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Usually rocks are formed by
heat, pressure, or both. Which
of these was formed by
pressure only?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sandstone
Granite
Slate
marble
Sediments are changed into
sedimentary rocks by ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cooling and hardening
Faulting
Pressure and cementation
decomposition
The mantle is made of ______.
A. Mostly large forms of rock and some
smaller forms of rock
B. Iron and nickel
C. Rock and soil
D. Mostly solid rock and some partially
melted rock
The crust is_____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The hottest layer of the Earth
The thinnest layer of the Earth
The thickest layer of the Earth
The heaviest layer of the Earth
What activity does not contribute
to erosion or weathering?
A. Increasing acid rain by polluting the air
with car exhaust
B. Clearing trees in order to build homes
C. Building new roads
D. Planting grasses
Which substances make up the
Earth’s core?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Melted rock around an inner, solid core
Melted rock around an inner, liquid core
Solid rock around an inner, liquid core
Solid rock around an inner, solid core
Weathering and erosion has the
greatest effect on __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Forest floor
Field of weeds and grasses
Bare soil
Swampland
Igneous rocks are created by
____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Great heat and pressure
Volcanic activity
Wind and water erosion
layering
The slow movement of plates on
the Earth’s surface is probably
caused by __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Volcanoes
Lava
Earthquakes
heat
Mountains are formed by
_________.
A. Folding and faulting of the earth’s crust
B. Volcanic action
C. Gradual addition of soil and rocks by
wind
D. Lowering of the sea level
The Earth’s surface is constantly
changing because of _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fossils and bones
Weathering and erosion
Sunlight and plants
Limestone and coal
The process of how the Earth
has changed over time can be
traced by _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Increasing weathering erosion
Building homes and gardens
Discovering islands and streams
Studying fossils and rock layers
At a divergent boundary,
_____________.
A. One plate moves in one direction
B. The Earth’s plates move closer together
C. The Earth’s plates move away from each
other
D. One plate moves down and another plate
slides over it
Igneous rocks may break down
into sediments and can then be
changed into ____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
lava
granite
What is the correct order of the
Earth’s layers from the
outermost layer to the center?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core
Crust, inner core, outer core, mantle
Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Planting grass along sides of
new roads is necessary for many
reasons. It is most important to
help ______.
A. Prevent erosion and stop the spread of
pollution from the road
B. The road look attractive
C. People see the sides of the road better
D. Provide habitats for deer
Earthquakes and volcanoes
change the Earth’s surface by
________.
A. Making more sedimentary rock
B. Stopping material from being weathered
or eroded
C. Creating mountains and trenches on land
and in the oceans
D. Rearranging the order of the Earth’s
layers
Most fossils of organisms in
Virginia can be found________.
A. At the bottom of the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay
B. Along the sandy beaches of Virginia’s
Coastal Plain
C. in sedimentary rock from the
Appalachian Mountains
D. In the rich soil of the Piedmont
What is the main difference
between weathering and
erosion?
A. Weathering only happens after rock has
been eroded.
B. Weathering breaks rocks apart, and
erosion moves broken rock
C. Weathering is natural, but erosion is
man-made.
D. Weathering happens much faster than
erosion.
Metamorphic rocks occur in
what part of the rock cycle?
A. After weathering and erosion
B. After sedimentation and compaction
C. After heat and pressure are added to
sedimentary rock
D. When magma cools
People can cause some of the
changing of the Earth’s surface
because their actions often lead
to _____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Folding
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Weathering
At which point is an earthquake
or volcano likely to occur?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Deep in the center of the earth
In the middle of the plates
Along plate boundaries
Far away from plate boundaries
At a sliding transform boundary,
____________________.
A. The Earth’s plates move away from
each other
B. One plate moves in one direction
C. The Earth’s plates move closer
together
D. The Earth’s plates move in opposite
directions