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Chapter 6 - Earth Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would you use to measure wind speed?

a)

rain gauge

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

hygrometer

2.

Melted rocks that cool and harden are called?

a)

sedimentary rocks

b)

igneous rocks

c)

quartz

d)

metamorphic rocks

3.

Which is not a substance that all soil contains?

a)

day

b)

air

c)

water

d)

humus

4.

What process would most likely affect rocks in a dry climate?

a)

erosion by water

b)

weathering by plants

c)

weathering by water

d)

erosion by wind

5.

Which is a way that valleys form?

a)

a river cuts through rock

b)

lava flowing from a volcano

c)

ocean waves move sand

d)

lava cools and hardens

6.

Rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure are called?

a)

igneous rocks

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

minerals

d)

sedimentary rocks

7.

Which type of soil breaks down to provide resources for making new soil?

a)

topsoil

b)

bedrock

c)

subsoil

d)

compost

8.

At what stage of the water cycle does some precipitation seep into the ground?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

storage

9.

Which process affects rocks by weakening and breaking them apart?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Condensation

d)

Rock Cycle

10.

Which process picks up pieces of soil and weathered material and carries it to other places?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Condensation

d)

Rock Cycle