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Weather and Earth materials

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are common Sedimentary rocks found in Utah

a)

Sandstone

b)

basalt

c)

limestone

d)

shale

2.

What is the source of energy that evaporates water from the surface of the earth?

a)

Sun

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Gravity

3.

When the air temperature is above freezing what kind of precipitation will we receive?

a)

snow

b)

rain

4.

When the air temperature is below freezing what kind of precipitation will we receive?

a)

rain

b)

snow

5.

Windy days often precede changes in weather

a)

true

b)

false

6.

In Utah a south winds often precedes....

a)

a cold front coming from the south

b)

a cold front coming from the the north

7.

Describes how fast the air is moving past a certain point. It is important for monitoring and predicting weather patterns and global climate.

a)

air pressure

b)

wind speed

8.

Igneous rocks are formed from

a)

heat and pressure

b)

volcanoes

c)

erosion of existing rocks

9.

Sedimentary rocks are formed from

a)

heat and pressure

b)

volcanoes

c)

erosion of existing rocks

10.

Metamorphoc rocks are formed from

a)

heat and pressure

b)

volcanoes

c)

erosion of existing rocks

11.

the physical and chemical changes occurring during the conversion of sediment to sedimentary rock

a)

diagenesis

b)

sedimentation

c)

fossilization

12.

Classic sedimentary rocks are named according to the _______ of the sediment particles.

a)

grain size

b)

rock size

c)

type

13.

________is a piece of a mineral crystal which is then cut and polished to make jewelry or other adornments

a)

stone

b)

gem

c)

rock

14.

Used to determine the hardness of a mineral

a)

Acid Test

b)

Scratch test

15.

used to identify minerals by their chemical make up

a)

Acid Test

b)

Scratch test

16.

In the acid test a drop of hydrochloric acid on a rock that causes "fizzing" or "bubbling" means

a)

there is calcium carbonate present

b)

there is NO calcium carbonate present

17.

Developed a scratch test to determine the hardness of a mineral

a)

Friedrich Mohs

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Benjamin Franklin

18.

The two sub types of Seminary rocks

a)

Clastic and Non Clastic

b)

Intrusive and Extrusive

c)

Foliated and Non- Foliated

19.

The two sub types of Igneous rocks

a)

Clastic and Non Clastic

b)

Intrusive and Extrusive

c)

Foliated and Non- Foliated

20.

The two sub types of Metamorphic rocks

a)

Clastic and Non Clastic

b)

Intrusive and Extrusive

c)

Foliated and Non- Foliated