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NDQ_003256 | Wegener found rocks of the same type and age on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: continental drift
The Continental Drift Idea:
Alfred Wegener was an early 20th century German meteorologist. Wegener believed that the continents were once all joined together. He named the supercontinent Pangaea, meaning all earth. Wegener suggested that Pangaea broke up long ago. Since then, the continents h... |
NDQ_003257 | Wegener suggested that Pangaea broke up a short time ago. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: continental drift
The Continental Drift Idea:
Alfred Wegener was an early 20th century German meteorologist. Wegener believed that the continents were once all joined together. He named the supercontinent Pangaea, meaning all earth. Wegener suggested that Pangaea broke up long ago. Since then, the continents h... |
NDQ_003258 | Wegener developed a theory to explain how continents can drift. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: continental drift
The Continental Drift Idea:
Alfred Wegener was an early 20th century German meteorologist. Wegener believed that the continents were once all joined together. He named the supercontinent Pangaea, meaning all earth. Wegener suggested that Pangaea broke up long ago. Since then, the continents h... |
NDQ_003351 | The most common stress at divergent plate boundaries is | a. tension stress, b. compression stress, c. shear stress, d. confining stress | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003352 | As a rock experiences more stress it | a. deforms plastically, then elastically, then breaks, b. breaks, then deforms plastically, then elastically, c. deforms elastically, then plastically, then breaks, d. breaks, then deforms elastically, then plastically | c | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003353 | Stresses change rock by causing | a. folds, b. faults, c. fractures, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003354 | In the Grand Canyon, the Kaibab Limestone is above the Toroweap Formation. We can say that | a. the Kaibab is the oldest rock layer in the canyon, b. the Toroweap is the oldest rock layer in the canyon, c. the Kaibab is older than the Toroweap, d. the Toroweap is older than the Kaibab | d | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003355 | A fold that bends downward is known as a(n) | a. monocline, b. syncline, c. anticline, d. incline | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003356 | When rocks deform plastically, they tend to | a. return to their original state, b. fold, c. break, d. fracture | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003357 | In a normal fault, | a. the fault plane is roughly vertical, b. the dip of the fault plane is nearly horizontal, c. the hanging wall pushes up relative to the footwall, d. the footwall pushes up relative to the hanging wall | d | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003358 | A place where rock breaks but doesnt move it is called a | a. fold, b. fault, c. joint, d. confinement | c | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003359 | A fracture becomes a fault only if rock | a. cracks, b. moves, c. folds, d. deforms | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003360 | Large mountain ranges, like the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, are uplifted on | a. normal faults, b. reverse faults, c. dip-slip faults, d. strike-slip faults | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003362 | Which statement about the San Andreas fault is false? | a. It is a transform fault, b. It is a strike-slip fault, c. It occurs at a plate boundary, d. none of the above | d | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003363 | Most of the worlds largest mountains formed at | a. convergent plate boundaries, b. divergent plate boundaries, c. transform plate boundaries, d. confining plate boundaries | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003371 | If very old rocks are above much younger rocks there may be a thrust fault in between. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003373 | A deeply buried rock is under compressive stresses. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003376 | The terrain known as basin-and-range is caused by compressive forces. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003378 | The amount the ground moves in an earthquake is called slip. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003379 | In a strike-slip fault, the dip of the fault plane is vertical. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003380 | Any force applied to rock is a stress. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003381 | When confining stress occurs, rock deforms. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003382 | Compression is the most common stress at convergent plates. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003383 | Stress is the cause of joints in rock. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003384 | A syncline is a fold that arches upward. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003385 | An area where faults are clustered is called a fault zone. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003386 | Movement of rock at faults is the cause of earthquakes. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003387 | Normal faults are caused by compression stress. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003388 | Strike-slip faults result from shear stress. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003389 | Only the process of folding creates mountain ranges. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003390 | fault in which the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | b | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003391 | block of rock that is beneath a dip-slip fault plane | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | g | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003392 | fault in which the hanging wall pushes up relative to the footwall | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | c | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003393 | block of rock that is above a dip-slip fault plane | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | f | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003394 | fault with a fault plane that is not vertical | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | a | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003395 | fault with a vertical fault plane | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | d | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003396 | reverse fault in which the fault plane is nearly horizontal | a. dip-slip fault, b. normal fault, c. reverse fault, d. strike-slip fault, e. thrust fault, f. hanging wall, g. footwall | e | Lesson: stress in earths crust
