- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering
B) Erosion
C) Glaciers
D) Lakes
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Glaciers
B) Erosion
C) Weathering
D) Sun
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) transports
B) breaks down
C) builds up
D) does not break down
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) animals
C) wind
D) gravity
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Ice
B) Water, Ice, and Salt
C) Water, Wind, and Sand
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 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) cool
B) chemical
C) costly
D) physical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) change to color of the rock
D) cool off 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) Physical
B) Mechanical
C) Chemical
D) Erosion
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Igneous
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
D) Granite
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Sedimentary
B) Metamorphic
C) Pyroclastic
D) Igneous
- 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) Water
B) Tuff
C) Lava Flows
D) Ash
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Japan
B) Hawaii
C) Phillipines
D) Cuba
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Tsumani
B) Glacial Melting
C) Hurricanes
D) Weathering
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 75
B) 35
C) 40
D) 10
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Water
B) Harry Potters Wand
C) The Horseshoe of Fire
D) The Ring of Fire
- 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) Wind
B) Water
C) Rock
D) Ice
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Intruder and Exfoliate
B) Intrerior and Exterior
C) Intrusive and Extrusive
D) Conclusive and Exclusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Warm and Melt
B) Harden and Break
C) Cool as a cucumber
D) Cool and Crystalize
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Smoothed and Sealed
B) Compacted and thrown away
C) Cemented and smoothed
D) Compaction and Cementation
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) fossils
B) vitamins
C) supplements
D) minerals
- 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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