Earth Science Quiz

What is the Earth's surface called?

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

The breaking down of rocks due to wind, water, ice, and chemicals is called

• weathering

• erosion

• landslide

• earthquake

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Fossils can tell us

• what color dinosaurs were.

• how the earth has changed over time.

• how dinosaurs became extinct.

• what sounds a dinosaur made.

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What process moves rock and soil via wind, water, ice, or gravity?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Volcanic Eruption

• Eathquake

Which rapid process happens near the edges of tectonic plates and can release gases, ash, and melted rock?

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

• Landslide

• Flooding

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Which rapid process happens when the ground shakes because of a sudden release of built-up energy causing a shift of rock along a fracture?

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

• Landshide

• Weathering

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The rapid process that can be caused by large amount of precipitation is

• eathquakes

• volcanoes

• flooding

• erosion

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Erosion can be caused by

• water, wind, and glaciers.

• water, wind, and weathering.

• water, wind, and root wedging.

• water, wind, and ice wedging.

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This rock formation formed over millions of years. What most likely created this?

• A glacier pushing rocks

• A river bringing rocks downhill

• Wind-blown sand carving away at big rocks

• Ocean waves pushing rocks up on the shore

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Sand dunes are landforms that may be observed at the base of a mountain range. The formation of these sand dunes is most likely the result of

• erosion of sand by plants

• deposition of sand by wind

• movement of sand by a glacier

• weathering of sand by ocean waves

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