Geology Quiz

Geology Quiz

8th Grade

12 Qs

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Geology Quiz

Geology Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

8th Grade

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Wendy Williams

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the concept that the earth's surface was shaped by gradual processes and small sudden changes rather than sudden catastrophic acts?

Uniformitarianism

Catastrophism

Sedimentation

Metamorphism

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory suggests that major changes in the earth's crust result from sudden catastrophes rather than from gradual evolutionary processes?

Sedimentary Rock

Igneous Rock

Catastrophism

Uniformitarianism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock is formed through the deposition and solidification of material, especially material transported by water?

Metamorphic Rock

Trace Fossils

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock is subjected to high heat and pressure which causes a profound change in form?

Igneous Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Petrified Fossils

Sedimentary Rock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is igneous rock formed?

Through the deposition and solidification of material

Through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

By high heat and pressure

By gradual evolutionary processes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again?

Igneous Rock

Catastrophism

Sedimentary Rock

Rock Cycle

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are petrified fossils?

Fossils formed when a mold fossil fills up with sediment

Fossils in which minerals replace all or some of an organism

Fossils formed when an object is placed into soft mud and is removed by decomposition

Fossils of carbon or carbon-containing residue

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