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WorksheetsEarth's Materials and Tectonic Plates
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following models would best represent the inner and outer core of Earth, based on the physical characteristics of each layer?
a)
A metal ball bearing (solid) suspended in oil (liquid)
b)
Gelatin (red semi-solid) on top of a cracker (brittle solid)
c)
A ball of clay (solid) filled with water (liquid)
d)
Rubber ball (flexible solid) painted red (thin solid covering)
2.
The lithosphere consists of the –
a)
upper mantle and the crust.
b)
lower mantle and the outer core.
c)
inner and outer core.
d)
crust and the entire mantle.
3.
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -
a)
crust
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
4.
Which of Earth’s layers has the lowest density?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
5.
According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
6.
Oceans, and other bodies of water, are found on which layer of Earth?
a)
outer core
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
crust
7.
Which layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
8.
The mantle does not behave the same throughout. In places where the mantle flows like a liquid, it does so because it -
a)
is being moved by plates.
b)
is under more pressure.
c)
has melted completely.
d)
has existed for longer.
9.
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
10.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
outer core
outer core
d)
inner core
inner core
inner core
11.
Which layer of Earth is composed of liquid rock?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
lithosphere
d)
outer core
12.
Which layer of Earth do scientists believe is most likely made of solid metals?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
13.
What layer of the earth is composed of material of the highest density?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
mantle
14.
Which of the following best describes the position of the layer of the earth known as the crust?
a)
Above the mantle, which is above the core
b)
Above the core, and below the mantle
c)
Between the inner core and the outer core
d)
Below all other layers, including the mantle and core
15.
A student constructs a clay model of Earth to show its layers. What property is the model able to share with the real Earth? The model will have layers that are the same
a)
temperatures as the real Earth.
b)
positions as the real Earth.
c)
state of matter as the Real Earth.
d)
thickness as the real Earth.
16.
Which layer of Earth behaves more like a solid near the top, and more like a liquid near the bottom, where pressure is higher?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
17.
Rocks are classified by -
a)
how they were formed.
b)
when they were formed.
c)
where they were formed.
d)
their color when formed.
18.
Sedimentary rock can be changed into metamorphic rock if it is -
a)
weathered and eroded by ocean waves.
b)
exposed to extreme heat underground.
c)
broken down by heating and cooling.
d)
cemented with minerals carried in water.
19.
Metamorphic rock forms where any kind of rock –
a)
is crystalized after being liquid rock.
b)
contains fossils of marine organisms.
c)
is changed by the extreme heat and pressure.
d)
is composed of cemented sediment.
20.
Small particles of broken down rock can be formed into sedimentary rock when they are buried and then –
a)
melted completely because of extreme heat
b)
compressed and cemented together
c)
pushed upward and exposed to wind and water
d)
contaminated by underground nuclear material
21.
Igneous and sedimentary rocks could each be changed into metamorphic rock if they are changed by -
a)
weathering
b)
organisms
c)
pressure
d)
cementation
22.
In order to be classified as metamorphic, a rock must have –
a)
magma cooling underground.
b)
changed with heat and pressure
c)
compacted sediment into layers
d)
formed in less than 100 years
23.
Which of the following processes produce metamorphic rocks?
a)
rapid burial
b)
gradual cooling
c)
regular deposition
d)
extreme pressure
24.
Igneous rock forms in regions where –
a)
rock is heated to melting point then cooled to a solid.
b)
metallic minerals are put under extreme pressure.
c)
a river deposits sand and mud over a long time.
d)
evidence of organisms is becoming fossilized.
25.
Sedimentary rocks often contain horizontal layers because they are formed by the -
a)
deposition of sediment
b)
movement of tectonic plates
c)
heating of organisms
d)
cooling of melted rock
26.
Which of the following is one of the final processes in the formation of sedimentary rock?
a)
melting
b)
cementation
c)
flowing
d)
separation
27.
Which of the following processes is one of the early steps in the formation of sedimentary rock?
a)
Weathering of existing rock
b)
Crystallization of molten minerals
c)
Melting of rock in volcanoes
d)
Chemical reactions that produce heat
28.
Geologists might recognize a metamorphic rock by distorted, wavy layers because they were caused by -
a)
compaction and cementation.
b)
melting and crystallization
c)
erosion and deposition
d)
pressure and heat
29.
a)
North American Plate
b)
South American Plate
c)
African Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
30.
The interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events?
a)
hurricanes
b)
tropical storms
c)
earthquakes
d)
tornados
31.
a)
mountain formation
b)
an earthquake
c)
trench formation
d)
volcanic island formation
32.
Where two tectonic plates converge and move toward each other, which of the following is likely to result?
a)
rift valley
b)
mountain range
c)
arid desert
d)
tropical rainforest
33.
a)
Plate W
b)
Plate X
c)
Plate Y
d)
Plate Z
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