Fact or Theory
When something can be proven with our 5 senses, it is...
a fact or a theory?
a fact
Breaking down of earth's materials is called...
plate tectonics or weathering?
weathering
Young rivers flow...
quickly or slowly?
quickly
The earth's crust is...
solid or cracked?
cracked
When sediments build up and get put under pressure they become...
sedimentary rock or igneous rock?
sedimentary rock
Water washing away small particles is an example of...
a fact or a theory?
a fact
Weathering can be caused by...
water or volcanoes?
water
Old rivers...
are straighter or have more curves?
have more curves
The earth's crust floats on...
magma or water?
magma
When lava cools it becomes...
sedimentary rock or igneous rock?
igneous
Someone saying that the earth is over 4 billion years old is an example of...
a fact or a theory?
theory
When water freezes it expands and can...
carve hoodoos or break rocks apart
breaks rocks apart
The faster the water flows...
the more erosion will happen or the straighter the river will get?
the more erosion will happen
When one plate gets pushed down below another it would most likely cause...
a volcano or an earthquake?
volcano
Any rock with crystals is a...
sedimentary rock or a metamorphic rock?
metamorphic rock
Someone saying that the earth is only 6,000 years old is an example of...
the Creation theory or the Evolution theory?
the Creation theory
When glaciers recede it means they are...
moving forward or moving backward?
moving backward
The little bits of sand and rock that the water carries away is called...
debris, sediment or deposition?
sediment
When one plate pushes alongside another it would most likely cause...
a volcano or an earthquake?
earthquake
The type of rock most likely to be turned directly into magma is...
sedimentary rock or metamorphic rock?
metamorphic rock
The meltwater from glaciers...
start large rivers or form large lakes?
start large rivers
When the little bits of sand and rock that have washed away finally come to a stop in a new place, it is called...
weathering, deposition, or erosion?
deposition
When did Mt. St. Helen's erupt?
1980 or 2008
1980