Geology Quiz

The idea that geologic change happens suddenly is called ________________________.

• catastrophism
• Uniformitarianism

The idea that geologic change happens gradually is called ________________________.

• uniformitarianism
• catastrophism

An example of a catastrophe is a(n) ____________________ hitting Earth.

• asteroid
• heavy rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An example of uniformitarianism is gradual ____________________ like in the Grand Canyon.

• weathering
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________________ is not a property used to identify minerals.

• size
• color

• shape

Any rock can be changed into sediments by weathering and erosion.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Heat and pressure can change sedimentary rock into ____________________ rock.

• metamorphic
• igneous

Two pieces of evidence supporting continental drift are the presence of the same ________________ and ________________ on several different continents.

• fossils

• rocks

• all the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The person credited with developing the Theory of Continental Drift is named ______________________________.

• Alfred Wegener
• Alfred Wyatt

The two continents that fit together the most noticeably are ________________ and ________________.

• South America, Africa
• North America, Africa