Which type of climate has the fastest chemical weathering?
hot/wet
or
cold/dry
hot and wet
100
The part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a new location is called ____________.
a. erosion
b. mass wasting
c. deposition
deposition
100
What are 3 features that relief maps show?
a. mountains, plains, plateus
b. mountains, lakes, roads,
c. plateus, streams, railroads tracks
mountains, plains, plateus
100
What is the last step of the scientific method?
a. identify a problem
b. form a hypothesis
c. form a conclusion
form a conclusion
100
A naturally forming solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals is
a. rock
b. mineral
c. element
rock
200
Decayed organic matter in soil is called ________.
humus
200
This process changes rock by heat and pressure.
a. recrystallization
b. metamorphism
c. foliation
metamorphism
200
On a globe the equator is a line of __________ and the prime meridian is a line of ___________
a. latitude and longitude
b. longitude and latitude
c. vertical and horizontal
latitude and longitude
200
Meteorology is the study of ______________
a. weather
b. meteors
c. space
weather
200
A metamorphic rock melts. Then molten rock cools and becomes solid. These processes are part of the ________
a. magma cycle
b. spin cycle
c. rock cycle
rock cycle
300
The process in which material is picked up and moved from one place to another is called _________.
a. erosion
b. mass wasting
c. sinkhole
erosion
300
What type of igneous rock forms from cooled magma inside of Earth?
a. foliated igneous rock
b. sedimentary rock
c. intrusive igneous rock
intrusive igneous rock
300
A football field is usually measured in yards. To measure the football field using the metric system you should use
a. liters
b. kiloliters
c. meters
meters
300
A substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical make up and has a crystal structure is a
a. element
b. compound
c. rock
d. mineral
mineral
300
The most common type of rock on Earth's surface are
a. metamorphic
b. sedimentary
c. igneous
sedimentary
400
Sedimentary rocks can give us clues to the past through
a. mud cracks and ripples
b. sticky lava
c. metamorphic changes
mud cracks and ripples
400
Intrusive igneous rocks that cool slowly have a texture that is/has
a. glassy
b. forms in layers
c. large minerals
large minerals
400
What are the 2 most common gases inthe atmosphere?
a. argon and oxygen
b. nitrogen and oxygen
c. helium and oxygen
nitrogen and oxygen
400
Which is not the best way to identify a mineral?
a. density
b. color
c. fracture
color
400
What type of boundaries do mid-ocean ridges form?
a. convergent
b. divergent
c. transform
divergent
500
A farmer spreads lime on his soil. He is chaging the soil's
a. climate
b. chemistry
c. parent rock
Chemistry
500
A pilot uses a special camera to take pictures of the land below him. He is using ______________
a. false color imaging
b. remote sensing
c. maps
remote sensing
500
Oxidation (rusting) is a form of _________ weathering
a. chemical
b. mechanical
chemical
500
Rock forming minerals contain elements that form in Earth's
a. inner core
b. mantle
c. crust
crust
500
When continental crust and oceanic crust collide, which crust will be subducted?