SEMESTER 1 REVIEW

1) This diagram is showing how each rock can become a completely different rock. What is this continual process called?

a) the Magma Cycle

b) the Rock Cycle

c) the Sediment Cycle

d) the Pressure Cycle

1) This diagram is showing how each rock can become a completely different rock. What is this continual process called?

a) the Magma Cycle

b) the Rock Cycle

c) the Sediment Cycle

d) the Pressure Cycle

2) In a rock formation, where will you find the OLDEST rocks?

a. at the top of the formation

b. in the middle of the formation

c. to the left of the formation

d. at the bottom of the formation

2) In a rock formation, where will you find the OLDEST rocks?

a. at the top of the formation

b. in the middle of the formation

c. to the left of the formation

d. at the bottom of the formation

3) Rain that is not absorbed and moves across the land is called __.

a) runoff

b) erosion

c) waterfalls

d) oxbow lakes

3) Rain that is not absorbed and moves across the land is called __.

a) runoff

b) erosion

c) waterfalls

d) oxbow lakes

4) What type of boundary exists between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?

a. convergent boundaryb. divergent boundaryc. transform boundaryd. fault boundary

4) What type of boundary exists between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?

a. convergent boundary

b. divergent boundary

c. transform boundary

d. fault boundary

5) What theory states that lithospheric plates are in constant slow motion driven by convection currents in the asthenosphere?

a. Continental drift

b. Plate tectonics

c. Law of Superposition

d. Newton’s laws of motion

5) What theory states that lithospheric plates are in constant slow motion driven by convection currents in the asthenosphere?

a. Continental drift

b. Plate tectonics

c. Law of Superposition

d. Newton’s laws of motion

6) What have scientists used to gain information about Earth’s interior?

a. satellite images from GPS

b. seismic waves from earthquakes

c. fossil evidence in the fossil record

d. lava pillows found at the mid-ocean

ridge

6) What have scientists used to gain information about Earth’s interior?

a. satellite images from GPS

b. seismic waves from earthquakes

c. fossil evidence in the fossil record

d. lava pillows found at the mid-ocean

ridge

7) What era are we currently in?

a. Precambrian Time

b. Paleozoic Era

c. Mesozoic Era

d. Cenozoic Era

7) What era are we currently in?

a. Precambrian Time

b. Paleozoic Era

c. Mesozoic Era

d. Cenozoic Era

8) What form of mechanical weathering is being shown?

a. animal actions

b. plant growth

c. oxidation

d. ice wedging

8) What form of mechanical weathering is being shown?

a. animal actions

b. plant growth

c. oxidation

d. ice wedging

9) What makes a resource nonrenewable or renewable?

a) How much they cost.

b) How long it takes to replace them.

c) How much pollution they cause.

d) How indestructible they are.

9) What makes a resource nonrenewable or renewable?

a) How much they cost.

b) How long it takes to replace them.

c) How much pollution they cause.

d) How indestructible they are.

10) Which of the following is nonrenewable?

a) hydroelectric

b) solar

c) coal

d) biomass

10) Which of the following is nonrenewable?

a) hydroelectric

b) solar

c) coal

d) biomass

11) What is soil?

a. only weathered rock

b. only organic matter

c. weathered rock and organic matter

d. animals’ bones and plants

11) What is soil?

a. only weathered rock

b. only organic matter

c. weathered rock and organic matter

d. animals’ bones and plants

12) What could explain the fact that fossils of coral (organisms that live in warm, shallow waters) have been found in the deserts of the midwestern US?

a. Coral thrive in dry, hot environments.b. The midwestern US was once covered by a

shallow body of water. c. Coral evolved to grow legs and crawl to

desert areas.d. The midwestern US was once covered by

ice.

12) What could explain the fact that fossils of coral (organisms that live in warm, shallow waters) have been found in the deserts of the midwestern US?

a. Coral thrive in dry, hot environments.b. The midwestern US was once covered by a

shallow body of water. c. Coral evolved to grow legs and crawl to

desert areas.d. The midwestern US was once covered by

ice.

