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Rock Cycle Test
By GUILLERMO LOBATOS
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Question 1
1.
Which of the following is NOT a rapid (fast) change in Earth's surface?
erosion
volcanoes
landslides
earthquakes
Question 2
2.
Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.
boulders
mountains
sediments
ice
Question 3
3.
Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.
mountains
sediments
boulders
ice
Question 4
4.
_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.
deposition
weathering
erosion
all of the above
Question 5
5.
The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.
erosion
deposition
departing
weathering
Question 6
6.
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition are examples of ________ changes in the Earth's surface.
slow
rapid
no
new
Question 7
7.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
ice
water
wind
fire
Question 8
8.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
expands cracks and breaks rocks
causes rocks to fall in landslides
makes the rocks last longer
keeps the rocks in place
Question 9
9.
The process of breaking up, wearing away of rocks on Earth's surface by force is called...
erosion
deposition
physical weathering
chemical weathering
Question 10
10.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
chemical weathering
Question 11
11.
How do plants weather rocks?
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
when the leaves dissolve the rocks
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
Question 12
12.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
Question 13
13.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
Question 14
14.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
Compaction and cementation
Extreme heat and pressure
Weathering and erosion
Melting and cooling
Question 15
15.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
deposition
erosion
weathering
compaction
Question 16
16.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
Mineral bands
Where they form
How they form
Their color and shapes
Question 17
17.
What characteristic can identify the rock with small, flat surfaces that are shiny or sparkly, like tiny mirrors.
glassy surface
crystals
fossils
ribbon layers
Question 18
18.
What characteristic can identify the rock with shiny and smooth surface, like colored glass.
crystals
ribbon layers
fossils
glassy surface
Question 19
19.
What process turns pebbles and sand into a conglomerate? Refer to above photo.
cooling
heat and pressure
melting
weathering and erosion
compacting and cementing
Question 20
20.
The marble is gone! What process can turn limestone (sedimentary rock) into marble (metamorphic rock)? Refer to above photo.
cooling
weathering and erosion
melting
compacting
heat and pressure
Question 21
21.
What process can turn obsidian into sediment? Refer to above photo.
weathering and erosion
melting
compacting and cementing
heat and pressure
cooling
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Question 22
22.
What process is used in #21. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compacting/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 23
23.
What process is used in #22. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 24
24.
What process is used in #23. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 25
25.
What process is used in #24. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 26
26.
What process is used in #25. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 27
27.
What process is used in #26. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 28
28.
What process is used in #27. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 29
29.
What process is used in #28. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 30
30.
What process is used in #29. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
Question 31
31.
What process is used in #30. Copy/paste from below.
Erosion
Compaction/cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Extreme heat and cooling
