WorksheetsESS Fall Final Review part 1
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is usually the primary factor that affects the rate of chemical weathering?
a)
climate
b)
living things
c)
volume
d)
volume and living things
2.
Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?
a)
water
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ice wedging
d)
living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks
3.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
4.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
5.
What is deposition?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
6.
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?
a)
burrowing plants
b)
ice wedging
c)
plant roots
d)
acid rain
7.
What is physical weathering?
a)
The process that breaks down rock
through dissolving rock and chemical
changes.
through dissolving rock and chemical
changes.
b)
Process by which rocks are broken down
into smaller pieces.
into smaller pieces.
8.
What is chemical weathering?
a)
The process that breaks down rock
through dissolving rock and chemical
changes.
through dissolving rock and chemical
changes.
b)
Process by which rocks are broken down
into smaller pieces.
into smaller pieces.
9.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
10.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is an example of:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
11.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out caves is an example of:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
12.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
13.
This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
14.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
15.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
16.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering except...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
17.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
18.
Deltas are built up by -
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
19.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
Ice wedging
b)
Glacier
c)
Iceberg
d)
Dune
20.
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
21.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
22.
Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
23.
A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
24.
How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?
a)
Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.
b)
Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.
c)
Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.
d)
Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.
25.
How might a weathered mountain appear different than an unweathered mountain?
a)
Weathered mountain would be taller.
b)
Weathered mountain would be rounder and less jagged.
c)
Weathered mountain would be more jagged and less rounded.
d)
Weathered mountain would have no trees.
26.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
27.
What force moves sediment downhill?
a)
Abrasion
b)
Gravity
c)
Rust
d)
Wind
28.
The amount of space on the outside of an object is called...
a)
Permeable
b)
Rebound
c)
Surface area
d)
Erosion
29.
This type of rock can weather easily by carbonic acid.
a)
Limestone
b)
Granite
c)
Trees
d)
Diamonds
30.
The most important agent of chemical weathering is
a)
wind
b)
waves
c)
water
d)
ice
31.
Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
32.
Flood waters moving soil from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
33.
Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth’s surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
34.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
35.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
36.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
37.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
38.
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the rate of weathering?
a)
rock type
b)
fossils
c)
climate
d)
rock composition
39.
Which of the following is NOT an agent of chemical weathering?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
temperature
d)
carbonic acid
40.
In which of the following climates would chemical weathering occur more quickly?
a)
wet and warm
b)
wet and cool
c)
dry and warm
d)
dry and cool
41.
Minerals can form from the cooling of magma.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
If magma cools slowly, atoms do not have time to arrange themselves into large crystals.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Small crystals form from rapidly cooling magma.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
When liquid evaporates from a solution, the remaining elements cannot form crystals.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Minerals can form from elements dissolved in solution.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
If a solution remains unsaturated, mineral crystals may precipitate.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
This property of a mineral is caused by the presence of different trace elements.
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Fracture
48.
This property describes the way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
a)
Luster
b)
Specific Gravity
c)
Streak
d)
Hardness
49.
How a mineral feels to the touch is called...
a)
Luster
b)
Color
c)
Texture
d)
Hardness
50.
This property describes the color of a mineral when it is broken up into a powder.
a)
Luster
b)
Color
c)
Streak
d)
Texture
51.
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is called...
a)
Streak
b)
Cleavage
c)
Specific Gravity
d)
Hardness
52.
If a mineral splits easily and evenly along one or more planes if has the property of...
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Luster
d)
Texture
53.
If a mineral breaks along jagged edges it is said to have...
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Luster
d)
Texture
54.
What two measurements are used to calculate the density of a mineral?
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Volume and Length
c)
Mass and Hardness
d)
Mass and Length
55.
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid that is
a)
organic, with unpredictable physical properties
b)
organic, with predictable physical properties
c)
inorganic, with unpredictable physical properties
d)
inorganic, with predictable physical properties
56.
Which property descirbes a mineral that will glow under ultraviolet light?
a)
Magnetism
b)
Fluorescent
c)
Luster
d)
Refraction
57.
You collect a mineral sample with a mass of 50g and a volume of 10 cm3. What is its density?
a)
5 g/cm3
b)
0.2 g/cm3
c)
25 g/cm3
d)
10 g/cm3
58.
This property is the most visible but least reliable way to identify a mineral.
a)
Color
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
59.
Identification of minerals is done based on their
a)
scientific names
b)
physical and chemical properties
c)
color
d)
chemical composition
60.
The Mohs scale is used to determine a mineral's
a)
Hardness
b)
Luster
c)
Streak
d)
Density
61.
Which the following is NOT considered a mineral?
a)
Diamond
b)
Salt
c)
Quartz
d)
Coral
62.
Atoms in a mineral are arranged___________________.
a)
In the order they land
b)
In a specific repetitive pattern
c)
In a circular pattern
d)
In a straight line
63.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
64.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz
b)
Corundum
c)
Calcite
d)
Orthoclase
65.
A mineral has a mass of 5 g and a volume of 2.5 mL. What is its density?
a)
2 g/mL
b)
0.5 g/mL
c)
2 units
d)
0.5 ml/g
66.
A mineral is scraped across a ceramic plate and a red colored powder is left behind. What does this mean?
a)
The mineral has a red streak
b)
The color of the mineral is red
c)
The luster of the mineral is "dull"
d)
The density of the mineral is low
67.
Minerals can form from_____.
a)
solutions evaporating on Earth
b)
magma and/or lava cooling
c)
solutions draining from a pocket within Earth
d)
all of the above
68.
Which is not a special property of a mineral?
a)
magnetism
b)
double refraction
c)
superposition
d)
striations
69.
Magnetism occcurs between minerals that contain ____________________.
a)
iron
b)
mass
c)
hydrogen
d)
steel
70.
If you describe an object as shiny you are describing its _____________________.
a)
luster
b)
magnetism
c)
density
d)
texture
71.
Small crystals form from _________________ cooling magma.
a)
slowly
b)
rapidly
72.
Large crystals form from _________________ cooling magma.
a)
slowly
b)
rapidly
73.
Rock candy comes from water that is __________________ with sugar.
a)
supersaturated
b)
saturated
c)
unsaturated
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