WorksheetsEES Week 1 Content Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Igneous rocks are formed when magma:
a)
erodes
b)
is exposed to radiation
c)
cools and crystallizes
d)
is put under heat and pressure
2.
Which of the following is NOT true about soil?
a)
it is a loose covering of broken rocks and organic material
b)
living organisms add nutrients to it
c)
there is only one kind of soil
d)
it takes a long time to form
3.
Which of these could cause the speed of chemical weathering to increase?
a)
taking away all plants and animals
b)
exposing it to a warm and wet climate
c)
exposing it to a cool and dry climate
d)
removing any acids from rainwater
4.
Sedimentary rock forms when weathered bits of other rocks are:
a)
melted and cooled
b)
compacted and cemented
c)
crystallized
d)
put under heat and pressure
5.
Which of these types of soil particles are the LARGEST?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
mud
6.
Weathering breaks rocks down; erosion does what?
a)
puts them back together
b)
moves the weathered rock away
c)
makes weathered rock stay in place
d)
changes the rocks chemically
7.
Which of these is an example of mechanical/physical weathering?
a)
frost wedging
b)
acid dissolving rock
c)
magma cooling
d)
particles of rock being carried away by a stream
8.
Which of these is an example of mass movement?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
abrasion
d)
mudslide
9.
The soil in this part of North Carolina is dominated by what type of particle?
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
silt
d)
loam
10.
In what kind of rocks can you find fossils?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
granite
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