- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Glaciers
C) Erosion
D) Weathering
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering
B) Glaciers
C) Erosion
D) Sun
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) does not break down
B) breaks down
C) transports
D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) gravity
B) animals
C) wind
D) water
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Ice, and Salt
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Wind, and Sand
D) Water, Wind, and Ice
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand pile
B) sand dune
C) sand box
D) sand hill
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) cool
B) physical
C) chemical
D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) cool off the rock
D) break the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Abrasion
B) Tearing
C) Jacked Up
D) Roughing
- 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) Sedimentary
B) Metamorphic
C) Granite
D) Igneous
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Sedimentary
B) Pyroclastic
C) Igneous
D) Metamorphic
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and temperature
B) Pressure and Ice
C) Heat and time
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Water
B) Tuff
C) Lava Flows
D) Ash
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Cuba
B) Hawaii
C) Phillipines
D) Japan
- 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) The Ring of Fire
B) Harry Potters Wand
C) The Horseshoe of Fire
D) The Ring of Water
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 75
B) 50
C) 60
D) 100
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Water
B) Ice
C) Wind
D) Rock
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Conclusive and Exclusive
C) Intruder and Exfoliate
D) Intrerior and Exterior
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool and Crystalize
B) Cool as a cucumber
C) Harden and Break
D) Warm and Melt
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Cemented and smoothed
B) Compacted and thrown away
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) supplements
B) fossils
C) vitamins
D) minerals
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Igneous Rock
B) Magma
C) Metamorphic Rock
D) Sedimentary Rock
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