What is weathering?
a. the breaking down of rocks
b. the carrying away of rocks
c. the changing of landforms
d. all of the above
a. the breaking down of rocks
100
What is the biggest cause of erosion?
a. flowing wind
b. flowing water
c. flowing waves
d. flowing worms
b. flowing water
100
How do changes to the surface of the Earth take place?
a. always quickly
b. always slowly
c. sometimes quickly but usually slowly
d. sometimes slowly but usually quickly
c. sometimes quickly but usually slowly
100
Which tree can live to be over 4,000 years old? a. Joshua Trees b. Redwood Trees c. Oak Trees d. Bristlecone Pines
d. Bristlecone Pines
100
A translucent object blocks...
a. some light
b. all light
c. no light
a. some light
200
Smashing a rock with a hammer is most like...
a. chemical weathering
b. exfoliation
c. abrasion
d. physical weathering
d. physical weathering
200
Where are sediments most often deposited in a river?
a. at its source
b. at its base
c. at its mouth
d. at its sides
c. at its mouth
200
What was mentioned in this chapter that can change landforms quickly?
a. flowing water
b. mudslides
c. waves
d. both a&b
e. both b&c
f. all of the above
e. both b&c
200
Which valley is known for the date palm trees grown there? a. Silicon Valley b. Coachella Valley c. Central Valley d. Palm Valley
b. Coachella Valley
200
What type of bird is an egret?
a. shorebird
b. songbird
c. bird of prey
a. shorebird
300
Which of these does not cause physical weathering? a. oxygen b. exfoliation c. abrasion d. water
a. oxygen
300
When did the Dust Bowl happen?
a. the 1900s
b. the 1910s
c. the 1920s
d. the 1930s
d. the 1930s
300
What island was shown in the picture representing a barrier island?
a. Manhattan Island
b. Long Island
c. New York Island
d. Cabo Island
b. Long Island
300
Who most helped preserve Yosemite in the early 1900s? a. John Muir b. Ansel Adams c. Theodore Roosevelt d. Margaret Owings
a. John Muir
300
What do you notice first in a thunderstorm?
a. lightning
b. thunder
c. you notice both at the same time
a. lightning
400
Which of these can cause chemical weathering?
a. oxygen
b. acids
c. carbon dioxide
d. all of the above
e. only a&b
d. all of the above
400
If a farmer plants a row of crops and then a row of plants and continues to do this, what is it called?
a. strip farming
b. contour plowing
c. soil conservation
d. both a&c
e. both b&c
f. all of the above
d. both a&c
400
Which type of rock is most likely to be sculpted by wind erosion?
a. Sandstone
b. Limestone
c. Granite
d. Metamorphic Rock
a. Sandstone
400
What metamorphic rock is often used to make building and statues? a. granite b. limestone c. lapis lazuli d. marble
d. marble
400
What measures humidity?
a. anemometer
b. thermometer
c. hygrometer
d. aquameter
c. hygrometer
500
What three things does soil mostly contain?
a. weathered rock, water, and bacteria
b. minerals, air, and humus
c. weathered rock, minerals, and humus
d. humus, nutrients, and rocks
c. weathered rock, minerals, and humus
500
Which region or regions did the Dust Bowl affect?
a. Midwest
b. West
c. Southwest
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
500
Where is Bisti Badlands Wilderness Area?
a. Arizona
b. California
c. New Mexico
d. Utah
c. New Mexico
500
Which mineral is softest in Mohs' Hardness Scale? a. talc b. gypsum c. chalk d. calcite
a. talc
500
Which fruit has more than one seed?
a. plum
b. banana
c. cherry
d. mango