Geology and Environmental Science Quiz

Select the best answer that explain the stages of the rock cycle.

• Solid rock is broken into pieces, Rock goes back into the Earth and melts, Pieces harden into another kind of rock, New rock emerges from inside the Earth, Rock cools and hardens.

• New rock emerges from inside the Earth, Rock cools and hardens, Solid rock is broken into pieces, Pieces harden into another kind of rock, Rock goes back into the Earth and melts.

• Rock cools and hardens, Solid rock is broken into pieces, Pieces harden into another kind of rock, Rock goes back into the Earth and melts, New rock emerges from inside the Earth.

• Pieces harden into another kind of rock, Solid rock is broken into pieces, Rock goes back into the Earth and melts, New rock emerges from inside the Earth, Rock cools and hardens.

What is the relationship between the hydrosphere and the cryosphere?

• The hydrosphere is part of the cryosphere.

• The cryosphere is part of the hydrosphere.

• The hydrosphere contains water.

• There is no relationship of the two spheres.

If the hydrosphere changed, other spheres would be affected. What is one possible way that the biosphere might change?

What sorts of landforms does Florida have? Choose the three that apply.

• coastline

• mountains

• dunes

• rivers

• glaciers

Caroline opened a map to complete her homework by identifying some of the landforms she had learned. She noticed a particularly landform reaching from Florida all the way up to Massachusetts. What type of landform is this?

• plateau

• sand dunes

• coastal plain

• delta

Sarah learned that natural forces are normally either destructive, like a volcano, or constructive, like mountain ranges. However, she read that water can be considered both a constructive and destructive force. In what way can water be a destructive force?

• erosion of landforms

• depositing sediment

• forming a delta

• creating a lake

Felix told his dad that Earth's different spheres contributed to different stages in the water cycle. Which of the following is not a stage in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Photosynthesis

Felix showed that certain elements of the geosphere and biosphere can affect the amount of water in the water cycle. In what ways do the geosphere and the biosphere add water to the water cycle? Choose the two that apply.

• Rain falls from the clouds.

• Water evaporates from the soil.

• Animals breathe.

• Water evaporates from the ocean.

He showed his dad that water travels through all the spheres. Felix also showed him that the total amount of water on Earth has stayed the same. Why has the total amount of water in the water cycle remained constant?

• More water vapor condenses to keep the cycle in balance.

• More precipitation falls than can evaporate and condense.

• The rate of precipitation and evaporation are in balance.

• The rate of evaporation competes with the balance of precipitation.

Paola is writing an essay about lakes for her science class. She knows that these particular landforms are created in a variety of ways. Which of the following should she include in her essay? Choose the three that apply.

• from a fish farm

• in empty volcano craters

• in a watershed

• in rift valleys

• by rainfall