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Jackson Pope - Unit 2 Lesson 3 & 4 Study Guide Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Can Break Down Exposed Rock?

a)

Physical Weathering

b)

Thermal Weathering

c)

Biological Weathering

d)

Chemical Weathering

2.

What happens when sediment eroded by water, ice, and wind slows down or stops moving?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Compaction

3.

Where do erosion and deposition occur in a river?

a)

River Banks

b)

River Source

c)

River Bends

d)

River Mouths

4.

How is water a weathering agent?

a)

By evaporation

b)

Through oxidation

c)

Through chemical weathering processes (mixing w. CO2)

d)

Through photosynthesis

5.

Mechanical weathering _____

a)

Breaks rocks into smaller pieces without chemical changes

b)

Combines rocks into larger pieces without chemical changes

c)

Breaks rocks into smaller pieces with chemical changes

d)


Combines rocks into larger pieces with chemical changes

6.

Chemical weathering...

a)

Causes physical disintegration

b)

Alters rock through chemical reactions, changing their compositions

c)

Causes mechanical abrasion

d)

Forms sedimentary rocks

7.

What is erosion?

a)

Breaking down of rocks into sediments

b)

Transportation of weathered materials

c)

erosion process

d)

deposition of sediment after erosion

8.

What is Deposition?

a)

Breaking down of rocks into sediments

b)

The depositing of sediment after erosion

c)

Erosion process

d)

Transportation of weathered materials

9.

What is Cementation?

a)

The binding of sediment particles; forms sedimentary rock

b)

Process of sediment erosion

c)

Weathering process

d)

The spreading and drying of sediment particles

10.

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

Through volcanic activity

b)

From compacted and cemented sediments

c)

By intense pressure and heat

d)

By crystallization of magma

11.

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

a)

Basalt

b)

Magma

c)

Obsidian

d)

Lava

12.

The rock cycle is the...

a)

Movement of tectonic plates

b)

Process of volcanic eruptions

c)

Continuous cycle of rocks from sedimentary, to igneous, to metamorphic, and then back to sedimentary

d)
  1. Formation of sedimentary layers

13.

What is/are the process/es that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Metamorphism AKA Heat and Pressure

c)

Deposition and Compaction

d)

Weathering and Erosion

14.

What rocks may contain fossils?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

15.

What is/are the process/es that help/s form existing rock into sedimentary rock?

a)

Cooling and solidification

b)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation

c)

Metamorphism

d)
  1. Deposition and crystallization

16.

What rock will have banded (ribbon-like) layers?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

17.

What rock that has cooled fast may look like glass?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

18.

How do sediments move?

a)

Through erosion by water, wind, ice, or gravity

b)

Through uplift

c)

Through subduction

d)
  1. Through volcanic activity

19.

_____ is the term used to describe the breaking down of sedimentary rocks into sediments.

a)

Metamorphism

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

20.

Movement of tectonic plates creates extreme _____ below Earth’s surface.

a)

Heat

b)

Pressure

c)

Friction

d)

Volcanic Activity

21.

What patterns or features can you use to identify different types of rocks (metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous)?

a)

Metamorphic: Layers

b)

Sedimentary: Crystals

c)

Igneous: Fossils

d)
  1. Metamorphic: Ribbon-like layers

  2. Sedimentary: Layers or fossils

  3. Igneous: Porous, smooth, or crystals

22.

What are the different parts of the rock cycle and how does one type of rock become another?

a)

Rocks change through erosion and transportation

b)

Rocks change through melting, cooling, and crystallization

c)

Rocks change through cooling and solidification (igneous), weathering and compaction (sedimentary), and change through heat and pressure (metamorphic)

23.

What is the difference between an intrusive igneous rock and an extrusive igneous rock?

a)

Intrusive igneous rocks form outside Earth’s crust from the cooling and hardening of lava, while extrusive igneous rocks form inside the Earth’s crust when magma cools and hardens.

b)

There is no difference.

c)

Intrusive igneous rocks form inside the Earth’s crust when magma cools and hardens, while extrusive igneous rocks form outside Earth’s crust from the cooling and hardening of lava.