- 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) Glaciers
B) Weathering
C) Erosion
D) Sun
- 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) wind
B) water
C) gravity
D) animals
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Ice, and Salt
D) Water, Wind, and Ice
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand dune
B) sand pile
C) sand hill
D) sand box
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) physical
B) costly
C) chemical
D) cool
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock
B) break 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) Jacked Up
B) Abrasion
C) Tearing
D) Roughing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Physical
B) Erosion
C) Mechanical
D) Chemical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Sedimentary
C) Igneous
D) Granite
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Pyroclastic
B) Igneous
C) Sedimentary
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) Water
B) Tuff
C) Ash
D) Lava Flows
- 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) Glacial Melting
B) Weathering
C) Tsumani
D) Hurricanes
- 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 Ring of Water
C) The Horseshoe of Fire
D) The Ring of Fire
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 75
B) 100
C) 50
D) 60
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Ice
B) Water
C) Rock
D) Wind
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Conclusive and Exclusive
B) Intrerior and Exterior
C) Intrusive and Extrusive
D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool and Crystalize
B) Warm and Melt
C) Cool as a cucumber
D) Harden and Break
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compaction and Cementation
B) Cemented and smoothed
C) Compacted and thrown away
D) Smoothed and Sealed
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) supplements
B) vitamins
C) minerals
D) fossils
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Magma
C) Metamorphic Rock
D) Igneous Rock
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