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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What breaks rocks into smaller rocks?
Uplift
Weathering
Volcano
Erosion
What moves rocks from one place to another?
Erosion
Deposition
MYA
Earthquake
What do we call an opening in Earth's crust?
Uplift
Weathering
Volcano
What do we call the sudden shift of Earth's crust?
Erosion
Deposition
MYA
Earthquake
What is it called when rocks are added to land mass by: wind, water, ice, and gravity transport?
Erosion
Deposition
MYA
Earthquake
What is it called when part of the Earth's surface rises about surrounding areas?
Uplift
Weathering
Volcano
In geology how is time measured?
Erosion
Deposition
MYA (Million Years Ago)
Earthquake
For a canyon to form takes how many years?
Hundreds
Thousands
Millions
Billions
The Columbia Plateau in Nevada was formed by?
Weathering
Meteor
Uplift
Earthquakes
Earthquakes frequently form? *Ms. Gardner's favorite place
Mountains
Volcanos
Canyons
Butte
There are 2 things scientists measure to predict a volcano eruption. What are they?
Earth movement and weather patterns
Gas and earth movement
Temperature and gas
Temperature and weather patterns
How is weathering caused?
Freezing and thawing of water
Rocks carried by the wind or water hitting rocks
Roots of plants
All of the above.
Which order is correct of how the Grand Canyon was formed?
Ancient sea, Uplift, Weathering, Erosion
Uplift, Weathering, Erosion, Ancient Sea
Weathering, Erosion, Ancient sea, Uplift
Erosion, Ancient Sea, Uplift, Weathering
What 3 things create: Buttes, Arches, Canyons, and Valley's?
Uplift, Weathering, and Erosion.
Volcano, Mountains, and Valley's.
What can carve a valley?
Erosion
Glaciers
What is scary ,but good for the Earth because it enriches the soil?
Mountains
Bugs
Volcanos
Evidence
Pressure builds up on a ____________ line on the Earth's crust. When the pressure is finally released an earthquake occurs.
Fault
Safety
Equator
North Pole
Which lake in Nevada is near one of Earth's fault line where 2 volcanos were ripped apart?
Backyard
Lake Mead
Red Rock Lake
Lake Sammamish
Where can geologists easily see the rock sediments from the first two ages of dinosaurs?
Red Rock Canyon
Outside
Redwood Forest
Sahara Desert
