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

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Uluru is the worlds largest rock monolith.

True

5

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

molten rock

sedimentary rock

igneous rock

metamorphic rock

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The rock cycle involves...

only a few thousand years

starts on the surface of the earth

only pressure, but not heat

rocks forming from other materials and changing

10

Uluru was part of...

the sandy ocean floor

iron formations

North America

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

magma

large chunks of igneous rock

layers of broken down particles

chicken nuggets

10

Metamorphic rock comes from

great amounts of pressure and heat

sudden cooling of magma

sedimentary rock that cools suddenly

years of erosion

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

geologists

biologists

archaeologists

paleontologists

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How do glaciers change the surface of the Earth?

They change the north and south poles

Rocks frozen underneath glaciers carve the land

Sudden melting

Glaciers break into icebergs

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Which of the following is the best definition of magma?

liquid diamonds

a large solid stone

melted rock deep inside the earth

a frozen mass of ice

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

Magma

Igneous rock

Metamorphic rock

Sedimentary rock

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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

Pushed under continental plates

When they come out of volcanoes

Broken down materials by weathering

In the earth's core

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

Volcanos

Tornados

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

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