Causes and Types of Stress:
Stress is the force applied to a rock. There are four types of stresses: Confining stress happens as weight of all the overlying rock pushes down on a deeply buried rock. The rock is being pushed in from all sides, which compresses it. The rock will not deform... |
NDQ_003642 | When lava is thick it | a. travels far from vents, b. forms a caldera, c. flows rapidly, d. none of the above | d | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003643 | Lava that flows from vents at mid-ocean ridges | a. forms composite volcanoes, b. creates lava plateaus, c. creates lava domes, d. is thin and runny | d | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003644 | Examples of lava plateaus include the | a. ocean basins, b. Columbia Plateau, c. Hawaiian Islands, d. two of the above | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003645 | An intrusion forms when | a. a volcano erupts, b. magma cools underground, c. lava hardens at the surface, d. lava is very thin | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003646 | Which statement about hot springs is false? | a. They are very rare, b. They are found in Antarctica, c. They are used as natural hot tubs, d. They are thought to cure illnesses | a | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003647 | A geyser forms when underground water is | a. superheated, b. under pressure, c. trapped in a narrow passage, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003648 | Which statement about geysers is false? | a. There are only about 1000 geysers in the world, b. About half the worlds geysers are in the U.S, c. The water in geysers is heated by magma, d. All geysers erupt on a regular schedule | d | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003649 | hot water that seeps out of a crack at the surface | a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser | e | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003650 | igneous rock formation that results when lava cools in the middle of a volcanic crater | a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser | c | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003651 | hot water under pressure that forcefully erupts out of the surface | a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser | f | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003652 | type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools below Earths surface | a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003653 | type of igneous rock that forms when lava cools on Earths surface | a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser | a | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003654 | flat surface of igneous rock that forms when thin lava flows over a large area | a. extrusive igneous rock, b. intrusive igneous rock, c. lava dome, d. lava plateau, e. hot spring, f. geyser | d | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003662 | Intrusive igneous rocks are never visible on Earths surface. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003663 | A lava dome is any mountain that forms from lava. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003664 | The lava that forms a lava dome is thin and runny. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003665 | A lava plateau forms when a volcano produces very little lava. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003666 | Lava from shield volcanoes created the Hawaiian Islands. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003667 | Intrusions form on the surface and later are buried by sediments. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003668 | The water in hot springs is heated by magma. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: igneous landforms and geothermal activ
Landforms from Lava:
Extrusive igneous rocks cool at the surface. Volcanoes are one type of feature that forms from extrusive rocks. Several other interesting landforms are also extrusive features. Intrusive igneous rocks cool below the surface. These rocks do not always ... |
NDQ_003669 | Sediments produced by weathering include | a. boulders, b. gravel, c. silt, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003670 | If pieces of a rock flake off due to extreme temperature differences, it would be | a. erosion, b. mechanical weathering, c. chemical weathering, d. transportation | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003671 | What is the first step in the process of ice wedging? | a. Ice melts in cracks in rocks, b. Water freezes in cracks in rocks, c. Water seeps into cracks in rocks, d. Ice wedges apart cracks in rocks | c | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003672 | Chemical weathering | a. is unrelated to mechanical weathering, b. can go faster when there has been mechanical weathering, c. is slowed down after there has been mechanical weathering, d. none of these | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003673 | Abrasion may be caused by all of the following except | a. gravity, b. glaciers, c. moving water, d. carbon dioxide | d | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003674 | If a mineral changes to a different type it has experienced | a. erosion, b. physical weathering, c. chemical weathering, d. transportation | c | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003675 | Minerals undergo chemical weathering because | a. they formed at different pressure and temperature, b. they first undergo mechanical weathering, c. they break apart by mechanical weathering, d. water takes away some of their ions | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003676 | Plants can cause | a. mechanical weathering, b. chemical weathering, c. ice wedging, d. two of the above | d | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003677 | How does mechanical