Lithosphere 2 Test

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?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Lava

This rock was formed from an igneous rock that was placed under an extreme amount of heat and pressure.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sediments

The two types of weathering are:

• Wind and precipitation

• Terrestrial and aquatic

• Mechanical and chemical

• Physical and mechanical

Which of these is an example of weathering?

• A landslide moving debris down a mountain

• Wind blowing sand from one side of the beach to the other.

• A rock cracking into smaller pieces around a tree root

• Glaciers slowly carrying bits of rocks along the ground.

Mechanical weathering does not change a rock’s......

• Shape

• Appearance

• Size

• composition

Which of these is most likely to cause chemical weathering?

• Acid rain

• Frost wedging

• Large plant roots

• Abrasion from sediments

The solid rock layer beneath the soil which is also the most common component of the soil.

• Humus

• Bedrock

• A Horizon

• B Horizon

Which horizon is formed as plants add organic materials from the humus above to the soil and plant roots weather rock?

• C Horizon

• Bedrock

• A Horizon

• B Horizon

The layer of soil formed when rain washes material down from the A horizon.

• Humus

• B Horizon

• Bedrock

• C horizon