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Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?
a)
Hot and Wet
b)
Cold and Dry
c)
Hot and Cold
d)
Cold and Wet
2.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering EXCEPT...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
3.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
4.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
5.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
6.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical or mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
7.
Picture A is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada. Picture B shows only the west ridge of the mountain range. What is the most likely reason for the shape of picture B?
a)
It was hit by a volcano
b)
Chemical weathering
c)
mechanical weathering
d)
it was caused by an earthquake
8.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
10.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
11.
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
12.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
13.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
14.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
15.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
16.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
17.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
18.
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
19.
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
20.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
21.
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
22.
The way a surface (of a mineral) reflect light. Either metallic or nonmetallic:
a)
Cleavage
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Reflection
23.
____________ is determined by scratching a mineral with other minerals.
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
streak
d)
color
24.
The tendency for a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form, smooth flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystallization
d)
Fracture
25.
The color of the powdered form of a mineral found by rubbing a mineral against a white tile.
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
26.
The density of a mineral is ___________________.
a)
The same regardless of the size of the mineral
b)
gets bigger as the size gets bigger
c)
minerals don't have density
27.
If a mineral does not break smoothly, and leaves an uneven surface:
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
hardness
d)
inorganic
28.
A rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral is a(n)
a)
gem
b)
gemstone
c)
ore
d)
smelt
29.
Magma that reaches the surface
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
water
30.
Molten material from the mantle that hardens to form rocks
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
solution
d)
crystals
31.
All of the following are evidence of continental drift EXCEPT:
a)
similar rock layers on separate continents
b)
similar fossils on separate continents
c)
artifacts left by early humans
d)
tree fossils found in places trees do not grow
32.
The Earth's mantle is
a)
a layer of molten metal
b)
a layer of hot rock
c)
a dense ball of solid metal
d)
forms the Earth's crust
33.
What is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surface
a)
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
c)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
d)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
34.
When the heat source is removed from a fluid, convection currents in the fluid will
a)
change direction
b)
continue forever
c)
speed up
d)
eventually stop
35.
The Earth's inner core is
a)
a layer of hot rock
b)
a dense ball of solid metal
c)
a layer of molten metal
d)
part of Earth's outer skin
36.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
a)
Earth's magnetic field
b)
conduction
c)
earthquakes
d)
convection currents in the mantle
37.
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago is called
a)
Wegener
b)
Pangaea
c)
Continental Crust
d)
Michael
38.
Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by
a)
conduction
b)
density
c)
convection currents
d)
radiation
39.
The athenosphere is part of which layer?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
40.
In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
a)
Outer core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Inner core
41.
Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Continental Crust
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Oceanic Crust
42.
The thinnest chemical layer of the Earth is?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Athenosphere
d)
Crust
43.
The oceanic floor is made of?
a)
Granite
b)
Basalt
c)
Cookies
d)
Water
44.
The continental floor is made up of?
a)
Flowers and grass
b)
Basalt
c)
Granite
d)
Crust
45.
Which rock do you think is more dense basalt or granite?
a)
Basalt- oceanic rock
b)
Granite - continental rock
46.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
47.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
48.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
49.
What process is occurring at Z?
a)
Convection currents
b)
Subduction
c)
Two plates moving apart
d)
New ocean floor forming
50.
An ocean trench occurs when...
a)
plates divide and magma rises up
b)
oceanic crust subducts below continental crust
c)
we dig a hole in the ocean
d)
when plates slide past each other
51.
What is the term for a heavier, denser plate sliding under a less dense plate?
a)
plate boundary
b)
submersion
c)
accretion
d)
subduction
52.
Which type of boundary has plate moving together?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
53.
Which type of boundary has plate moving apart?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
54.
Which type of boundary has plate moving past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
55.
How many main types of plate boundaries are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
56.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcanos
b)
Mountains
c)
Rift valley
d)
Island Arc (chain of islands)
57.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift valley
d)
Island Arc (chain of islands)
58.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
59.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
(shallow) Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift valley
60.
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms
b)
evidence from fossils
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
evidence from climate
61.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move.
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
62.
What is the primary cause of volcanoes and earthquakes?
a)
crustal plate movements
b)
Earth's gravitational force
c)
higher than usual tides
d)
solar magnetic storms
63.
Which of the following objects best represents the movement that occurs during sea-floor spreading?
a)
Elevator
b)
Conveyor belt
c)
Rollercoaster
d)
Hot air balloon
64.
Compare the process that occurs at a mid-ocean ridge to the process that occurs at a deep ocean trench?
a)
Older rock is formed at the mid-ocean ridge and newer rock is subducted at a deep ocean trench.
b)
New rock is being created at a mid-ocean ridge and old rock is being subducted at a deep ocean trench.
c)
Old rock returns to the mantle at the mid-ocean ridge and volcanoes are created at a deep ocean trench.
d)
Rocks move towards each other at a mid-ocean ridge and move away from each other at a deep ocean trench
65.
Most of the world's volcanos are located around the Ring of Fire?
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Strong earthquakes occur at
a)
transform & convergent boundaries
b)
transform & divergent boundaries
c)
divergent & convergent boundaries
67.
Most volcanoes occur at
a)
transform & convergent boundaries
b)
transform & divergent boundaries
c)
divergent & convergent boundaries
68.
When building for earthquakes, buildings need to
a)
bend
b)
break
c)
collapse
d)
fracture
69.
When building for volcanoes, buildings need to
a)
have vents that close & good insulation
b)
well insulated doors and windows
c)
vents that close
d)
building materials that bend
70.
Seismic and volcanic activity depend on
a)
type of boudary
b)
type of force
c)
type of boundary & type of force
d)
the location of hot spots
71.
Earthquakes and volcanoes can wipe out entire civilizations
a)
true
b)
false
72.
Which of the following is not a local impact of earthquakes
a)
change in weather
b)
damage to property
c)
loss of life
d)
collapse of infra-structure
73.
Volcanoes are...
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
both constructive and destructive
74.
a chain of islands that form over a hot spot along a curved line due to plate movement...
a)
hot spot
b)
arc islands
c)
subduction zone
d)
rift zone
75.
Which of the following is not a global impact of volcanoes?
a)
change in climate
b)
production of acid rain
c)
aviation safety hazards
d)
the destruction of homes
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