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WorksheetsHow Earth Changes Over Time
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the picking up and removal of rock particles
a)
humus
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
moraine
2.
rock that forms when hot, liquid rock material cools and hardens into a solid
a)
igneous rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
sand
3.
the dropping off of sediment
a)
weathering
b)
moraine
c)
mass wasting
d)
deposition
4.
rock that forms from pieces of other rocks that are squeezed together
a)
metamorphic rocks
b)
sand
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
5.
age of a rock in years
a)
age
b)
time period
c)
relative age
d)
absolute age
6.
material in soil formed by the breakdown of plant and animal material
a)
moraine
b)
humus
c)
fossil
d)
heat
7.
age of a rock compared to another rock
a)
relative age
b)
absolute age
c)
age
8.
deposit of many sizes of sediment in front of or along the sides of a glacier
a)
moraine
b)
weathering
c)
fossil
d)
deposition
9.
breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural processes
a)
mass wasting
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
10.
trace, imprint, or remains of a living thing preserved in Earth's crust
a)
Archeologist
b)
fossil
c)
bone
d)
stone age
11.
frost action and abrasion in moving water are examples of...
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
mechanical erosion
c)
mechanical expansion
d)
mechanical deposition
12.
which is true of mass wasting?
a)
how steep a slope is can affect its rate
b)
it is caused by gravity
c)
it can happen slowly or quickly
d)
all of the above
13.
in addition to weathering and erosion what factors can change a rock into a metamorphic rock
a)
pressure and deposition
b)
pressure and heat
c)
heat and chemical weathering
d)
chemical weathering and deposition
14.
which statement about superposition is true?
a)
in a series of rock layers the bottom is the youngest
b)
in a series of rock layers the bottom is the oldest
c)
in a series of rock layers it the top is the oldest
d)
in terms of age rock layers are all mixed up
15.
in what era did the first forests appear?
a)
precambrian
b)
mesozoic
c)
cenozoic
d)
paleozoic
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