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WorksheetsEARTH PROCESSES
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What process created this V-shaped valley?
a)
Erosion due to a river
b)
Erosion due to a glacier
c)
Weathering due to a river
d)
Weathering due to wind
2.
What is the major force of erosion along the coast?
a)
Sand
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Waves
d)
Rain
3.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
4.
Which layer of the Earth is represented by letter C?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
5.
Which layer of the Earth is represented by letter B?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
6.
Which layer of Earth is divided into plates?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
d)
Mantle
7.
Tectonic plate movement is caused by
a)
movement in the inner core
b)
conduction in the mantle
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
oceanic plates drifting
8.
Pangea was a ______________ that included the 7 continents that we know today. ___________ movement eventually led to Pangea breaking apart and forming the continents that we know today.
a)
ocean; plate
b)
supercontinent; ocean
c)
environment; ocean
d)
supercontinent; plate
9.
What is the basic composition of Earth's core?
a)
The solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core
b)
The liquid inner core surrounded by a solid outer core
c)
Both inner core and outer core are solid
d)
Bothe the inner core and outer core are liquid
10.
Which best describes Earth's crust?
a)
It is stationary and unable to move.
b)
It is thicker than the mantle and the core.
c)
It is located between the outer and inner core.
d)
It is composed of oceanic and continental plates.
11.
What is the best description of primary waves?
a)
Waves that are the slowest, largest, and cause the most destruction
b)
Waves that cause rock particles to vibrate
c)
Waves that travel the fastest and cause rock material to move back and forth
d)
Waves that travel through a vacuum
12.
Which is most likely to occur when two continental plates are pushed together?
a)
The plates will stop moving.
b)
The plates will form a trench.
c)
The plates will form a mountain.
d)
The plates will break into pieces.
13.
Earthquakes are more damaging to structures closest to the
a)
seismic edge.
b)
most porous rock.
c)
epicenter.
d)
longitudinal wave.
14.
What is the best explanation for why the inner core of Earth is solid metal?
a)
The immense pressure of the weight of Earth prevents it from melting.
b)
The inner core is too cold to melt.
c)
the inner core is composed of materials that remain solid at incredibly high temperatures.
d)
None of the above is correct.
15.
A break in rock along which the ground has moved on either side is:
a)
an anticline
b)
a syncline
c)
a fault
d)
a sinkhole
16.
What do geologists call the Earth's crust and upper mantle?
a)
mesophere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthensosphere
d)
atmosphere
17.
What type of plate movement is best illustrated in the diagram?
a)
Divergent Plates
b)
Convergent Plates
c)
Plate Abruption
d)
Plate Subduction
18.
Secondary (S) seismic waves can pass through
a)
solids only
b)
gases only
c)
liquids only
d)
solis, gases, and liquids
19.
Which letter corresponds to the crest of the wave?
a)
Z
b)
W
c)
X
d)
Y
20.
Why would a person be cooler on a hot summer day wearing a light colored t-shirt and shorts than in a dark colored t-shirt and shorts made out of same material?
a)
dark colors are hotter.
b)
dark colors absorb more radiation from the sun.
c)
dark colors reflect more radiation from the sun.
d)
solar radiation avoids light colored objects.
21.
Which of the following involves a change in chemical properties?
a)
boiling water to make steam
b)
mixing baking soda and vinegar to make bubbles of carbon dioxide
c)
melting a bar of solid gold to make liquid gold
d)
tearing a piece of paper to make smaller pieces of paper
22.
What are the characteristics of a solid?
a)
Solids have an indefinite shape and definite volume.
b)
Solids have definite shape and no definite volume.
c)
Solids hace an indefinite shape and no definite volume.
d)
Solids have a definite shape and definite volume.
23.
True or False
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
True or FalseThe asthenosphere has soft rock that is very cool.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
True or FalseHeat rising from deep inside earth can move the crust’s plates.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
6. The Lithosphere is the______part of the mantle
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gaseous
27.
4. What layer is the hottest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
28.
5. Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
29.
What type of heat transfer in found in Earth"s asthenosphere?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
I don't know
30.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases. The density of the core increases.
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