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Quiz by Angelique Colby, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Angelique Colby
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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Which layer surrounds the earth and protects it from too much sunlight?
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hydrosphere
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atmosphere
Question 2
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What is the lithosphere made of?
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rocks, soil, and minerals
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gases surrounding the earth
Question 3
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Which layer do people build things on?
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lithosphere
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mantle
Question 4
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How does deposition change the earth's surface?
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It stops a river's flow.
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It drops eroded materials in new places.
Question 5
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During the rock cycle, rocks
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erode
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change
Question 6
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When molten mantle rises from inside the earth and cools, it hardens into igneous rock.
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- True
- False
Question 7
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Water causes physical weathering when it combines with carbon dioxide and dissolves limestone.
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- True
- False
Question 8
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Erosion from strong winds can occur when topsoil and sand is carried away.
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- True
- False
Question 9
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Sedimentary rock forms when layers of solid particles are cemented together with water flowing from rivers, lakes, or oceans.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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If you took a journey to the center of the earth, you would find a core of solid, very hot metals.
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- True
- False
Question 11
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A guess or idea is another word for [blank_start]hypothesis[blank_end].
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hypothesis
Question 12
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New land formed at the mouth of a river by deposition is called a [blank_start]delta[blank_end].
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delta
Question 13
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Plate tectonics is considered a [blank_start]scientific theory[blank_end].
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scientific theory
Question 14
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Igneous or sedimentary rock that has changed by heat or pressure is called [blank_start]metamorphic rock[blank_end].
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metamorphic rock
Question 15
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Sand grains that have been cemented together form [blank_start]sedimentary rock[blank_end].
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sedimentary rock
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