4th Grade - Birth of Rocks Study Game

Volcanoes form a pattern around the Pacific Ocean. The pattern is in the shape of a ring or horseshoe.

• True

• False

Which word means "the study of rocks."

• geology

• geologist

• weathering

• erosion

Which word means "a scientist who studies rocks."

• geology

• geologist

• weathering

• erosion

Which word means "the breaking up of rocks and shells."

• geology

• geologist

• weathering

• erosion

Which word means, "when water, wind, or gravity moves rock from one location to another."

• geology

• geologist

• weathering

• erosion

Which word means, "a solid substance made of one or more minerals."

• rock

• landslide

• cone volcano

• root wedging

Which word means, "a tall-sided volcano formed by thick lava."

• rock

• landslide

• cone volcano

• root wedging

Which word means, "when a plant’s roots push apart rock."

• rock

• landslide

• cone volcano

• root wedging

Which word means, "the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff."

• rock

• landslide

• cone volcano

• root wedging

Which word means, "a remnant of a living thing from long ago."

• fossil

• Ring of Fire

• shield volcano

• ice wedging