Earth Cycles, Patterns, and Change

Multiple-Choice Exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question. Check ALL that apply.

Rocks move and change over time due to
1. heat from the sun.
2. heat and pressure within the Earth.
3. movement under the Earth's surface.
4. weathering and erosion at the surface of the Earth.
Rocks have properties that can be observed, tested and described. These properties include:
1. composition and grain size.
2. muddy materials
3. slate
4. breakable materials
5. texture features and color.
Rocks can be classified according to how they are formed. They are:
1. lava, sedimentary, and metamorphic
2. sediment, magma, and igneous
3. sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
4. layered, metamorphic, and igneous
5. magma, lava, and metamorphic
Based upon the properties seen in this rock,

what type is it - igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
1. conglomerate
2. igneous
3. sedimentary
4. metamorphic
The Earth is very old and the age of most rocks can be dated reliably. ______________ give us information about life in the past.
1. Bones
2. Igneous rocks
3. Plants
4. Fossils
5. Dirt
The Earth is composed of four layers; in the correct order they are:
1. crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
2. mantle, crust, inner core, and outer core.
3. crust, inner core, outer core, and mantle.
4. inner core, outer core, mantle, and core
Heat energy from the Earth causes what to happen?
1. volcanic activity
2. earthquakes and storms on the surface of the Earth
3. a crack in the San Andreas fault
4. plants and vegetables to grow better in some areas than others
5. the movement of material inside the Earth which causes plate movement on the surface
Where are most volcanoes and earthquakes located?
1. in the Ring of Fire
2. at the boundary of the plates
3. on the San Andreas fault
4. in mountain ranges
5. on the ocean floor
Plates can do the following:
1. move together (convergent boundaries).
2. move in a waving pattern.
3. move apart (divergent boundaries).
4. slip past one another (sliding boundaries; strike, slip or transform boundaries).
5. in a jagged pattern on the coast of California.
Trenches, mid-ocean ranges in the oceans, and mountain ranges on the surface of the Earth are caused by
1. current plate movements
2. volcanoes
3. earthquakes
4. past plate movements
5. heating of the Earth from the Sun
Which are examples of rocks and other materials from the Earth being broken down or weathered?
1. water moving over rocks in a stream.
2. wind blowing over rocks
3. sedimentary rocks
4. metamorphic rocks
Which of these are the products of weathering?
1. packed snow
2. clay
3. magma
4. rock fragments
5. sand

Earth Cycles, Patterns, and Change

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2005 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2005 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.