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WorksheetsRocks, Weathering, Erosion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What rock has to be present for caves and caverns to form?
a)
Limestone
b)
Lemonstone
c)
Marble
d)
Slate
2.
If the ground above a cave or cavern collapses, what is formed?
a)
pot-hole
b)
sink-hole
c)
u-shaped valley
d)
v-shaped valley
3.
Igneous rock comes from :
a)
weathered rock
b)
cementation
c)
cooled lava
d)
lithification
4.
Sedimentary rock forms in:
a)
streaks
b)
bands
c)
layers
d)
crystals
5.
A sedimentary rock might have a __________ in it.
a)
fossil
b)
monster
c)
crystal
d)
streak
6.
What dissolves limestone?
a)
water
b)
sugar
c)
carbonic acid
d)
sulfuric acid
7.
What type of rock is marble?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
8.
The process after weathering and erosion when sediment comes to rest in a certain place:
a)
excavation
b)
lithification
c)
condensation
d)
deposition
9.
What type of rock is granite and basalt?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
10.
Metamorphic rock is ________ by heat and pressure.
a)
changed
b)
destroyed
11.
The Appalachian Mountains are:
a)
young
b)
old
12.
Why do highway crews plant grass on steep hillsides?
a)
It is pretty
b)
Make car wrecks safer
c)
To prevent erosion
d)
So they have something to mow
13.
Which is does not contribute to erosion?
a)
running water
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
d)
heat and pressure
14.
Which words do NOT match?
a)
Weathering: Breaking Down
b)
Erosion: Carrying Away
c)
Lithos: Fire
d)
Deposition: Putting in Place
15.
Which words DO match?
a)
Warm weather: glaciers advance
b)
continental glacier: high mountains
c)
glaciers carve: v-shaped valley
d)
Warm weather: glaciers retreat
16.
What is the MAJOR cause of erosion on earth?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
gravity
d)
living things
17.
Which force of erosion created the sand dunes?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
gravity
d)
plant roots
18.
Which words do NOT match?
a)
Lithos : rock
b)
Morph : change
c)
Ignite : fire
d)
Alpine : valley
19.
The Rocky Mountains are:
a)
young
b)
old
20.
Any solid that sinks to the bottom of a liquid is called:
a)
dirt
b)
sediment
c)
concrete
d)
lithos
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