Earth's Changing Surface

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion weathering
• deposition

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion weathering
• deposition

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

What is the process of transporting sediments from location to another?

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Compaction

A fossil is ____.

• a dead rotten animal
• the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
• a plant that dried up

The following are agents of erosion EXCEPT...

• wind
• water
• ice
• fire

The first steps in the formation of a sedimentary rock is that other rocks must undergo...

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• melting and cooling

• extreme heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

True or False...All living things that die become fossils.

• True
• False

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is outside of the volcano and lava is inside
• Lava is outside of the volcano and magma is inside
• There is no difference
• Lava is hotter than magma

This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Boring Rock