- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering
B) Glaciers
C) Erosion
D) Lakes
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Glaciers
B) Erosion
C) Sun
D) Weathering
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) breaks down
B) transports
C) does not break down
D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) animals
B) gravity
C) water
D) wind
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Wind, and Ice
D) Water, Ice, and Salt
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand hill
B) sand dune
C) sand box
D) sand pile
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) cool
B) chemical
C) physical
D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) help the rock grow
B) change to color of the rock
C) cool off the rock
D) break the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Tearing
B) Roughing
C) Abrasion
D) Jacked Up
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Physical
B) Mechanical
C) Chemical
D) Erosion
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Sedimentary
B) Granite
C) Igneous
D) Metamorphic
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Metamorphic
B) Pyroclastic
C) Igneous
D) Sedimentary
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and temperature
B) Heat and time
C) Heat and Pressure
D) Pressure and Ice
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Tuff
B) Ash
C) Lava Flows
D) Water
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Hawaii
B) Phillipines
C) Cuba
D) Japan
- 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) 10
B) 35
C) 40
D) 75
- 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) 50
B) 60
C) 75
D) 100
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Rock
B) Water
C) Wind
D) Ice
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Intruder and Exfoliate
C) Conclusive and Exclusive
D) Intrerior and Exterior
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Harden and Break
B) Cool and Crystalize
C) Warm and Melt
D) Cool as a cucumber
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away
B) Cemented and smoothed
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) minerals
B) fossils
C) vitamins
D) supplements
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Igneous Rock
B) Magma
C) Sedimentary Rock
D) Metamorphic Rock
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