- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Weathering
C) Glaciers
D) Erosion
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Sun
B) Weathering
C) Erosion
D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) breaks down
B) does not break down
C) transports
D) builds up
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) gravity
B) animals
C) water
D) wind
- 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 pile
B) sand dune
C) sand hill
D) sand box
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) physical
B) cool
C) costly
D) chemical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) help the rock grow
B) break the rock
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) Roughing
C) Jacked Up
D) Tearing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Chemical
B) Erosion
C) Physical
D) Mechanical
- 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) 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) Pressure and Ice
C) Heat and time
D) Heat and Pressure
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Lava Flows
B) Water
C) Tuff
D) Ash
- 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) Tsumani
B) Hurricanes
C) Glacial Melting
D) Weathering
- 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) The Ring of Fire
C) Harry Potters Wand
D) The Ring of Water
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 100
B) 60
C) 50
D) 75
- 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) Conclusive and Exclusive
C) Intrusive and Extrusive
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) Cemented and smoothed
C) Smoothed and Sealed
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) supplements
C) minerals
D) fossils
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Magma
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Igneous Rock
D) Sedimentary Rock
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