Geology Pre Test

What are three types of rocks?

• sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
• mantle, igneous, sedimentary
• crust, core, mantle

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• cooling
• erosion
• heat and pressure
• compacting and cementing

The constant, slow movement of plates on the Earth's surface is probably caused by...

• earthquakes
• heat
• volcanoes
• rocks

Hot gases and lava flow from...

• faults
• volcanoes
• glaciers
• earthquakes

The removal of soil and rock from the Earth's surface is called...

• deforestation
• sedimentation
• weathering
• erosion

Mountains are formed by...

• wind slowly building up rocks
• erosion
• lowering of the sea level
• folding and faulting of the Earth's crust

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

This sphere is composed of all the living things 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

Body of air surrounding our planet. 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere