7th Grade Unit#1 - Materials and Processes that Shape the Earth Homework

  DAY #!

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Temperature Sediment Erosion Rust Deposition volcano debris

_______________	1.	Water moving swiftly down a streambed carries small particles of soil, sand, and gravel which is called ____.
_______________	2.	You might find an igneous rock near a ____.
_______________	3.	The earth's surface is worn away by ____.
_______________	4.	When glaciers melt they leave behind ridgelike piles of rocks and ____ called moraines.
_______________	5.	Birds will use ____, as well as sticks and twigs, to build their nests.
_______________	6.	With no air conditioning, the ____ in our room climbed to 90 degrees!
_______________	7.	____ on a bridge forms from a slow chemical change.
_______________	8.	____ has sculpted unusual land structures in the west.
_______________	9.	The minimum ____ is the lowest temperature.
_______________	10.	To study a ____, I have to take a geology class.
_______________	11.	The wearing away of rock and soil by water, wind, and ice is called ____.
_______________	12.	The terrible storms caused ____ along the beaches.
_______________	13.	"Ash from the ____ rained down on Pompeii," read Ayush.
_______________	14.	The heat by the ____ was intense.
_______________	15.	The ____ of the sand made the beach grow to twice its original size.

DAY #2

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Temperature strength Pressure Erosion sediments Sediment volcano Rust

_______________	16.	Metal will ____ if left outside in the rain.
_______________	17.	The ____ of the hillside was caused by water and wind.
_______________	18.	The ____ over the last few years made the rocks look smaller.
_______________	19.	The ____ in the jar had an increase in air pressure, also called high pressure.
_______________	20.	At the beach, deposition happens when ____ from cliffs are washed away and then deposited as sand.
_______________	21.	A huge fireball exploded out of the ____ and lit up the sky for miles.
_______________	22.	Sedimentary rock can be formed from ____ such as sand that is pressed or cemented together.
_______________	23.	The old car was covered with ____.
_______________	24.	Cementation takes place when small pieces of sediment come together when under ____.
_______________	25.	Jose was admired for his ____ as an athlete.
_______________	26.	The oven must be at the specific ____ to bake the cake.
_______________	27.	Scientists were startled when the dormant ____ erupted without warning.
_______________	28.	A ____ mostly happen where the Earth's moving plates open up cracks and weak spots in the crust.
_______________	29.	Erosion breaks up rocks into ____.

DAY#3

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Temperature Sediment volcano deposit strength Pressure Erosion Rust

_______________	30.	I was amazed by his ____.
_______________	31.	He had to use all his ____ to pick up the rock.
_______________	32.	Oil inhibits the formation of ____ on metal.
_______________	33.	I did not have enough ____ to pick up the heavy bags.
_______________	34.	The river bottom was covered in soft ____.
_______________	35.	The phenomenon of ____ or gravel accumulating. Often caused by erosion.
_______________	36.	____ is a process that is so slow it is almost imperceptible.
_______________	37.	The long climb to the top of the mountain exhausted out ____.
_______________	38.	The eruption of the ____ was scary.
_______________	39.	We could not control the room's ____ because the thermostat was broken.
_______________	40.	The flood left a ____ of stones on the river banks.
_______________	41.	Limestone water will gradually leave a limestone ____ on water fixtures.
_______________	42.	____ is what makes canyons.
_______________	43.	Metamorphism happens when heat, ____, and moisture changes a rock's structure and shape.
_______________	44.	Ash from the ____ rained down on the village.

DAY #4

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Temperature sediments Pressure Erosion power Cementation strength abrasion deposit Deposition Sediment volcano Silica

_______________	45.	The freezer was set to maintain a constant ____ of 32 degrees.
_______________	46.	When a rock has gone through ____, it is like cementing it to something else.
_______________	47.	I had to use all my ____ to lift the heavy box.
_______________	48.	____ can cause rocks to deform, or change shape.
_______________	49.	The ____ piles up at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
_______________	50.	I wish they would adjust the ____ so it was not freezing in class.
_______________	51.	If there were even traces of volcanic ash, under the microscope, the rocks would have a few tiny smashed bubbles of the mineral ____.
_______________	52.	Magma will ooze out of ____ vents.
_______________	53.	You need pressure to 'squish' ____ into sedimentary rocks.
_______________	54.	____ of gravel was the result of the glacier's movement.
_______________	55.	There are ____ lines above our house to control the electricity.
_______________	56.	The mountain became a small hill due to ____.
_______________	57.	The cross-section diagram shows exactly where the gold ____ is.
_______________	58.	My ____ was renewed after a night's rest.
_______________	59.	The ____ creates a sandblasting effect that can erode or smooth rocks.
_______________	60.	The icy winter ____ made my fingers numb.

