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A rock that formed from magma has very large crystals. How did it cool?

a. very slowly


b. very quickly


c. under water


d. on land

A rock has layers and is made from small grains. What type of rock is it?

a. metamorphic


b. igneous


c. sedimentary


d. volcanic

Which statement about minerals is true?

a. A mineral can scratch any mineral with a higher hardness


b. A mineral always has the same color


c. A streak can be a different color than the mineral itself


d. Cleavage refers to the shape of a mineral's crystal

Streak is

a. the resistance a mineral has to being scratched


b. an imprint made by the outside of a dead plant or animal


c. a fossil formed or shaped within a mold


d. color of the mark a mineral makes on a ceramic tile

Luster is

a. a measure of being shiny or dull


b. rock formed by the cooling of molten magma or from lava


c. the resistance a mineral has to being scratched


d. a nonliving, solid material that was formed in nature and has particles arranged in a repeating pattern

Which of these is true of rocks?

a. they are made of one or more minerals


b. they can be made of living solid crystals


c. they contain at least two kinds of minerals


d. they have a hardness of at least 7 on Mohs scale

What type of rock are most fossils found?

a. metamorphic


b. igneous


c. sedimentary


d. none of the above

What kind of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

a. igneous


b. metamorphic


c. sedimentary


d. composite

Which is a property of igneous rock?

a. it is always very soft


b. you can see the layers that form it


c. it is always made of melted rock that's cooled


d. it is made of crushed sea animals shells

Which of these is not a landform?

a. valley


b. canyon


c. mountain


d. ocean

A peninsula is

a. a landform that extends into water and surrounded on three sides


b. a flat landform on high ground


c. an underground chamber in the side of a hill


d. a hill of sand piled up by wind

What is weathering?

a. High pressure systems that cause storms


b. The movement of rock from one place to another


c. the break down of large rocks into smaller ones


d. the melting of rock

Erosion can occur by

a. wind


b. water


c. gravity


d. all of the above

Which of the following can rapidly change Earth's surface?

a. canyons


b. chemical weathering


c. erosion


d. earthquakes

How much of the Earth's surface is water?

a. 1/3 or 33%


b. 1/2 or 50%


c. 3/4 or 75%


d. 7/8 or 87%


Which is an example of liquid water on Earth's surface?

a. a glacier


b. a lake


c. water vapor


d. an ice cap

What is the sun's role in the water cycle?

a. water evaporates in the sun's warmth


b. the sun makes water particles slow down


c. water condenses when it is warmed by the sun


d. the sun's warmth changes water form a gas to a liquid

Name two landforms and describe how they are made.


Choose 2 and describe


plain


plateau


peninsula


valley


canyon


hill


mountain


sinkhole


dune

Think of a picture of a rock wall cliff by the ocean. Explain what probably caused this land feature.

This land feature was caused by...flowing water weathered the rock or water crashing into the rock breaks it down

Be able to fill in the steps of the water cycle and describe what state of matter the water is in at each step.

Use words: condensation


evaporation


runoff


precipitation


gas liquid solid