weathering increase the rate of chemical weathering? | a. It makes rocks softer, b. It changes the minerals in rocks, c. It increases the surface area of rocks, d. all of the above | c | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003678 | Because carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere | a. average global temperatures are rising, b. plants die off, c. the atmosphere is warmer, d. rainwater is a weak acid | d | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003680 | Agents of chemical weathering include all of the following except | a. ice, b. water, c. nitric acid, d. sulfuric aci | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003681 | Which rock weathers quickly? | a. basalt, b. granite, c. limestone, d. none of the above | c | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003683 | agent of chemical weathering | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003686 | weathering process that occurs when water freezes in cracks in rocks | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | g | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003688 | weathering process that occurs when rocks and rock particles scrape other rocks | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | c | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003689 | Important agents of chemical weathering include oxygen, carbon dioxide and sulfur. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003690 | rock particle created by weathering | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | e | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003691 | If temperature increases by 10C, the rate of chemical reactions will double. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003692 | type of weathering that breaks rock into smaller pieces | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | d | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003693 | movement of weathered rock particles | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | f | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003694 | All rocks weather at the same rate. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003695 | type of weathering that changes the minerals in rock | a. chemical weathering, b. carbonic acid, c. abrasion, d. mechanical weathering, e. sediment, f. erosion, g. ice wedging | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003696 | Abrasion is a type of chemical weathering. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003697 | Water can dissolve salt. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003705 | Natural weathering is usually a very slow process. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003706 | Grains of sands are weathered particles of rock. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003707 | Agents of mechanical weathering include wind and gravity. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003708 | Ice wedging occurs only in extremely cold climates. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003709 | Pebbles in a stream are worn smooth by abrasion. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003710 | Burrowing animals cause mechanical weathering. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003711 | Only acids can dissolve rocks. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003712 | Carbon dioxide makes a weak acid when it combines with oxygen in the air. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003713 | Water is an agent of both mechanical and chemical weathering. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003714 | All rocks weather at the same rate. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: weathering
What is Weathering:
Weathering changes solid rock into sediments. Sediments are different sizes of rock particles. Boulders are sedi- ments; so is gravel. At the other end, silt and clay are also sediments. Weathering causes rocks at the Earths surface to change form. The new minerals that form are ... |
NDQ_003761 | acid rain is caused by ___________ combining with __________ to form __________. | a. ozone; carbon dioxide; carbonic acid, b. mercury and iron; water vapor; mercuric and ferrous acids, c. sulfur and nitrogen oxides; water vapor; sulfuric and nitric acids, d. all of the above | c | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003762 | a ph scale has numbers from __________ to __________. neutral is the number __________. | a. 1; 14; 7, b. 1; 10; 5, c. 1; 100; 50, d. 1: 28; 14 | a | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003763 | natural rain has a ph of _________________. | a. 4.0, b. 5.6, c. 7.0, d. 8.6 | b | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003764 | a liquid with a ph of 2.0 is __________ more acidic than one with a ph of 4.0. | a. two times, b. ten times, c. 100 times, d. 200 times | c | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003765 | pollutants emitted from tall smokestacks cause problems because they can create acid rain far from where they were released, in other states or nations. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003766 | these types of rocks neutralize acids. | a. granite, b. shale, c. sandstone, d. limestone | d | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003767 | a big problem crops up when acid rain falls in countries that did not produce it. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003768 | poor nations | a. may experience crop damage that they cant control, b. are not affected by acid rain because they do not have many power plants, c. have learned to throw limestone on acid soil to help plants grow, d. all of these | a | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
NDQ_003769 | how are songbirds affected by acid rain? | a. they are killed when the rain touches their feathers, b. they do not thrive because their food sources die in the acid soils, c. their eggshells become so thick that the young cant get out, d. all of these | b | Lesson: acid rain
Acid Rain:
Acid rain is caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides emanating from power plants or metal refineries. The smokestacks have been built tall so that pollutants dont sit over cities (Figure 1.1). As they move, these pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric and nitric acids. The acid ... |
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