DAY #5

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Cementation Intrusive Pressure decay Deposition strength volcano Rust sediments Sediment debris

_______________	61.	The ____ on my bike is a chemical change.
_______________	62.	The ____ resulting from the explosion blanketed the highway.
_______________	63.	The ____ of sediment formed a flood plain along the river.
_______________	64.	____ takes place when small pieces of sediment come together when under pressure.
_______________	65.	the ____ of the sediment caused the mountains erosion.
_______________	66.	The ____ was built up in the harbour.
_______________	67.	put ____ on the brake pedal to stop the car.
_______________	68.	The world's largest active ____ is on the island of Hawaii.
_______________	69.	Cementation takes place when small pieces of ____ come together when under pressure.
_______________	70.	When plants and animals die, they ____, or rot.
_______________	71.	It takes alot of ____ to make a large sedimentary rock.
_______________	72.	____ metamorphic rocks are coarse-grained.
_______________	73.	The metal was corrupted by ____ when it was left out in the rain.
_______________	74.	Iron and water are two substances that combine to form iron oxide or ____.
_______________	75.	Iron filings sprinkled over a magnet form lines of force that show the ____ and the direction of the magnet force.

DAY #6

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Temperature Deposition Sediment volcano weight Cementation Intrusive Chemical Erosion decay

_______________	76.	____ caused the soil to form a huge rock on the beach.
_______________	77.	The ____ dropped and it became very cold outside.
_______________	78.	The magma chambers are located many miles below the ____.
_______________	79.	Deltas are formed by ____.
_______________	80.	____ is rock that has been smashed into tiny pieces by weathering.
_______________	81.	Heat can be given off in a ____ reaction.
_______________	82.	Niagara Falls causes ____ as its water rushes over the rocks at the edge.
_______________	83.	The rough waters stirred up the ____ at the ocean bottom.
_______________	84.	____ can be caused by water, wind, or ice.
_______________	85.	____ igneous rock usually has a coarse grained texture.
_______________	86.	Shelby takes an aerobics class to lose ____.
_______________	87.	Plant and animal material ____ in the soil.
_______________	88.	____ binds particles and rock fragments together.
_______________	89.	The wind and water caused much ____ of the land.
_______________	90.	The dropping of materials moved by erosion is called ____.
_______________	91.	The ____ erupted and spewed hot lava for miles.

DAY #7

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Complete each sentence using the words in the word list.

