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Weathering and Erosion, Rocks, and Minerals

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

deposition

2.

The movement of small particles from one place to another is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

deposition

3.

The dropping off of small particles in a new place to form a landform is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

deposition

4.

A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water is called

a)

sand dune

b)

canyon

c)

delta

d)

glacier

5.

What process forms a canyon such as the Grand Canyon?

a)

wind

b)

glacier

c)

deposition

d)

moving water

6.

The process where sediment becomes glued together is called

a)

depostion

b)

weathering

c)

compaction

d)

erosion

7.

Rocks formed under great pressure

a)

igneous

b)

sediment

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

8.

Molten rock material found on the Earth’s surface is called

a)

lava

b)

sediment

c)

metamorphic

d)

magma

9.

What process helps change existing rock into metamorphic rock

a)

compaction/cementation

b)

weathering/erosion

c)

heat/pressure

d)

melting

10.

What is the process that helps form existing rock into sedimentary rock?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

all of these processes

11.

What type of rock may contain fossils?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

all of these rocks

12.

What type of rock has banded ribbon-like layers?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

all of these rocks

13.

What type of rock has cooled fast and can look glass-like?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

all of these rocks

14.

Small bits and particles formed by weathering is called

a)

sediments

b)

fossils

c)

rocks

d)

boulders

15.

What do you call a solid, natural material made from non-living substances that has an ordered arrangement of atoms.

a)

rocks

b)

fossils

c)

minerals

d)

both rocks and minerals

16.

What do you call a solid, natural object from below the Earth’s crust made from one or more minerals.

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

fossil

d)

rock and mineral

17.

What is the best way to stop soil erosion?

a)

add water

b)

add wind

c)

add plants

d)

add ice

18.

What is a mineral's ability to avoid scratching

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

hardness

19.

A mineral's ability to break along a preferred plane

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

hardness

20.

Determined by which wavelength of light is absorbed

a)

color

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

streak

21.

How light is reflected from a surface

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

streak

d)

hardness

22.

A mineral's powder left when scraped on a surface

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

d)

hardness