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WorksheetsEarth History: Investigation 3
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock would most likely form in a swamp?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
2.
Which type of rock would most likely form in a mudflat?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
3.
Which type of rock would most likely form in a sand dune?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
4.
Which type of rock would most likely form on the coast of a beach?
a)
sandstone
b)
shale
c)
limestone
5.
Which type of rock would most likely form on the ocean floor?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
6.
The theory that states that layers form flat, horizontal lines is:
a)
Uniformitarianism
b)
Principle of original horizontality
c)
Principle of superposition
d)
Principle of stratification
7.
True or false: Older rock layers are found at the top of a rock column, because they are higher up.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The theory that states that rock layers at the bottom of a rock column are the oldest is:
a)
Uniformitarianism
b)
Principle of superposition
c)
Principle of original horizontality
d)
Principle of stratification
9.
The type of rock that bubbles when you put acid on it is:
a)
Limestone
b)
Sandstone
c)
Shale
10.
The substance in rock that reacts with acid to produce fizzing is called:
a)
potassium
b)
calcite
c)
oxygen
d)
water
11.
True or false. The Colorado Plateau came before the grand canyon.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
The OLDEST rock in this rock column is:
a)
Hermit Formation
b)
Kaibab Formation
c)
Muav Limestone
d)
Bright Angle Shale
13.
The YOUNGEST rock in this rock column is:
a)
Toroweap Formation
b)
Kaibab Formation
c)
Bright Angel Shale
d)
Redwall Limestone
14.
The theory that states that geological processes from the past happen in the same way today is:
a)
Uniformitarianism
b)
Principle of superposition
c)
Principle of original horizontality
d)
Principle of stratification
15.
_______________ is a sedimentary rock composed of clay or silt.
a)
Sandstone
b)
Limestone
c)
Shale
16.
________________________ is a sedimentary rock composed of sand particles stuck together
a)
Sandstone
b)
Limestone
c)
Shale
17.
______________ is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite.
a)
Limestone
b)
Sandstone
c)
Shale
18.
_________ is the deposition of cement in the spaces between particles of sediment:
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
cementation
c)
lithification
d)
compaction
19.
__________ decreasing the volume of accumulated sediments by using pressure to decrease the size and number of the spaces between the particles:
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
stratification
d)
sedimentary rock
20.
_______ is calcium carbonate from the shells of dead animals that has settled to the bottom as sediment:
a)
shale
b)
ooze
c)
groundwater
d)
cement
21.
_____________ is a large low area where sediments have been deposited:
a)
basin
b)
container
c)
calcite
d)
layer
22.
Which process, compaction or cementation, is most likely to produce SHALE?
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
23.
Which process, compaction or cementation, is likely to produce SANDSTONE?
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
24.
____________ is water that has soaked into the ground and fills up spaces between rocks or deposited materials:
a)
juice
b)
groundwater
c)
cement
d)
ooze
25.
______ is the settling of sediments in a basin or delta:
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
abrasion
26.
The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice is called:
a)
transportation
b)
erosion
c)
abrasion
d)
frost wedging
27.
______ is the breaking of rocks by rubbing and bumping into each other.
a)
transportation
b)
abrasion
c)
watering
d)
elevation
28.
A very angular rock, with many sharp edges is:
a)
very abraded
b)
not very abraded
29.
A well-rounded rock is:
a)
very abraded
b)
not very abraded
30.
Sediments that travel along a river or stream often end up in a large, lower area called a:
a)
shore
b)
basin
c)
canyon
d)
beach
31.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
32.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a)
New Mountains are created
b)
The climate changes overnight
c)
Metal objects become rusty
d)
They change the Earth's surface
33.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
34.
How do we know that a rock has been weathered?
a)
it has sharp edges
b)
it has round edges
35.
The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Mass movement
d)
Deposition
36.
The process of grinding rocks is called
a)
tilling
b)
surging
c)
plucking
d)
abrasion
37.
Weathering, erosion, and deposition occur over many________.
a)
days
b)
years
c)
hours
d)
months
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