorphic Rock C) Magma D) Sedimentary Rock
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