Temperature Sediment Chemical Rust sediments Pressure volcano

_______________	92.	The hot cinders coated the ground after the ____ erupted.
_______________	93.	____ are pieces of rock, shells, and other things.
_______________	94.	Rocks and ____ are forms of deposition.
_______________	95.	Oxygen acts with iron to form ____.
_______________	96.	The old jalopy was covered with ____ and missing a tire.
_______________	97.	It was a nice cool ____ today.
_______________	98.	The ____ reaction caused a fire.
_______________	99.	The roof could not withstand the ____ of the rain and collapsed. DAY #8 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 1.   We could not control the room's (temperature, sedimentary rock, Silica) because the thermostat was broken. _______________ 2.   Sedimentary rock can be formed from (Chemical weathering, Metamorphic rock, sediments) such as sand that is pressed or cemented together. _______________ 3.   With no air conditioning, the (temperature, Extrusive, divergent plates) in our room climbed to 90 degrees! _______________ 4.   It takes great (Cementation, pressure, Igneous rock) to change coal into a diamond. _______________ 5.   The (rust, Cementation, Physical Weathering) on my bike is a chemical change. _______________ 6.   The freezer was set to maintain a constant (temperature, Rock cycle, eat away) of 32 degrees. _______________ 7.   (Metamorphic rock, Wind water ice, Rust) on a bridge forms from a slow chemical change. _______________ 8.   I had to use all my (Intrusive, Tarnishing, strength) to lift the heavy box. _______________ 9.   Ash from the (volcano, residue, deposition) rained down on the village. _______________ 10.   The (Silica, Rock cycle, pressure) in the jar had an increase in air pressure, also called high pressure. _______________ 11.   (Intrusive, Eat away, Sediments) are pieces of rock, shells, and other things. _______________ 12.   It was a nice cool (temperature, Extrusive, Compaction) today. DAY #9 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 13.   Limestone water will gradually leave a limestone (Pressure, deposit, tension) on water fixtures. _______________ 14.   The world's largest active (volcano, scuff, Intrusive) is on the island of Hawaii. _______________ 15.   When a rock has gone through (Physical Weathering, cementation, Extrusive) , it is like cementing it to something else. _______________ 16.   (Rust, Pressure, Weight) can cause rocks to deform, or change shape. _______________ 17.   (Volcano, Sediment, Stress) is rock that has been smashed into tiny pieces by weathering. _______________ 18.   Cementation takes place when small pieces of sediment come together when under (pressure, oxidation, strength) . _______________ 19.   The (stress, Tarnishing, volcano) erupted and spewed hot lava for miles. _______________ 20.   You need pressure to 'squish' (weight, residue, sediments) into sedimentary rocks. _______________ 21.   (Igneous rock, Erosion, Tension) is a process that is so slow it is almost imperceptible. _______________ 22.   Birds will use (divergent plates, debris, Temperature) , as well as sticks and twigs, to build their nests. _______________ 23.   Rocks and (Physical Weathering, sediment, sediments) are forms of deposition. _______________ 24.   If there were even traces of volcanic ash, under the microscope, the rocks would have a few tiny smashed bubbles of the mineral (Chemical weathering, silica, Intrusive) . DAY #10 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 25.   I was amazed by his (Pressure, compression, strength) . _______________ 26.   The terrible storms caused (erosion, decay, strength) along the beaches. _______________ 27.   The wearing away of rock and soil by water, wind, and ice is called (erosion, Rust, placement) . _______________ 28.   The flood left a (Chemical weathering, deposit, residue) of stones on the river banks. _______________ 29.   The deposition of (Compaction, sediment, Deposition) formed a flood plain along the river. _______________ 30.   The oven must be at the specific (temperature, deposition, placement) to bake the cake. _______________ 31.   Magma will ooze out of (volcano, Chemical weathering, deposit) vents. _______________ 32.   (Wind water ice, Cementation, Tarnishing) binds particles and rock fragments together. _______________ 33.   The (abrasion, Tarnishing, deposition) creates a sandblasting effect that can erode or smooth rocks. _______________ 34.   (Deposition, Force, Intrusive) igneous rock usually has a coarse grained texture. _______________ 35.   (Erosion, Extrusive, Scuff) has sculpted unusual land structures in the west. _______________ 36.   The river bottom was covered in soft (sediment, weight, stress) . _______________ 37.   (Eat away, Power, Erosion) formed the Grand Canyon. DAY #11 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 38.   Jose was admired for his (Cementation, deposit, strength) as an athlete. _______________ 39.   (Compression, Tarnishing, Intrusive) metamorphic rocks are coarse-grained. _______________ 40.   The old man did not have the (residue, scuff, strength) to stand. _______________ 41.   The mountain became a small hill due to (erosion, weight, deposit) . _______________ 42.   