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Geology Unit Review-CFISD

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the chart, which soil RETAINS the most water?

a)

potting soil

b)

sandy soil

c)

gravel

d)

clay

2.

A group wants soil that is good for growing plants. Which soil should they choose?

a)

sandy soil

b)

clay soil

c)

loamy soil

d)

gravel

3.

What claim can a student make from this lab set up?

a)

Clay soil particles are large so they retain water better than silt.

b)

Particles of sand allow water to flow through better than clay or silt.

c)

Particles of silt are larger than clay so it retains water best.

d)

Clay particles clump together because they are so large.

4.

Which process happened more quickly because water was released from the dam?

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

precipitation

d)

weathering by wind

5.

Extreme weather changes can cause a rock to break into slabs. This happens when the rock is heated by the sun and expands. When the temperature falls, the rock cools and contracts. This cycle of heating and cooling (expansion and contraction) is an example of -

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

precipitation

d)

weathering

6.

During what stage would you expect to see the most EROSION?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

7.

Which of these is an example of a constructive force at work?

a)

Rivers carry sediments and build deltas.

b)

Earthquakes move land and rocks.

c)

Wind weathers rock into sand.

d)

Glaciers carve the land as it moves.

8.

Which is formed through wind erosion and deposition?

a)

A sand dunes

b)

B coast line

c)

C sea arch

d)

D sea cave

9.

How does this valley most likely form?

a)

erosion by glacier

b)

deposition by wind

c)

weathering by wind

d)

erosion by water

10.

How is the delta forming at this site?

a)

The ocean eroded the land causing it to build up.

b)

Wind blew sediment into area and built up.

c)

Sediment carried by the river was deposited there.

d)

The land was formed there when Earth was first formed.

11.

How are stalagmites formed?

a)

Wind deposits rocks and dust into the cave.

b)

Water drips slowly and deposits minerals as it evaporates.

c)

Moving water erodes shapes into the cave.

d)

Ice forms overnight and cracks the rock overnight into shapes.

12.

What evidence suggests that a glacial feature created this landscape?

a)

u-shaped valley

b)

landslide near river

c)

sediment near river

d)

stream flowing into river

13.

Which landform was created by wind?

a)

sea cave in a bay

b)

glacier in a mountain

c)

delta at mouth of river

d)

sand dune on beach

14.

Which statement about caves is true?

a)

Caves formed by deposition only.

b)

Caves are the only landforms created by weathering and erosion.

c)

Weathering, erosion, and deposition are all part of creating caves.

d)

Weathering of mountains creates stalagmites and stalactites.

15.

What processes belong in the box?

a)

weathering and eroding

b)

compaction and cemetation

c)

eroding and compacting

d)

dissolving and cementing

16.

Which rock sample shows sedimentary rocks?

a)

Sample A

b)

Sample B

c)

Sample C

d)

Sample D

17.

Which tells best how these layers became rock over many years?

a)

Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rocks.

b)

Weight of the water compacts the sediment.

c)

Changing water temperatures changes sand into rock.

d)

Pollution by humans turns sediments into rocks.

18.

How does sediments turn into sedimentary rocks?

a)

heat and weathering

b)

compaction and cementation

c)

rapid heating and cooling

d)

volcano eruption and erosion

19.

How do fossil fuels form?

a)

Dead organisms are buried beneath sediment and exposed to heat and pressure over millions of years.

b)

Dinosaurs are buried in hot tar, adding their bodies to the mass of fossil fuel.

c)

Plants die in swamps and their bodies change into fossil fuels.

d)

Ocean water turns dead plants and animals into fossil fuels.

20.

Why are fossil fuels non-renewable?

a)

take millions of years to form

b)

heat and pressure from sediments buries dead organisms

c)

buried organisms releases energy stored from the Sun

d)

found trapped in sedimentary rocks

21.

Which is NOT a way coal and oil are similar?

a)

both formed millions of years ago

b)

both formed from dead organisms

c)

both formed in a land ecosystem

d)

both formed deep underground

22.

