WorksheetsUnit 9 and 10
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
2.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Reform
d)
Transform
3.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
4.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
5.
Which layer has convection currents?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
6.
subduction zones in the ocean can create which features?
a)
islands
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
all of the above
7.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
At plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
8.
When one plate sides under neath another, it _________ and the magma _________.
a)
hardens, sinks
b)
melts, sinks
c)
hardens, rises
d)
melts, rises
9.
The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
continent-to-continent convergent
c)
ocean-to-continent convergent
d)
transform
10.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
11.
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
neither
12.
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Sedergent
d)
Transform
13.
What is this image...
a)
Revolving boundary
b)
San Andreas (Transform)
c)
Convergent
14.
Two tectonic plates collide at a _______ plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
15.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
16.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
17.
This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
a)
ocean trench
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
tall mountains
d)
transform fault
18.
A continental rift valley can be formed from stretching continental crust at...
a)
transform plate boundaries
b)
convergent plate boundaries
c)
divergent plate boundaries
d)
all plate boundaries
19.
A mid-ocean ridge occurs at a ________ plate boundary.
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
20.
What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?
a)
Covergent
b)
Transformers
c)
Divergent
d)
Transform
21.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
22.
Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
A peninsula
d)
An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.
23.
Which layer of the Earth allows tectonic plates to move?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Crust
d)
Lithosphere
24.
What did Alfred Wegner call his super- continent?
a)
A. Gondwana Land
b)
B. Pangaea
25.
Tectonic plates are large pieces of which layer of Earth?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
26.
Compared to continental crust, oceanic crust is _____ and _____.
a)
thinner and less dense
b)
thinner and more dense
c)
thicker and less dense
d)
thicker and more dense
27.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge is an example of a landform created by oceanic/oceanic divergent boundary.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Which layer is "squishy" allowing the plates to float on top of it?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Mesosphere
29.
What causes the plates to move?
a)
Ocean Tides
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Subduction of plates converging
d)
Convection currents within the mantle
30.
Where do most geological events happen?
a)
In the Pacific Ocean
b)
On larger continents
c)
Along the plate boundaries
d)
At the North and South Poles
31.
The boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate is a transform boundary. What event is likely to occur at this boundary?
a)
Mountain formation
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Hurricanes
d)
Volcanic eruptions
32.
Where tectonic plates pull away from each other, which of the following geologic land forms is most likely to form?
a)
Ridge
b)
Plateau
c)
Mountain
d)
Beach
33.
Which of the following geologic events would most likely occur where two continental plates converge?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Earthquake
c)
Mountain formation
d)
Trench formation
34.
How many layers does the Earth have?
a)
Four
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Five
35.
Which of these is NOT a layer of the Earth?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Water Level
d)
Inner Core
36.
What is a tectonic plate?
a)
A piece of the Moon
b)
A piece of the Earth's crust
c)
A piece of the mantle
d)
The center of the Eart
37.
What can tectonic plates crashing into each other cause?
a)
Hurricanes
b)
Rain
c)
Floods
d)
Earthquakes
38.
What is the name of the super continent?
a)
Pancake Island
b)
Flatland
c)
Pangaea
d)
Dinosaur Island
39.
What can we learn from fossils?
a)
How earthquakes are created
b)
How erosion created changed mountains
c)
How the moon was created
d)
How Earth's environment has changed over time
40.
What might you conclude if a fish fossil was found on top of a mountain in Georgia?
a)
An ocean once covered that area of Georgia
b)
The fish evolved wings and could fly
c)
An earthquake caused the fish to migrate to the mountaintop
d)
A forest once covered the area of Georgia
41.
Which layer of the Earth is divided into plates?
a)
Outer Space
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
d)
Core
42.
Name the plate boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
43.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
44.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
45.
Scientist who developed the Continental Drift Theory
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Isaac Newton
46.
Erosion is defined as ________
a)
The transport of sediment
b)
The break down of rcoks into sediment
c)
the depositing of sediment
d)
None of these
47.
Weathering is defined as________
a)
The transport of sediments
b)
The breaking down of rocks into sediment
c)
The deposit of sediment
d)
None of these
48.
Fossils are found in what type of rock?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
None of these
49.
What type of rock is formed deep underground through heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentray
c)
Metamorphic
d)
None of these
50.
Obsidian is shiny, smooth and usually black. It is an igneous rock, and forms when:
a)
Magma cools slowly underground
b)
Lava cools slowly underground
c)
Magma cools quickly on the surface
d)
Lava cools quickly on the surface
51.
The youngest rocks would be located _____
a)
Closest to the mid-ocean ridge
b)
farthest away from the mid-ocean ridge
c)
in the middle of the mid-ocean ridge
d)
none of these
52.
What type of rock is forming in this image?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
None of these
53.
What caused the letters on this old tombstone to fade?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
being made of cheap material
d)
none of these
54.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
55.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
56.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
57.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
58.
This rock used to be the bottom of an ocean millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
59.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
60.
This rock was layers of fossils that were buried, heated, and compressed over millions of years. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
61.
Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
62.
After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
63.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
64.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
65.
This started as a rock that was formed near a volcano. It was buried deeper in the ground, heated, and compressed over a long time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
66.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
67.
This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
68.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
69.
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Reform
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