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Unit 3 Review!

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface.

a)

Gradual

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

2.

Any process that breaks down rocks without changing the chemical composition of the rock.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

Mechanical Weathering

3.

The process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

Mechanical Weathering

4.

The process in which eroded sediment is DROPPED and added to a landform or land mass.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Chemical Weathering

5.

Muddy water being carried away by a fast moving river.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Convection

6.

Glaciers carving U-shaped mountain passes.

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

7.

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving limestone.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

8.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

9.

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

10.

Glaciers melt and dump rocks and dirt

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

11.

Rocks grinding along the bottom of a river making them smooth

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

12.

What can cause weathering? (Check all that apply)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
13.

This is the movement of sediment by water ice ,gravity, and wind.

a)

glacier

b)

erosion

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

14.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
15.

What word fits this definition? The movement of weathered rocks by natural forces

a)
b)
c)
16.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure 
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
17.
The way a surface (of a mineral) reflect light. Either metallic or nonmetallic:
a)
Cleavage
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Reflection
18.
The tendency for a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form, smooth flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystallization
d)
Fracture
19.
The color of the powdered form of a mineral found by rubbing a mineral against a white tile.
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
20.
What is the scale that is used to indicate hardness of a mineral?
a)
Red Scale
b)
Moh's scale
c)
Einstein Scale
d)
Fracture Scale
21.
If a mineral does not break smoothly, and leaves an uneven surface:
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
hardness
d)
inorganic
22.
What are the two types of luster? 
a)
Metallic and Metallic
b)
Nonmetallic and Shiny
c)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
d)
Shiny and Dull
23.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz 
b)
Corundum 
c)
Calcite 
d)
Orthoclase 
25.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
26.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
27.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
28.
Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
29.
The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
30.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
31.
This rock is formed by erosion (continuously broken down into small fragments) and  then is compressed and  cemented together.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
32.
This rock is formed by extreme heat and/or pressure that alters the chemical composition into a new form of rock.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
33.

What are fossils?

a)

The preserved remains of nonliving things

b)

The preserved remains of once living organisms

c)

The preserved remains of just plants

d)

The preserved remains of just animals

34.

Which type of rock would you find fossils?

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

intrusive

d)

sedimentary

35.

Topsoil is dark in color because it...

a)

undergoes a lot of chemical weathering.

b)

has a large amount of organic material.

c)

is full of dark rocks.

d)

contains a lot of worms.

36.

Horizon A is also known as...

a)

Top soil

b)

Bedrock

c)

Subsoil

d)

Organic material

37.

The B Horizon is known as

a)

Parent Rock

b)

Top soil

c)

Bedrock

d)

Subsoil

38.

The C Horizon is known as

a)

Top soil

b)

Organic material

c)

Parent Bedrock

d)

Bedrock

39.

A crumbly, dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay, and other materials

a)

top soil

b)

sub soil

c)

organic layer

d)

bedrock

40.

Soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt

a)

organic material

b)

loam

c)

humus

d)

top soil

41.

a layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it

a)

soil horizons

b)

soil

c)

organic matter

d)

decomposers

42.

the organisms that break down the remains of other dead organisms

a)

organic matter

b)

decomposers

c)

loam

d)

humus

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