- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Weathering
C) Erosion
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) transports
C) does not break down
D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) gravity
B) animals
C) water
D) wind
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand
B) Water, Wind, and Ice
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 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) chemical
B) costly
C) physical
D) cool
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) help the rock grow
B) break the rock
C) cool off the rock
D) change to color of the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Tearing
B) Roughing
C) Jacked Up
D) Abrasion
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Physical
B) Erosion
C) Chemical
D) Mechanical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Sedimentary
C) Granite
D) Igneous
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Pyroclastic
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) Water
D) Ash
- 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) Glacial Melting
C) Weathering
D) Hurricanes
- 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 Ring of Water
B) The Horseshoe of Fire
C) The Ring of Fire
D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 100
B) 50
C) 60
D) 75
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Ice
B) Water
C) Wind
D) Rock
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrerior and Exterior
B) Intrusive and Extrusive
C) Intruder and Exfoliate
D) Conclusive and Exclusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool as a cucumber
B) Harden and Break
C) Warm and Melt
D) Cool and Crystalize
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away
B) Compaction and Cementation
C) Cemented and smoothed
D) Smoothed and Sealed
- 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) Sedimentary Rock
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Magma
D) Igneous Rock
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