Earth Systems Review Quiz

What are the three types of rocks in the rock cycle?

• Granite, limestone, and slate

• Magma, erosion, and pressure

• Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

Erosion is..

• Erosion is the process of wearing away and transporting rock material by natural forces such as water, wind, and ice.

• Erosion is the process of rock material increasing in size due to weathering.

• Erosion is the process of rock material disappearing due to human activities.

This is ____ rock

• volcanic

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

What are the main types of volcanoes?

• Water volcanoes, fire volcanoes, and air volcanoes

• Shield volcanoes and cone volcanoes

• Square volcanoes, triangle volcanoes, and hexagon volcanoes

• Smooth volcanoes, rough volcanoes, and bumpy volcanoes

The magma is a shield volcano flows easily, true or false.

• True

• False

Evidence of fossil layers can be used to explain change over time, true or false?

• True

• False

• I don't know

How are sedimentary rocks formed in rock layers?

• Volcanic eruption and cooling

• Impact of meteorites

• Compression of sediments like mud and sand

• Evaporation of seawater

Oldest rocks are at the bottom and youngest rocks are at the top, true or false?

• True

• False

How do fossils form?

• Fossilization happens when a living organism is exposed to air and sunlight for a long time.

• Fossilization occurs when an organism is buried by sediment and the organic materials are replaced by minerals over time, creating a fossil in the rock layer.

This rock is _____.

• Basalt

• I don't know.