13) __ energy is produced from the intense heat inside Earth.

a) Geothermal

b) Wind

c) Hydroelectric

d) Solar

13) __ energy is produced from the intense heat inside Earth.

a) Geothermal

b) Wind

c) Hydroelectric

d) Solar

14) A physical change of a rock, such as breaking or cracking, is caused by __.

a. chemical weathering

b. gravitational erosion

c. mechanical weathering

d. evolutional magic

14) A physical change of a rock, such as breaking or cracking, is caused by __.

a. chemical weathering

b. gravitational erosion

c. mechanical weathering

d. evolutional magic

15) As depth under Earth’s crust increases, what happens to the temperature and pressure of Earth’s layers?

a. They both decrease.

b. They both stay the same.

c. They both increase.d. Temperature increases and pressure

decreases.

15) As depth under Earth’s crust increases, what happens to the temperature and pressure of Earth’s layers?

a. They both decrease.

b. They both stay the same.

c. They both increase.d. Temperature increases and pressure

decreases.

16) Where / how did the Hawaiian Islands form?

a. encircling the entire Ring of Fire

b. along a plate boundary

c. from continental drift

d. over a hot spot

16) Where / how did the Hawaiian Islands form?

a. encircling the entire Ring of Fire

b. along a plate boundary

c. from continental drift

d. over a hot spot

17) Which of the following is a way to conserve water at home?

a) Run the dishwasher when ½ full.b) Water your lawn during the hottest part

of the day.

c) Unplug energy users when not in use.

d) Take shorter showers.

17) Which of the following is a way to conserve water at home?

a) Run the dishwasher when ½ full.b) Water your lawn during the hottest part

of the day.

c) Unplug energy users when not in use.

d) Take shorter showers.

18) Where is new crust forming in this diagram?

a. A

b. B

c. C

d. all of these

18) Where is new crust forming in this diagram?

a. A

b. B

c. C

d. all of these

19) Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a) trees

b) natural gas

c) oil

d) coal

19) Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a) trees

b) natural gas

c) oil

d) coal

20) Which soil horizon is known as the “parent rock,” where soil first comes from?

a. bedrock

b. C horizon

c. B horizon

d. A horizon

20) Which soil horizon is known as the “parent rock,” where soil first comes from?

a. bedrock

b. C horizon

c. B horizon

d. A horizon

21) People are looking for alternatives to using coal as a fuel because __.

a) coal is dangerous to mine for

b) coal is abundant

c) coal creates pollution when burned

d) both a & c

21) People are looking for alternatives to using coal as a fuel because __.

a) coal is dangerous to mine for

b) coal is abundant

c) coal creates pollution when burned

d) both a & c

22) Where are mountain chains (that are NON-VOLCANIC) most likely to occur?

a. between two colliding continental plates

b. between two colliding oceanic plates

c. between an oceanic and continental plate

d. in the middle of a continental plate

22) Where are mountain chains (that are NON-VOLCANIC) most likely to occur?

a. between two colliding continental plates

b. between two colliding oceanic plates

c. between an oceanic and continental plate

d. in the middle of a continental plate

Non-volcanic Mountain Formation

23) In order for a metamorphic rock to become a sedimentary rock, what has to happen first?

a) It has to weather.

b) It has to melt.

c) It has to undergo heat and pressure.

d) It has to disappear.

23) In order for a metamorphic rock to become a sedimentary rock, what has to happen first?

a) It has to weather.

b) It has to melt.

c) It has to undergo heat and pressure.

d) It has to disappear.

24) Why will a rock that is permeable weather faster?

a. The rocks grains are curly so they tend to break down faster.

b. Mud can flow over the grooves in the rock, preventing acid rain from damaging it.

c. Animals can build their habitats in the large cracks, causing mechanical weathering.

d. Water can enter the rock through the tiny, connected air pockets, causing it to weather.

