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1
Where would you most likely expect an earthquake to occur?
Near a river
Close to hills
In a valley
Along a fault line
2
What happens to water when it freezes?
It expands
It disappears
It contracts
It conducts
3
Which of the following processes is an example of chemical weathering?
Acid rain acting upon marble
Plant roots splitting rocks
Water freezing in a crack of a rock
Rocks tumbling against each other as they are carried down a river
4
Topographic Maps tell contain all of the following EXCEPT:
Physical Features of the Land
A Key
They contain ALL of these
Contour Lines
5
According to the rules of superposition, in Sedimentary Rocks, where would you find the oldest layer or rock?
On the top
On the bottom
6
What is the main property used to differentiate pieces of clay, silt, sand, gravel and pebbles from each other?
Weight
Strength
Color
Size
7
All of these are examples of physical weathering EXCEPT
Tree roots widening cracks in rock
Water freezing and thawing in rock cracks
Sand blowing against rocks
Limestone mixing with acids
8
Which of the following causes a Rapid Change to landforms?
Weathering and Erosion
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Glaciers
9
Where would water flow faster?
Down a mountainside
Across a valley
10
Which of the following size of rock particles will be the first to settle to the bottom of a river or lake?
Clay
Gravel
Sand
Pebble
11
Which of the following conditions DOES NOT cause more erosion?
Dry, warm weather
Heavy rains on a mountain or hillside
Flooding
12
Where would you likely find soil with larger amounts of humus?
In a forest
In a dessert
On a beach
13
True or False: Volcanoes create rapid changes to landforms
False
True
14
True or False: The closer that Contour Lines appear together on a Topographic Map, the steeper the slope:
True
False
15
Which of the following is not a component of concrete?
Water
Plant Material
Sand
Cement
