- 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) Sun B) Erosion C) Weathering D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) does not break down B) transports C) breaks down D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) wind B) animals C) gravity D) water
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Ice B) Earth, Wind, and Fire 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 dune B) sand pile 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) chemical B) cool C) physical D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock B) cool off the rock C) help the rock grow D) change to color of the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Tearing B) Jacked Up C) Abrasion D) Roughing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Erosion B) Physical C) Mechanical D) Chemical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Igneous B) Sedimentary C) Metamorphic D) Granite
- 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) Heat and time B) Pressure and temperature C) Pressure and Ice D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Ash B) Tuff C) Water D) Lava Flows
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Hawaii B) Japan C) Phillipines D) Cuba
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Weathering B) Hurricanes C) Tsumani D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 35 B) 75 C) 10 D) 40
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Fire B) The Ring of Water C) The Horseshoe of Fire D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 75 B) 60 C) 100 D) 50
- 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) Intrusive and Extrusive C) Conclusive and Exclusive D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Warm and Melt B) Harden and Break C) Cool and Crystalize D) Cool as a cucumber
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compaction and Cementation B) Compacted and thrown away 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) supplements B) vitamins C) minerals D) fossils
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Metamorphic Rock B) Magma C) Sedimentary Rock D) Igneous Rock
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