WorksheetsQuizizz 3/6
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
At which location would deposition of sediments most likely be greater than erosion?
A
B
C
D
The rate of soil development in tropical areas is usually greater than the rate of soil development in arctic areas because tropical areas have
less chemical weathering and a scarcity of living organisms
less chemical weathering and an abundance of living organisms
more chemical weathering and a scarcity of living organisms
more chemical weathering and an abundance of living organisms
32 New York State’s Finger Lakes exist today because
U-shaped valleys were dammed by glacial sediments
V-shaped valleys are being eroded by streams
a drop in sea level occurred, leaving the lakes
a rise in sea level occurred, flooding the region
Which igneous rock could physically weather to beach sand that contains the minerals pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and olivine?
dunite
granite
peridotite
gabbro
Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?
luster and fracture
cleavage and color
hardness and streak
greasy feel and composition
Which mineral is produced when two atoms of iron chemically combine with three atoms of oxygen?
garnet
pyrite
magnetite
hematite
Compared to the time of sunrise in Kingston, the time of sunrise in Jamestown would be approximately
1 hour earlier
1 hour later
20 minutes earlier
20 minutes later
An observer in Watertown, New York, would see the star Polaris at an altitude of approximately
44°
45°
75°
76°
Earth’s system of longitude is based on which motion?
Earth’s rotation
the Sun’s rotation
Earth’s revolution around the Sun
the Sun’s revolution around Earth
