- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Erosion
B) Lakes
C) Glaciers
D) Weathering
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Glaciers
B) Weathering
C) Sun
D) Erosion
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) builds up
B) breaks down
C) does not break down
D) transports
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) animals
C) wind
D) gravity
- 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 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) physical
C) cool
D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) cool off the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) change to color of the rock
D) break the rock
- 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) Mechanical
D) Erosion
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Granite
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
D) Igneous
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Igneous
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
D) Pyroclastic
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and temperature
B) Heat and time
C) Pressure and Ice
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Ash
B) Water
C) Lava Flows
D) Tuff
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Japan
B) Cuba
C) Phillipines
D) Hawaii
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Glacial Melting
B) Hurricanes
C) Tsumani
D) Weathering
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 40
B) 35
C) 10
D) 75
- 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) 100
C) 75
D) 60
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Water
B) Ice
C) Rock
D) Wind
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrerior and Exterior
B) Intruder and Exfoliate
C) Conclusive and Exclusive
D) Intrusive and Extrusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool and Crystalize
B) Warm and Melt
C) Harden and Break
D) Cool as a cucumber
- 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) vitamins
B) minerals
C) supplements
D) fossils
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Igneous Rock
D) Magma
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