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S6E5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion weathering

d)

deposition

2.

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

3.

How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

a)

Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.

b)

Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.

c)

Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.

d)

Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.

4.

A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

5.

Lichens are -

a)

Specialized plants

b)

Flat, crusty mushrooms

c)

A fungus living together with an algae or a bacteria

6.

The process of the top layer of a rock continuously expanding and contracting until the layer falls off is called.....

a)

Chemical

b)

Exfoliation

c)

Freeze-Thaw

d)

Ice Wedging

7.

Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?

a)

Mechanical weathering 

b)

Wind weathering

c)

Chemical weathering

d)

Erosion weathering

8.

What is the BEST explanation for what will most likely occur at this type of plate boundary?

a)

Mountains will form because there is compression and rock folding.

b)

Thermal vents will form because of magma flowing up under high pressure.

c)

Volcanic eruptions will occur because the plates slide paste each other.

d)

Earthquakes will occur when the two different plates slide pass each other.

9.

The diagram illustrates Earth's major tectonic

plates.

Which type of landforms are most likely to be

found along the dark lines?

a)

glaciers

b)

deltas

c)

volcanoes

d)

plains

10.

What causes mountains to form?

a)

two oceanic plates colliding at a convergent

boundary

b)

two continental plates spreading at a divergent

boundary

c)

two oceanic plates spreading at a divergent

boundary

d)

two continental plates colliding at a convergent

boundary

11.

What does the theory of continental drift state?

a)

New continents are continually being created

and destroyed.

b)

All the continents were once one continent that

broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

millions of years.

c)

The layout of the continents is the same today

as it has always been.

d)

The continents have always been separate but

may one day drift together to form a single

continent.

12.

The diagram shows what happens when oceanic

crust runs into continental crust. What process is

being shown in the diagram?

a)

subduction

b)

seafloor spreading

c)

divergence

d)

connective flow

13.

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a)

A) The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.

b)

B) The process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.

c)

C) The process by which ice turns directly into water vapor.

d)

D) The process by which water vapor turns directly into ice.

14.

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a)

A) The layer of the Earth where weather occurs.

b)

B) The layer of the Earth that contains the ozone layer.

c)

C) The layer of the Earth that is the hottest.

d)

D) The layer of the Earth that is the coldest.

15.

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a)

A) The movement of tectonic plates.

b)

B) The water cycle.

c)

C) The rock cycle.

d)

D) The nitrogen cycle.