Who is called "The Father of Geology"?

• Harry Hess
• James Hutton
• Dan McKenzie
• Alfred Wegener

This theory states that the geological forces at work today are the same as those that at work in the past. 

• Uniformitarianism
• Continental Drift
•  Sea Floor Spreading
• Plate Tectonics

Violent events occur creating landforms and destroying life in a short period of time.

• Catastrophism

• Plate Tectonics

• Glacial Geology

• Uniformitarianism

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A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic
• Magma
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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