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WorksheetsDynamic Earth 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old are the oldest rocks in Britain?
a)
500 million years old
b)
6000 years old
c)
2.7 billion years old
d)
4.5 billion years old
2.
When did the most recent Ice Ages start?
a)
2.8 million years ago
b)
250,000 years ago
c)
20,000 years ago
d)
11,000 years ago
3.
What mass movement process is happening in the picture
a)
Creep
b)
Flow
c)
Fall
d)
Slide
4.
What is the correct term for these sediments
a)
Talus
b)
Scree
c)
Laterite
d)
Solifluction
5.
Tectonic plates that slide past each other are known as?
a)
Convergent Boundaries
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Transform Faults
d)
Divergent Boundaries
6.
What kind of volcano is shown in the photograph
a)
Shield
b)
Geyser
c)
Strato-volcano
d)
Stronbolian
7.
What is the product of weathering called
a)
Scree
b)
Talus
c)
Regolith
d)
In situ
8.
During chemical weathering of parent material, which
of the following are the most soluble and removed first?
a)
Iron
b)
Silica
c)
Bases
d)
Sesquioxides
9.
Sediments are made of discrete particles. These particles are termed:
a)
Clints
b)
Clasts
c)
Grykes
d)
Groynes
10.
Which axis of a particle is used to determine length
a)
rear
b)
c
c)
a
d)
b
11.
What is the term for down-wind, steep face of a ripple or dune?
a)
Barchan
b)
Lee
c)
Stoss
d)
Staple
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