24) Why will a rock that is permeable weather faster?

a. The rocks grains are curly so they tend to break down faster.

b. Mud can flow over the grooves in the rock, preventing acid rain from damaging it.

c. Animals can build their habitats in the large cracks, causing mechanical weathering.

d. Water can enter the rock through the tiny, connected air pockets, causing it to weather.

25) Rocks are classified by their origin. What does this mean?

a) how hard they are

b) when they cooled and eroded

c) how and where they formed

d) what animal remains are in them

25) Rocks are classified by their origin. What does this mean?

a) how hard they are

b) when they cooled and eroded

c) how and where they formed

d) what animal remains are in them

26) Which is an accurate definition of metamorphic rock?

a) a rock formed when particles of other rocks / remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

b) a rock that forms from the extreme heat and pressure deep within Earth

c) a rock formed from the cooling of molten material

d) a rock formed by magic

26) Which is an accurate definition of metamorphic rock?

a) a rock formed when particles of other rocks / remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

b) a rock that forms from the extreme heat and pressure deep within Earth

c) a rock formed from the cooling of molten material

d) a rock formed by magic

27) Which type of rock are fossils most likely to be found in?

a) igneous

b) sedimentary

c) metamorphic

d) all kinds

27) Which type of rock are fossils most likely to be found in?

a) igneous

b) sedimentary

c) metamorphic

d) all kinds

28) What kinds of rock can become molten material?

a) igneous only

b) any kind

c) metamorphic only

d) sedimentary only

28) What kinds of rock can become molten material?

a) igneous only

b) any kind

c) metamorphic only

d) sedimentary only

29) What has to happen in order for a sedimentary rock to become an igneous rock?

a) It has to erode.

b) It has to undergo heat and pressure.

c) It has to melt.

d) It has to disappear.

29) What has to happen in order for a sedimentary rock to become an igneous rock?

a) It has to erode.

b) It has to undergo heat and pressure.

c) It has to melt.

d) It has to disappear.

30) What type of rock would you most likely find on the sea floor?

a) metamorphic

b) sedimentary

c) igneous

d) nonfoliated

30) What type of rock would you most likely find on the sea floor?

a) metamorphic

b) sedimentary

c) igneous

d) nonfoliated

31) How does moving water in a river cause rock to have smooth, rounded edges?

a. The water causes chunks of rock to break off, causing it to be rough.

b. Sediment in the water wears away the edges of the rock, making it “polished.”

c. The rocks dissolve almost immediately in the water.

d. The water rapidly breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

31) How does moving water in a river cause rock to have smooth, rounded edges?

a. The water causes chunks of rock to break off, causing it to be rough.

b. Sediment in the water wears away the edges of the rock, making it “polished.”

c. The rocks dissolve almost immediately in the water.

d. The water rapidly breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

32) The __ is the division of Earth’s long history into manageable parts.

a. fossil record

b. geologic time scale

c. index fossil

d. law of superposition

32) The __ is the division of Earth’s long history into manageable parts.

a. fossil record

b. geologic time scale

c. index fossil

d. law of superposition

33) ___ is the process by which companies try to return mined land to a more usable form.

a. open-pit mining

b. ore returning

c. reclamation

d. smelting

33) ___ is the process by which companies try to return mined land to a more usable form.

a. open-pit mining

b. ore returning

c. reclamation

d. smelting

34) Where can igneous rocks form?

a. below Earth’s surface only

b. above Earth’s surface only

c. below and above Earth’s surface

d. under heat and pressure deep below

Earth only

34) Where can igneous rocks form?

a. below Earth’s surface only

b. above Earth’s surface only

c. below and above Earth’s surface

d. under heat and pressure deep below

Earth only

35) What is the first step in the formation of soil?

a. rock is eroded by water

b. rock begins to weather

c. animals die and decay

d. minerals leach through topsoil

35) What is the first step in the formation of soil?

a. rock is eroded by water

b. rock begins to weather

c. animals die and decay

d. minerals leach through topsoil

36) Compare the ages of the fossils found in layers W and Y.

a. The fossils in W are younger than the fossils in Y.

b. The fossils in Y are younger than the fossils in W.

c. The fossils in W and Y are the same age.

d. There is no way to tell from the picture.

