- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering B) Erosion C) Lakes D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Erosion B) Weathering C) Glaciers D) Sun
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) transports B) breaks down C) does not break down D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water B) wind C) gravity D) animals
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand B) Water, Wind, and Ice C) Earth, Wind, and Fire D) Water, Ice, and Salt
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand dune B) sand box C) sand pile D) sand hill
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) costly B) cool C) physical D) chemical
- 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) Roughing B) Abrasion C) Jacked Up D) Tearing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Mechanical B) Erosion C) Chemical D) Physical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic B) Granite C) Igneous D) Sedimentary
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Pyroclastic B) Metamorphic C) Igneous D) Sedimentary
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Heat and Pressure B) Pressure and temperature C) Heat and time D) Pressure and Ice
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Ash B) Lava Flows C) Tuff D) Water
- 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) Hurricanes B) Weathering C) Tsumani D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 35 B) 40 C) 75 D) 10
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Horseshoe of Fire B) The Ring of Water C) The Ring of Fire D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 60 B) 50 C) 75 D) 100
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Water B) Wind C) Ice D) Rock
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Conclusive and Exclusive B) Intrusive and Extrusive C) Intrerior and Exterior D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Cool as a cucumber B) Harden and Break C) Warm and Melt D) Cool and Crystalize
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Smoothed and Sealed B) Cemented and smoothed C) Compacted and thrown away D) Compaction and Cementation
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) fossils B) supplements C) vitamins D) minerals
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Igneous Rock B) Sedimentary Rock C) Magma D) Metamorphic Rock
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