Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Magma that reaches Earth’s surface is called a. | metamorphic
rock. | b. | charcoal. | c. | lava. | d. | magmatite. | | |
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dropping off of bits of eroded rock is a. | erosion. | b. | weathering. | c. | deposition. | d. | abrasion. | | |
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crack in the crust, whose sides show evidence of motion is a a. | fault. | b. | plate. | c. | crevasse. | d. | ravine. | | |
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The picking up and carrying away of pieces of rock is
called a. | weathering. | b. | erosion. | c. | deposition. | d. | sedimentation. | | |
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Someone who measures Earth’s elevation and leaves plaques called bench marks is
a a. | surveyor. | b. | aerialist. | c. | geologist. | d. | rappeller. | | |
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scientist who studies Earth is a a. | geographer. | b. | cartographer. | c. | geologist. | d. | seismologist. | | |
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delicate device that records the motion of Earth’s crust is called a a. | ergometer. | b. | seismograph. | c. | magmometer. | d. | quake detector. | | |
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Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface is
called a. | igneous rock. | b. | fluid
rock. | c. | mantle
material. | d. | magma. | | |
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chunk of rock from space that strikes a surface, such as Earth, is called a(n) a. | asteroid. | b. | meteor. | c. | comet. | d. | meteorite. | | |
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The
breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is a. | erosion. | b. | weathering. | c. | deposition. | d. | sedimentation. | | |
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A force that stretches or pulls apart the crust is a. | stress. | b. | compression. | c. | tension. | d. | reduction. | | |
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A force that twists, tears, or pushes one part of the crust past
another is a. | stress. | b. | compression. | c. | tension. | d. | shear. | | |
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A force that squeezes or pushes the crust together is a. | compression. | b. | reduction. | c. | tension. | d. | subduction. | | |
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Mountains made of crumpled and folded layers of rock are
called a. | fault-block mountains. | b. | folded
mountains. | c. | compressed
mountains. | d. | relief
mountains. | | |
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Mountains formed by blocks of crust moving along a fault are
called a. | fault-block mountains. | b. | folded
mountains. | c. | compressed
mountains. | d. | relief
mountains. | | |
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