Cementation takes place when small pieces of (sediment, oxidation, strength) come together when under pressure. _______________ 43.   Many yards were filled with (Cementation, debris, stress) after the hurricane. _______________ 44.   Scientists were startled when the dormant (volcano, power, placement) erupted without warning. _______________ 45.   The long climb to the top of the mountain exhausted out (sedimentary rock, Rust, strength) . _______________ 46.   The (deposition, sediments, Temperature) of the sand made the beach grow to twice its original size. _______________ 47.   (Cementation, Stress, Intrusive) takes place when small pieces of sediment come together when under pressure. _______________ 48.   The old car was covered with (Metamorphic rock, abrasion, rust) . _______________ 49.   The minimum (deposit, filing, temperature) is the lowest temperature. DAY #12 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 50.   (Tension, Sediment, Deposition) can be caused by water, wind, or ice. _______________ 51.   The (sediment, divergent plates, compression) was built up in the harbour. _______________ 52.   Erosion breaks up rocks into (sediments, placement, Deposition) . _______________ 53.   It will require a lot of (strength, filing, Sediment) to pick up all those heavy boxes. _______________ 54.   The (abrasion, debris, Sediment) from the tyhoon could be seen all over the neighborhood. _______________ 55.   The metal was corrupted by (rust, Deposition, debris) when it was left out in the rain. _______________ 56.   The (Compaction, volcano, deposition) of sediment formed a flood plain along the river. _______________ 57.   You might find an igneous rock near a (strain, Extrusive, volcano) . _______________ 58.   The rough waters stirred up the (deposition, Chemical weathering, sediment) at the ocean bottom. _______________ 59.   I wish they would adjust the (temperature, sediments, debris) so it was not freezing in class. _______________ 60.   That (strain, sedimentary rock, volcano) is dormant because it hasn't erupted for over 200 years. _______________ 61.   The magma chambers are located many miles below the (wind water ice, volcano, force) . DAY #13 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 62.   The (strain, Chemical, erosion) over the last few years made the rocks look smaller. _______________ 63.   The dropping of materials moved by erosion is called (deposition, Pressure, Tarnishing) . _______________ 64.   The Yellow River in China got its name from the (compression, deposition, filing) of yellow colored loess along the banks. _______________ 65.   The cross-section diagram shows exactly where the gold (Intrusive, wind water ice, deposit) is. _______________ 66.   The heat by the (volcano, eat away, Pressure) was intense. _______________ 67.   A huge fireball exploded out of the (volcano, filing, Chemical) and lit up the sky for miles. _______________ 68.   The eruption of the (volcano, Sediment, sediments) was scary. _______________ 69.   Niagara Falls causes (Compaction, Pressure, erosion) as its water rushes over the rocks at the edge. _______________ 70.   (Sediment, Deposition, Scuff) of gravel was the result of the glacier's movement. _______________ 71.   Some metal will (Temperature, oxidation, rust) if left outside in the rain. _______________ 72.   The roof could not withstand the (Chemical, volcano, pressure) of the rain and collapsed. _______________ 73.   The earth's surface is worn away by (erosion, sedimentary rock, filing) . _______________ 74.   Metamorphism happens when heat, (Erosion, tension, pressure) , and moisture changes a rock's structure and shape. DAY #14 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 75.   The hot cinders coated the ground after the (volcano, abrasion, metamorphic rock) erupted. _______________ 76.   Plant and animal material (decay, divergent plates, wind water ice) in the soil. _______________ 77.   The wind and water caused much (sediments, Sediment, erosion) of the land. _______________ 78.   The phenomenon of (Metamorphic rock, sediment, Erosion) or gravel accumulating. Often caused by erosion. _______________ 79.   (Cementation, Metamorphic rock, Filing) caused the soil to form a huge rock on the beach. _______________ 80.   Iron filings sprinkled over a magnet form lines of force that show the (strength, force, Igneous rock) and the direction of the magnet force. _______________ 81.   When plants and animals die, they (Rock cycle, decay, Cementation) , or rot. _______________ 82.   There are (strength, power, Metamorphic rock) lines above our house to control the electricity. _______________ 83.   Oxygen acts with iron to form (Cementation, Metamorphic rock, rust) . _______________ 84.   Heat can be given off in a (Igneous rock, Physical Weathering, chemical) reaction. _______________ 85.   Sediments made by weathering are put in a new place by (deposition, stress, metamorphic rock) . _______________ 86.   Shelby takes an aerobics class to lose (eat away, scuff, weight) . DAY #15 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 87.   The (deposition, chemical, strength) reaction caused a fire. _______________ 88.   A (weight, tension, volcano) mostly happen where the Earth's moving plates open up cracks and weak spots in the crust. _______________ 89.   