Earth and Space Science Review

What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces of sediment called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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What is the process where sediment is moved over the Earth's surface, from one location to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

A river leaving a deposit of sediments from further up stream, at the mouth of the river, is an example of ________.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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Which of the following describes chemical weathering?

• Tree roots growing through a rock.

• Water running continuously over a rock in a river.

• Acid changing a mineral into soft clay.

• Strong winds blowing over sandstone over a long time.

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You see a rock that is made of layers, of pressed together sand, clay and small pebbles. What kind of rock is it?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Which of the following is the best example of the rock cycle in action.

• In Pennsylvania we gather up coal, and burn it for energy.

• In Nevada, sedimentary rocks with fossils in them, are placed in controlled museum cases.

• On Hawaii a volcano erupts, melting down many different rocks, that then cool into igneous rock.

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What is one thing geologists CANNOT infer from observing, and studying fossils and deposited sediments?

• What organisms lived in areas in the past.

• What the land was like long ago.

• What the climate was like in the past.

• What music people liked in the past.

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A scientist in Pennsylvania is studying fossils from the area. What is the scientist LEAST likely to learn from the fossils?

• What the climate was like in this area in the past.

• How large insects were in the past.

• How different animals were in the past, compared to today.

• What colors Pennsylvania flowers were long ago.

When digging in your backyard, where are you LEAST likely to find living organisms?

• Top soil

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

Two properties of soil that most affect how well plants and other organisms can grow in soil are _____ and _____.

• color and shape

• porosity and permeability

• Nearby water sources and sunlight

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