36) Compare the ages of the fossils found in layers W and Y.

a. The fossils in W are younger than the fossils in Y.

b. The fossils in Y are younger than the fossils in W.

c. The fossils in W and Y are the same age.

d. There is no way to tell from the picture.

37) What MOST LIKELY created this landform?

a) a glacier

b) the wind

c) gravity

d) fast-flowing river

37) What MOST LIKELY created this landform?

a) a glacier

b) the wind

c) gravity

d) fast-flowing river

38) What is the most common extrusive igneous rock found in Earth’s crust?

a. granite

b. basalt

c. obsidian

d. sandstone

38) What is the most common EXtrusive igneous rock found in Earth’s crust?

a. granite

b. basalt

c. obsidian

d. sandstone

39) Rocks from which metals can be removed in usable amounts are called __.

a. mines

b. gems

c. minerals

d. ores

39) Rocks from which metals can be removed in usable amounts are called __.

a. mines

b. gems

c. minerals

d. ores

40) Why is coal not considered to be a mineral?

a. it contains organic matter (dead plants)

b. it is man-made

c. it is expensive

d. it is hard to find

40) Why is coal not considered to be a mineral?

a. it contains organic matter (dead

plants)

b. it is man-made

c. it is expensive

d. it is hard to find

41) The longest chain of mountains in the world is known as the ___.

a. Oceanic Range

b. Mid-Ocean Ridge

c. Ring of Fire

d. The Pacific Ridge

41) The longest chain of mountains in the world is known as the ___.

a. Oceanic Range

b. Mid-Ocean Ridge

c. Ring of Fire

d. The Pacific Ridge

42) What do geologists use to find the RELATIVE age of rock layers?

a. law of superposition

b. index fossils

c. original horizontality

d. all of these

42) What do geologists use to find the RELATIVE age of rock layers?

a. law of superposition

b. index fossils

c. original horizontality

d. all of these

43) What is the name given to the largest chunk of Earth’s history (88%?)

a. Precambrian Time

b. Paleozoic Era

c. Mesozoic Era

d. Cenozoic Era

43) What is the name given to the largest chunk of Earth’s history (88%?)

a. Precambrian Time

b. Paleozoic Era

c. Mesozoic Era

d. Cenozoic Era

44) What has the greatest effect on plate movement?

a. density and convection

b. size and convection

c. density and composition

d. temperature and composition

44) What has the greatest effect on plate movement?

a. density and convection

b. size and convection

c. density and composition

d. temperature and composition

45) The deepest layer of the Earth that humans have drilled to is the __.

a. outer core

b. asthenosphere

c. mantle

d. crust

45) The deepest layer of the Earth that humans have drilled to is the __.

a. outer core

b. asthenosphere

c. mantle

d. crust

46) The process that continually adds crust to the ocean floor is called ___.

a. sea-floor spreading

b. continental drift

c. trench making

d. subduction

46) The process that continually adds crust to the ocean floor is called ___.

a. sea-floor spreading

b. continental drift

c. trench making

d. subduction

47) The major agent of erosion that shapes Earth’s surface is __.

a) running water

b) wind

c) gravity

d) glaciers

47) The major agent of erosion that shapes Earth’s surface is __.

a) running water

b) wind

c) gravity

d) glaciers

48) A __ is landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or a lake.

a) waterfall

b) delta

c) meander

d) alluvial fan

48) A __ is landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or a lake.

a) waterfall

b) delta

c) meander

d) alluvial fan

49) Why would a rock with a high iron content turn reddish-brown and become crumbly?

a. It is being physically weathered by acid rain.

b. It is being mechanically weathered by animal droppings.

c. It is being chemically weathered through the process of oxidation.

d. It is being abrasively weathered with ice.

