SW 5th Shaping of the Earth | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 19 Public

Geology and the Earth

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Monolith means "all one stone".

True

5

Uluru is the worlds largest rock monolith.

True

5

A brand new rock, fresh from the molten underground is called...

sedimentary rock

igneous rock

molten rock

metamorphic rock

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The rock cycle involves...

only a few thousand years

rocks forming from other materials and changing

starts on the surface of the earth

only pressure, but not heat

10

Uluru was part of...

the sandy ocean floor

North America

iron formations

granite rock formations

10

Some Pacifica residents had to evacuate due to erosion.

True

5

Magma is a type of granite rock

False

5

Magma is hot, molten liquid rock.

True

5

Sedimentary rock is made up of

layers of broken down particles

large chunks of igneous rock

chicken nuggets

magma

10

Metamorphic rock comes from

great amounts of pressure and heat

years of erosion

sedimentary rock that cools suddenly

sudden cooling of magma

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Which scientists study rocks, metals and minerals from the earth?

archaeologists

geologists

biologists

paleontologists

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How do glaciers change the surface of the Earth?

Glaciers break into icebergs

Sudden melting

They change the north and south poles

Rocks frozen underneath glaciers carve the land

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Which of the following is the best definition of magma?

a large solid stone

a frozen mass of ice

liquid diamonds

melted rock deep inside the earth

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What do igneous rocks become when they break down and settle into layers?

Metamorphic rock

Magma

Sedimentary rock

Igneous rock

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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

Pushed under continental plates

Broken down materials by weathering

In the earth's core

When they come out of volcanoes

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What occurs when the earth's plates slide back and forth?

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

Tornados

Volcanos

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