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Sudden and Gradual Changes to Earth
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review quiz for Science 7, Unit E: Planet Earth, Section 1
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1
Tree roots breaking apart a rock is an example of what?
biological weathering
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
2
What is it called when eroded materials are laid down or deposited?
erosion
deposition
rivers
weathering
3
What is the chemical and mechanical process that breaks down rocks?
weathering
deposition
erosion
raining
4
Fluvial landforms are caused by what?
chemical weathering
moving water
glaciers
wind
5
The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake was developed by Charles...
Richter
Seismo
Quake
Fault
6
What is the solid, extremely hot center of the earth?
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
7
The first place the rock breaks below the surface in an earthquake is called the
epicenter
fault
seismic wave
focus
8
What is the second deepest layer of the earth that is liquid?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
9
Sedimentation is an example of what?
erosion
deposition
landslides
weathering
10
What is the second outer layer of the earth that makes up 2/3 of its mass?
outer core
crust
mantle
inner core
11
What is lava called before it reached the surface?
ash
rock
magma
liquid
12
What is the name of ice and snow that flows like very slow rivers?
winter
ice age
landslide
glacier
13
Acid rain is an example of what?
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
biological weathering
aliens
14
Which is not a tool used to study volcanoes and earthquakes?
compass
metal coated heat suit
seismogram
surveyor's level
15
The solid sections of the crust and mantle make up what layer?
lithosphere
outer core
geosphere
bedrock
16
What is the name for a scientists who studies earth?
Paleontologist
Botonist
Anthropologist
Geologist
17
What is it called when the products of weathering are transported from place to place?
wind
weathering
erosion
deposition
18
The point on the surface that is usually damaged the most by an earthquake is the
focus
fault
epicentre
seismic wave
19
What is the outermost layer of the earth?
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