49) Why would a rock with a high iron content turn reddish-brown and become crumbly?

a. It is being physically weathered by acid rain.

b. It is being mechanically weathered by animal droppings.

c. It is being chemically weathered through the process of oxidation.

d. It is being abrasively weathered with ice.

50) Which statement about Pangaea is TRUE? (HINT: landmass created from continents being joined together)

a. Pangaea was made of oceanic crust only.b. Pangaea was made of all the Earth’s

tectonic plates.

c. Pangaea contained continental crust only.d. Pangaea contained both continental and

oceanic crust.

50) Which statement about Pangaea is TRUE? (HINT: landmass created from continents being joined together)

a. Pangaea was made of oceanic crust only.b. Pangaea was made of all the Earth’s

tectonic plates.

c. Pangaea contained continental crust only.d. Pangaea contained both continental and

oceanic crust.

51) What is the most widely used renewable source of energy?

a) solar

b) wind

c) hydroelectric

d) geothermal

51) What is the most widely used renewable source of energy?

a) solar

b) wind

c) hydroelectric

d) geothermal

52) In the picture below, the ocean floor is sinking through a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle. What is this process called?

a. subduction

b. convection

c. reduction

d. sinkalation

52) In the picture below, the ocean floor is sinking through a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle. What is this process called?

a. subduction

b. convection

c. reduction

d. sinkalation

53) Which of the following is a common use of igneous rock?

a. used in gravel

b. tools in building material

c. used in cleaning products

d. all of the above

53) Which of the following is a common use of igneous rock?

a. used in gravel

b. tools in building material

c. used in cleaning products

d. all of the above

54) Climate is very important during the process of chemical weathering. What type of climate enhances chemical weathering?

a. hot, dry

b. cold, dry

c. cold, wet

d. hot, wet

54) Climate is very important during the process of chemical weathering. What type of climate enhances chemical weathering?

a. hot, dry

b. cold, dry

c. cold, wet

d. hot, wet

55) The Grand Canyon, an enormous landform created through several geologic processes including uplift and erosion, took __ to form.

a) decades

b) centuries

c) thousands of years

d) millions of years

55) The Grand Canyon, an enormous landform created through several geologic processes including uplift and erosion, took __ to form.

a) decades

b) centuries

c) thousands of years

d) millions of years

56) Which fossil fuel produces the lowest level of pollutants?

a) biomass

b) natural gas

c) coal

d) petroleum

56) Which fossil fuel produces the lowest level of pollutants?

a) biomass

b) natural gas

c) coal

d) petroleum

57) What is the most important agent of chemical weathering?

a. acid rain

b. water

c. ice wedging

d. plant growth

57) What is the most important agent of chemical weathering?

a. acid rain

b. water

c. ice wedging

d. plant growth

58) What happens between oceanic crust and continental crust at a subduction zone?

a. the less dense oceanic crust rises above the more dense continental crust

b. the equally dense oceanic and continental crusts collide and form mountains

c. the equally dense oceanic and continental crusts both sink and form magma

d. the more dense oceanic crust sinks under the less dense continental crust

58) What happens between oceanic crust and continental crust at a subduction zone?

a. the less dense oceanic crust rises above the more dense continental crust

b. the equally dense oceanic and continental crusts collide and form mountains

c. the equally dense oceanic and continental crusts both sink and form magma

d. the more dense oceanic crust sinks under the less dense continental crust

Oceanic vs. Continental

59) How do plants prevent wind erosion?

a) The stems change the direction of the wind.

b) The leaves completely stop the wind.

c) The roots act like fingers that hold the soil in

place.

d) The flowers attract bees who flap their wings

energetically and in unison to counteract the

force of the wind.

