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When sediment undergoes compaction and cementation it will become … 1. Sedimentary Rock 2. Metamorphic Rock 3. Intrusive Igneous Rock 4. Extrusive Igneous Rock

What processes break rocks down into sediments? Weathering and erosion 2. Cementing and compacting 3. Heat and pressure 4. Melting followed by cooling

A student wants to perform an experiment to determine at which temperature grass seeds germinate most rapidly. What variable should be changed in the experiment? Amount of light provided to seeds 2. Type of soil provided to seeds 3. Temperature at which seeds are kept 4. Amount of water given to the seeds

Process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces by plants and animals. 1. Physical Weathering 2. Chemical Weathering 3. Biological Weathering

Process of weathering by which rock is broken down by physical forces or processes. 1. Mechanical 2. Chemical 3. Biological

When a rock is exposed to high temperature and great pressure it becomes… Sedimentary Rock 2. Metamorphic Rock 3. Intrusive Igneous Rock 4. Extrusive Igneous Rock

Magma becomes igneous rock when… Magma is exposed to high temperature and great pressure. 2. Magma becomes compacted. 3. Magma cools and crystallizes. 4. Magma melts.

Igneous rock can become sediment when… The rock weathers and erodes. 2. The rock melts. 3. The rock crystallizes. 4. The rock is exposed to high temperature and great pressure.

Glaciers will advance if … Winters are warm and summers are cool 2. Winters are cool and summers are warm 3. Snowfall is high and melting is low 4. Snowfall is low and melting is high

Which type of physical weathering do hobbyists use to make stone jewelry? Ice wedging. 2. Erosion. 3. Biological weathering. 4. Rock abrasion.

The variable that is allowed to change in an experiment is called? The hypothesis 2. The controlled variable 3. An inference 4. The independent variable

Water can cause physical weathering by … Causing rust to form. 2. Dissolving limestone. 3. Ice wedging 4. Encouraging lichen growth.

Dissolved gases in the atmosphere can mix with water to produce… Carbonic acid. 2. Rock abrasion. 3. Deposition. 4. Breakwaters.

Which of the following rocks would be least affected by chemical weathering? Marble 2. Chalk 3. Granite 4. Limestone

The main feature of geologic maps is that they show… The slope of the land surface. 2. The chemistry of the soil. 3. The types of plants on the surface. 4. The ages and types of rocks at the surface.

A rock differs from a mineral in that … A rock is like a mixture and a mineral is like an ingredient. 2. A rock is like an ingredient and a mineral is like a mixture. 3. A rock can be formed under extreme heat and pressure, but a mineral cannot 4. A rock can be formed by cooling and crystallization, but a mineral cannot.

Which of the following forms from the melting of rocks? Sediment. 2. Magma 3. Crystal 4. Erosion

Where would you expect a delta to form? At the meeting of two rivers 2. In heavily flooded areas. 3. At the bend of a river. 4. At the meeting of a river and ocean

What is the elevation of the south end of the Keech Landing Strip? feet feet feet feet

Where is the slope of the land the steepest on the map? The region in the northwest corner of the map. 2. At the Keech Landing Strip. 3. Along Upper Creek Road in the east central part of the map. 4. The region in the southeast corner of the map.

How long is the Keech Landing Strip? About 0.3 km 2. About 0.5 km 3. About 0.7 km 4. About 0.8 km

Speckled intrusive igneous rock Basalt 2. Breakwater 3. Granite 4. Jetty 5. Marble

Coarse, granular sedimentary rock Basalt 2. Marble 3. Moraine 4. Sandstone 5. Sediment load

Metamorphosed limestone Basalt 2. Granite 3. Jetty 4. Marble 5. Shale

Mound of sediment deposited at the terminus of a glacier Breakwater 2. Jetty 3. Marble 4. Moraine 5. Spit

Narrow body of sand that projects from the shore into water Breakwater 2. Jetty 3. Moraine 4. Sediment load 5. Spit

Material carried by a river Basalt 2. Granite 3. Moraine 4. Sediment load 5. Shale

Structure built to protect the shoreline from storms and waves Basalt 2. Breakwater 3. Jetty 4. Moraine 5. Sediment load