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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What increases as you go deeper into the Earth?
a)
volume & density
b)
temperature & pressure
c)
composition & temperature
d)
space & time
2.
_____________ is a single large landmass created when all the continents were joined together.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Pangaea
d)
The Theory of Evolution
3.
_____________ came up with the theory of continental drift.
a)
Alfred Einstein
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Harry Hess
d)
Barack Obama
4.
What is the driving force to plate tectonics occurring when warm magma rises and cooler magma sinks?
a)
An oceanic current
b)
A conventional current
c)
A convection current
d)
A magnetic current
5.
The inner core is made up of ______________.
a)
solid magnesium
b)
solid nickel and iron
c)
liquid magnesium
d)
liquid nickel and iron
6.
Evidence to support continental drift included ______________.
a)
remains of human beings on a number of continents
b)
similar fossils found on different continents
c)
how the continents drifted
d)
written records
7.
_________ is the thickest layer of the Earth.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
8.
The lithospheric plates make up which layer of the Earth?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
9.
Which layer of the Earth is most dense?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
10.
In seafloor spreading, the ________ ocean floor is far from the mid-ocean ridge.
a)
newer
b)
rockier
c)
younger
d)
older
11.
A scientist found ancient fossils of tropical plants in a region that now stays frozen year round. What is the best conclusion?
a)
Tropical plants sometimes grow in the ice.
b)
Long ago, the Earth did not get cold.
c)
Polar bears ate these plants to survive.
d)
Long ago, the region was much warmer.
12.
In the process of seafloor spreading, where does molten material rise from the mantle and erupt?
a)
Along the edges of all the continents
b)
Along the mid-ocean ridge
c)
In deep-ocean trenches
d)
At the North and South poles
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