59) How do plants prevent wind erosion?

a) The stems change the direction of the wind.

b) The leaves completely stop the wind.

c) The roots act like fingers that hold the soil in

place.

d) The flowers attract bees who flap their wings

energetically and in unison to counteract the

force of the wind.

60) When the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock’s texture is said to be __.

a. fine-grained

b. coarse-grained

c. well-grained

d. poor-grained

60) When the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock’s texture is said to be __.

a. fine-grained

b. coarse-grained

c. well-grained

d. poor-grained

61) The most plentiful fossil fuel in the US is __.

a) coal

b) oil

c) petroleum

d) natural gas

61) The most plentiful fossil fuel in the US is __.

a) coal

b) oil

c) petroleum

d) natural gas

62) Why is the inner core a solid, even though it has temperatures hot enough to melt it?

a. Earth’s magnetic field keeps it solid.

b. The outer core keeps the inner core cool.c. The pressure from the layers above it

keeps it solid.d. The presence of iron and nickel prevent it

from melting.

62) Why is the inner core a solid, even though it has temperatures hot enough to melt it?

a. Earth’s magnetic field keeps it solid.

b. The outer core keeps the inner core cool.c. The pressure from the layers above it

keeps it solid.d. The presence of iron and nickel prevent it

from melting.

63) Where is the major volcanic belt, known as the Ring of Fire, located?

a. in the middle of the Eurasian Plate

b. around the Pacific Plate

c. cutting through Iceland

d. below the South American Plate

63) Where is the major volcanic belt, known as the Ring of Fire, located?

a. in the middle of the Eurasian Plate

b. around the Pacific Plate

c. cutting through Iceland

d. below the South American Plate

Ring of Fire

64) How can geologists tell if a volcanic is likely to erupt?

a. Many small earthquakes will be detected in the area near the volcano.

b. Birds will begin to fly away from the opening of the volcano.

c. People living near the volcano will begin to grow sick.

d. The area near the volcano will receive heavy rain for a week before it erupts.

64) How can geologists tell if a volcanic is likely to erupt?

a. Many small earthquakes will be detected in the area near the volcano.

b. Birds will begin to fly away from the opening of the volcano.

c. People living near the volcano will begin to grow sick.

d. The area near the volcano will receive heavy rain for a week before it erupts.

65) Ice wedging, animal actions, abrasion and plant growth are all types of ______ weathering.

a. physical

b. magical

c. chemical

d. mechanical

65) Ice wedging, animal actions, abrasion and plant growth are all types of ______ weathering.

a. physical

b. magical

c. chemical

d. mechanical

66) Marie found two fossils in two locations in a rock formation.

Fossil A was found in the highest rock layer. Fossil B was found in the rock layer closest to the bottom.

Which fossil is most likely that of a simpler organism (Fossil A or Fossil B?)

66) Marie found two fossils in two locations in a rock formation.

Fossil A was found in the highest rock layer. Fossil B was found in the rock layer closest to the bottom.

Which fossil is most likely that of a simpler organism (Fossil A or Fossil B?)

67) Why is loose soil more likely to erode quickly?

a. There are no plant roots to hold it in place.

b. It has less mass so gravity cannot hold it.

c. Animals will not live near loose soil.

d. None of the above

67) Why is loose soil more likely to erode quickly?

a. There are no plant roots to hold it in place.

b. It has less mass so gravity cannot hold it.

c. Animals will not live near loose soil.

d. None of the above

68) What is the main type of rock that makes up the oceanic crust?

a. obsidian

b. granite

c. basalt

d. pumice

68) What is the main type of rock that makes up the oceanic crust?

a. obsidian

b. granite

c. basalt

d. pumice

69) When sediment is deposited, it __ the size of the land.

a) decreases

b) increases

c) erodes

d) does not change

69) When sediment is deposited, it __ the size of the land.

a) decreases

b) increases

c) erodes

d) does not change

70) What is the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?

a. Chemical weathering changes the rock physically while mechanical weathering changes the chemical makeup of the rock.

b. Mechanical weathering changes the rock physically while chemical weathering changes the chemical makeup of the rock.

c. There is no difference between them.d. Both a and b are correct.

