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WorksheetsGeology Benchmark Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rock that was melted and then cooled and hardened is called what?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
clastic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
2.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
melting and cooling
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
compaction and cementation
3.
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
d)
Mineral
4.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
5.
When rocks are broken and moved by things such as water, this is called...
a)
Heat
b)
Erosion
c)
Metamorphisis
d)
Compaction
6.
Igneous rocks that form as magma cools underground are called...
a)
extrusive
b)
intrusive
c)
felsic
d)
mafic
7.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
8.
Which rock type would be at the bottom of the chart?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
mineral
9.
Which process creates sediments?
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
cementation and compaction
c)
heat and pressure
d)
melting and cooling
10.
Which of these is a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
It is organic
b)
It exists in a liquid state
c)
It is a naturally formed
d)
It has a varying chemical composition
11.
Which property of minerals breaks in flat, smooth pieces?
a)
fracture
b)
streak
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
12.
Which of the following describes a rock that has minerals that are aligned like pages of a book?
a)
foliated igneous
b)
intrusive igneous
c)
foliated metamorphic
d)
intrusive metamorphic
13.
The way light reflects off of a mineral is it's _________.
a)
streak
b)
fracture
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
14.
The rock cycle
a)
ends with igneous rock
b)
begins with igneous rocks
c)
ends with metamorphic rocks
d)
has no beginning or end
15.
Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
16.
Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
a)
the younger the rocks get
b)
the smellier the rocks get
c)
the harder the rocks get
d)
the older the rocks get
17.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all
a)
Epochs
b)
Eras
c)
Periods
d)
Eons
19.
Footprints, nests, burrows and fossilized poop are examples of what kind of fossils?
a)
Trace Fossils
b)
preserved remains
c)
Erosion
d)
sedimentary rock
20.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
21.
A rock formed with 1000 atoms of a radioactive parent element, but only contains 250 radioactive parent atoms today. If the half-life of the parent element is one million years, how old is the rock?
a)
250,000 years old
b)
500,000 years old
c)
1,000,000 years old
d)
2,000,000 years old
22.
What percent of carbon-14 would be left after 5730 years?
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
23.
Archeologists have found a fossil that contains 87.5 grams of nitrogen-14 and 12.5 grams of carbon-14. The half life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. How old is the fossil?
a)
3 million years
b)
17,190 years
c)
11,460 years
d)
92,000 years
24.
Where two plates move past each other horizonally.
a)
Divergent Boundry
b)
Convergent Boundry
c)
On the Border
d)
Transform Boundry
25.
Where two plates collide.
a)
Divergent Boundry
b)
Convergent Boundry
c)
Transform Boundry
d)
Mocking Jay Boundry
26.
Where two plates move away from each other.
a)
Convergent Boundry
b)
Transform Boundry
c)
Divergent Boundry
d)
Digress Boundry
27.
At which type of boundary are mountains formed?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
28.
What stress is associated with a convergent plate boundary?
a)
compression
b)
tension
c)
shearing
d)
sea floor spreading
29.
The stress caused by a transform plate boundary is
a)
compression
b)
tension
c)
shearing
d)
subduction
30.
Plate movement is cause by
a)
conduction currents in the crust
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
volcanoes
d)
earthquakes
31.
Which type of plate boundary is shown at A?
a)
transform boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
divergent boundary
d)
fractured boundary
32.
The layer of putty-like consistency that flows and moves the plates of the Earth is called the ________.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
crust
d)
asthenosphere
33.
Which type of fault forms as a result of tension?
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike-slip
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