The icy winter (temperature, Erosion, oxidation) made my fingers numb. _______________ 90.   To study a (volcano, divergent plates, Erosion) , I have to take a geology class. _______________ 91.   The (decay, Igneous rock, temperature) dropped and it became very cold outside. _______________ 92.   Iron and oxygen change into iron oxide during a (decay, debris, chemical) reaction. _______________ 93.   He had to use all his (tension, strength, wind water ice) to pick up the rock. _______________ 94.   Oil inhibits the formation of (volcano, strength, rust) on metal. _______________ 95.   The old jalopy was covered with (compression, Rock cycle, rust) and missing a tire. _______________ 96.   I did not have enough (strength, Silica, decay) to pick up the heavy bags. _______________ 97.   the (Silica, deposition, force) of the sediment caused the mountains erosion. _______________ 98.   My (strength, placement, metamorphic rock) was renewed after a night's rest. DAY #16 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Complete each sentence. _______________ 99.   Iron and water are two substances that combine to form iron oxide or (Igneous rock, sediment, rust) . Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 1.  in put weathering Sediments are made place deposition by new a by . 2.  rocks and behind When moraines of glaciers leave they called debris piles melt ridgelike . 3.  rocks into squish pressure You need sedimentary sediments to . ' ' 4.  The could and withstand the not collapsed rain pressure roof of the . 5.  nice was a temperature cool It today . 6.  pressure when place pieces come when takes sediment together of small Cementation under . 7.  is the cross-section diagram where deposit gold exactly shows The . 8.  take I a volcano study class To a to have geology , . DAY #17 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 9.  caused terrible The the beaches along erosion storms . 10.  water iron rust Iron or combine substances oxide form that and to are two . 11.  has is else it like cementing When cementation through gone it rock something to a , . 12.  was by amazed I his strength . 13.  oxygen Iron and a change into chemical reaction during iron oxide . 14.  the formation metal Oil inhibits on of rust . 15.  will ooze Magma out vents of volcano . 16.  up the sediment waters the bottom at rough The ocean stirred . DAY #18 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 17.  to top The out the the mountain strength climb long exhausted of . 18.  the erupted hot The cinders ground coated the after volcano . 19.  are At then sediment cliffs away deposition as the deposited and happens sand beach when washed from , . 20.  formed Canyon the Grand Erosion . 21.  diamond a takes to coal into It change great pressure . 22.  use lift all to to heavy the had strength my I box . 23.  were mineral have smashed microscope few even If the would volcanic of tiny ash under silica the of there traces bubbles a rocks the , . , 24.  Intrusive coarse-grained metamorphic are rocks . DAY #19 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 25.  the pedal the to on put car pressure stop brake . 26.  minimum the temperature The lowest is temperature . 27.  Earth up where the open plates s cracks weak and in mostly moving the spots crust volcano A happen ' . 28.  animal soil the material and in decay Plant . 29.  at piles up River sediment the the The Mississippi mouth of . 30.  erupted t That for hasn because it is volcano years over 200 dormant . ' 31.  will if the rust in outside Metal left rain . 32.  small mountain due became erosion The a to hill . 33.  after was a My rest night strength s renewed . ' DAY #20 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 34.  We the temperature room thermostat control broken not s was could the because . 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DAY #22 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 50.  and miles for spewed hot volcano erupted The lava . 51.  sediment flood of plain deposition The river formed a the along . 52.  that and show Iron filings form direction of over the magnet the lines a sprinkled force strength force the magnet of . 53.  deposition erosion mountains the caused of the the sediment . 54.  jalopy old missing The and was with a rust tire covered . 55.  wish the temperature in class not they I so freezing would adjust it was . 56.  increase pressure The called jar had pressure an high also the in in air pressure , . 57.  Oxygen iron acts form rust with to . 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DAY #24 Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Rewrite each sentence in the correct order and using the correct punctuation. 67.  sandblasting or that The erode can smooth abrasion creates effect a rocks . 68.  up into sediments Erosion breaks rocks . 69.  under pressure sediment pieces of takes when together small Cementation when place come . 70.  of pieces rock shells other and things Sediments are . , , 71.  or decay animals die plants and rot When they , , . 72.  of erosion moved The called is dropping deposition by materials . 73.  my a on rust change bike chemical The is . 74.  is Erosion canyons makes what .