What is the term used to describe any kind of rock that is made by cooling lava?
a. metamorphic rock
b. sedimentary rock
c. igneous rock
c. igneous rock
100
Gravity can pull rocks and soil rapidly down a hillside causing a _________.
a. earthquake
b. landslide
c. volcano
b. landslide
100
A _______ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth's crust.
a. earthquake
b. volcano
c. landform
b. volcano
100
A _______ is a fossil that is "pushed in".
a. preserved part
b. cast fossil
c. mold fossil
c. mold fossil
100
Which answer choice lists fuel resources that come from inside the Earth?
a. soil and humus
b. granite and sandstone
c. oil and coal
c. oil and coal
200
What is the term used to describe any kind of rock that is changed by heating and squeezing?
a. metamorphic rock
b. sedimentary rock
c. igneous rock
a. metamorphic rock
200
Which is an example of weathering?
a. melted rock changing into solid rock
b. rocks breaking apart into smaller pieces
c. soil moving from one place to another
b. rocks breaking apart into smaller pieces
200
A _______ is a large body of salt water.
a. mountain
b. river
c. ocean
c. ocean
200
A _______ is a fossil that is "raised up" and made by filling a mold.
a. preserved part
b. cast fossil
c. mold fossil
cast fossil
200
Which answer choice lists building resources that come from the Earth?
a. soil and humus
b. granite and sandstone
c. oil and coal
b. granite and sandstone
300
Which rock may have bits of bones or shells in it and may have layers?
a. metamorphic rock
b. sedimentary rock
c. igneous rock
b. sedimentary rock
300
Which of the following is NOT known to cause weathering?
a. rain
b. ice
c. light
c. light
300
A _______ is an area of land completely surrounded by water.
a. island
b. cavern
c. valley
island
300
A _______ is a fossil that was part of a animal/plant that had been saved.
a. preserved part
b. cast fossil
c. mold fossil
a. preserved part
300
Which answer choice lists resources from the Earth used for growing plants?
a. soil and humus
b. granite and sandstone
c. oil and coal
a. soil and humus
400
Which type of soil is good for growing plants due to its ability to hold water and nutrients?
humus
400
The movement of weathered rock, sometimes caused by moving water or wind is called
erosion
400
A _______ is a landform that rises high above the land around it and has steep sides.
mountain
400
Scientists found a fossil of a fish in a desert. What does this tell the scientists?
The area was once under water
400
List 2 things we need oil and coal for.
heat, gas for cars.....
500
Which type of soil sticks together when wet?
clay
500
Name 3 fast (rapid) processes that change the Earth's surface.
landslide, earthquake, volcano, flood
500
A _______ is large sheets of ice covering land.
glacier
500
Name all 3 types of fossils.
mold, cast, preserved part
500
List 2 building resources that come from the Earth.