Fossil fuels form over a long time because heat and pressure were applied to ____.

a)

bacteria on top of the mud

b)

organisms buried in the ground

c)

weathered rocks near a volcano

d)

oil under the ground

23.

Which correctly describes a natural resource?

a)

Trees are nonrenewable because they can be replaced in a short time.

b)

Coal is renewable because it is found underground.

c)

Petroleum is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to form.

d)

Air is renewable because once it is gone, it is gone forever.

24.

Which answer correctly classifies the items in the chart?

a)

Renewable: oceans, fish, natural gas, petroleum

Nonrenewable: coal, tomato plant, cotton, minerals, air

b)

Renewable: oceans, fish, tomato plant, cotton, minerals

Nonrenewable: natural gas, petroleum, coal, air

c)

Renewable: natural gas, petroleum, coal, minerals

Nonrenewable: oceans, fish, tomato plant, cotton, air

d)

Renewable: oceans, fish, tomato plant, cotton, air

Nonrenewable: natural gas, petroleum, coal, minerals

25.

What is one way to show conservation?

a)

burying metal containers

b)

burning coal to produce electricity

c)

shredding and recycling paper

d)

filtering and recycling motor oil

26.

According to the picture, which soil RETAINED the most water?

a)

Soil W

b)

Soil X

c)

Soil Y

d)

Soil Z

27.

Clay soil will ___.

a)

retain water for a long time

b)

retain less water than sand

c)

retain no water at all

28.

Clay soil is good for ___.

a)

growing plants to keep water in

b)

building a swimming pool to keep water in

c)

art class to keep water in

29.

Weathering ___ rocks.

a)

breaks

b)

moves

c)

drops

30.

Erosion ___ rocks.

a)

moves

b)

drops

c)

breaks

31.

Deposition ___ rocks.

a)

drops

b)

moves

c)

breaks

32.

U-shaped valleys are formed by _____.

a)

glaciers

b)

rivers

c)

wind erosion

33.

A delta is formed by ____.

a)

deposition of sand at the end of a river

b)

deposition of sand at the beginning of a river

c)

erosion of sand at end of river

d)

weathering of sand at end of river

34.

Which 2 landforms are created by flowing water?

a)

v-shaped valley and canyon

b)

v-shaped valley and sand dune

c)

sand dune and sea arch

d)

sea arch and u-shaped valley

35.

Constructive means _____.

a)

building up a new feature or landform

b)

tearing down a feature or landform

c)

building something in art class

d)

making Tuesdays awesome

36.

Destructive means ____.

a)

building up a new feature or landform

b)

tearing up a feature or landform

c)

washing the car

d)

being silent during a test

37.

Caves are formed by ______.

a)

dripping water and the deposition of minerals

b)

dripping water and erosion of minerals

c)

flood and deposition of minerals

d)

floor and erosion of minerals

38.

What is one way fossil fuels are not similar?

a)

formed underground

b)

buried under sediment

c)

created from dead organisms

d)

created in similar environments

39.

The 3 types of fossil fuels are _____.

a)

coal, oil, natural gas

b)

coal, oil, solar

c)

solar, wind, water

d)

water, oil, natural gas

40.

Renewable means ____.

a)

can be replaced in a human lifetime

b)

takes millions of years to replace

41.

Nonrenewable means _____.

a)

takes millions of years to form

b)

replaced in a human lifetime

42.

The 3 ways you can conserve natural resources are ____.

a)

reduce, reimagine, recycle

b)

reduce, reuse, recycle

c)

recycle, reprint, reimagine

d)

reuse, reduce, review

43.

All of these are rapid changes to land except ____.

a)

mudslide

b)

earthquake

c)

volcano eruption

d)

glacier movement

44.

All of these are slow changes to land except ____.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

fire

45.

Reduce means _____.

a)

use less of something

b)

use something again and again

c)

change trash into new product

46.

Reuse means ____.

a)

use less of something

b)

use something again and again

c)

change trash into new product

47.

Recycle means ____.

a)

change trash into a new product

b)

use something again and again

c)

use less of something