The Dynamic Earth HMH Pretest Jan 15

Over time, repeated cycles of heating and cooling can cause a rock to crack. The rock may then break into smaller pieces. What is this process called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Subsidence

• Weathering

Which produces the materials for the formation of metamorphic rock?

• Clasts

• Magma

• Sediments

• Existing rock

the diagram shows how sediment is deposited as a fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land. Which feature does this diagram show

• River delta

• Flood plain

• Alluvial fan

• oxbow lake

Where on Earth are tectonic plates located?

• outer core

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

Which type of movement is cause by gravity moving wet Earth material

• dune

• glacier

• hotspot

• mudslide

In an open area of land, which landform was most likely present before a sinkhole formed?

• cave

• Canyon

• s Shallow pond

• a deep river valley

Which layer of Earth does a tectonic plate ride on top of?

• inner core

• Outer core

• Lithosphere

• asthenosphere

Canyons, caverns, channels and valleys all from because of erosion by water. Which landform listed is formed mainly because of erosion by ground water?

• a broad valley

• a narrow canyon

• a human-made channel

• an underground cavern

Of the following, which type of rock can change into a metamorphic rock

• igneous rock only

• sedimentary rock only

• igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic rock

• either igneous rock or sedimentary rock, but not metamorphic rock

In places where there is loose sediment and strong wind, the wind can pick up the sediment and carry it. when the wind slows, it deposits the sediment. Which type of sediment will be dropped first as the wind slows?

• the biggest

• the lightest

• the smallest

• the heaviest