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