- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Weathering
C) Erosion
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Sun
B) Erosion
C) Glaciers
D) Weathering
- 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) gravity
B) water
C) wind
D) animals
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Ice
B) Water, Wind, and Sand
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 dune
B) sand hill
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) costly
C) chemical
D) physical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) cool off the rock
D) change to color of the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Jacked Up
B) Tearing
C) Abrasion
D) Roughing
- 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) Igneous
B) Granite
C) Metamorphic
D) Sedimentary
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Pyroclastic
B) Sedimentary
C) Metamorphic
D) Igneous
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and Ice
B) Pressure and temperature
C) Heat and time
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Water
B) Ash
C) Lava Flows
D) Tuff
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Cuba
B) Phillipines
C) Japan
D) Hawaii
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Hurricanes
B) Weathering
C) Tsumani
D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 10
B) 40
C) 75
D) 35
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Horseshoe of Fire
B) Harry Potters Wand
C) The Ring of Fire
D) The Ring of Water
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 60
B) 50
C) 100
D) 75
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Ice
B) Wind
C) Rock
D) Water
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intrusive and Extrusive
B) Intrerior and Exterior
C) Intruder and Exfoliate
D) Conclusive and Exclusive
- 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) Smoothed and Sealed
B) Cemented and smoothed
C) Compaction and Cementation
D) Compacted and thrown away
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) vitamins
B) fossils
C) minerals
D) supplements
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Magma
B) Sedimentary Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock
D) Igneous Rock
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