70) What is the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?

a. Chemical weathering changes the rock physically while mechanical weathering changes the chemical makeup of the rock.

b. Mechanical weathering changes the rock physically while chemical weathering changes the chemical makeup of the rock.

c. There is no difference between them.d. Both a and b are correct.

71) A disadvantage to many of the renewable sources of energy is __.

a) the equipment needed to use them is expensive

b) they will run out

c) they don’t work

d) we do not need them

71) A disadvantage to many of the renewable sources of energy is __.

a) the equipment needed to use them is expensive

b) they will run out

c) they don’t work

d) we do not need them

72) What makes soil fertile?

a. more humus

b. less decomposers

c. more acid

d. less water

72) What makes soil fertile?

a. more humus

b. less decomposers

c. more acid

d. less water

73) What landforms are created by glaciers?

a) U-shaped valley & meander

b) moraine & V-shaped valley

c) U-shaped valley & moraine

d) meander & V-shaped valley

73) What landforms are created by glaciers?

a) U-shaped valley & meander

b) moraine & V-shaped valley

c) U-shaped valley & moraine

d) meander & V-shaped valley

74) The Paleozoic era and Mesozoic era are divisions in the geologic time scale whose endings are marked by ___.

a. sudden development of new life forms

b. formations of new continents

c. mass extinctions

d. unusual rock formations

74) The Paleozoic era and Mesozoic era are divisions in the geologic time scale whose endings are marked by ___.

a. sudden development of new life forms

b. formations of new continents

c. mass extinctions

d. unusual rock formations

75) What causes the mass movement of sediment?

a) convection currents

b)wind

c) glaciers

d)gravity

75) What causes the mass movement of sediment?

a) convection currents

b)wind

c) glaciers

d)gravity

76) What is the difference between erosion and deposition?

a) Erosion is the process of moving sediment & deposition is the dropping of sediment.

b) Deposition is the process of moving sediment & erosion is the process of dropping sediment down.

c) Erosion is the breaking down of rock & deposition is the building up of sediment.

d) Deposition is the break down of rock to form sediment & erosion is the movement of sediment.

76) What is the difference between erosion and deposition?

a) Erosion is the process of moving sediment & deposition is the dropping of sediment.

b) Deposition is the process of moving sediment & erosion is the process of dropping sediment down.

c) Erosion is the breaking down of rock & deposition is the building up of sediment.

d) Deposition is the break down of rock to form sediment & erosion is the movement of sediment.

77) Which of the following is NOT a soil conservation technique?

a) silt fence

b) terracing

c) windbreak

d) development

77) Which of the following is NOT a soil conservation technique?

a) silt fence

b) terracing

c) windbreak

d) development

78) Why are minerals so valuable?

a. They are used in building materials.

b. They are used in medicines.

c. They are used in technological

equipment.

d. All of the above

78) Why are minerals so valuable?

a. They are used in building materials.

b. They are used in medicines.

c. They are used in technological

equipment.

d. All of the above

79) What is the ultimate source of almost all of our energy?

a) biomass

b) fossil fuels

c) solar energy

d) water

79) What is the ultimate source of almost all of our energy?

a) biomass

b) fossil fuels

c) solar energy

d) water

80) What will happen if we do not conserve fossil fuels?

a) They will become cheaper.

b) They will be replaced faster.

c) They will not be affected.

d) They will one day be used up.

80) What will happen if we do not conserve fossil fuels?

a) They will become cheaper.

b) They will be replaced faster.

c) They will not be affected.

d) They will one day be used up.