WorksheetsUnit 2A Extra Credit
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
2.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
3.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
4.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
5.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
6.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
8.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
9.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
11.
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
12.
This type of rock may contain strips and ribbon-like layers.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
13.
This layer is why we have a magnetic field.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
14.
Which layer has the MOST pressure?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
15.
Which layer is made up of incredibly hot rock?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
16.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
More pressure
b)
More gravity
c)
More density
d)
Cooler temperature
17.
What is the crust broken into?
a)
tectonic plates
b)
oceanic and land
c)
continental plates
d)
convection currents
18.
Which layer takes up the most mass?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
19.
How does the mantle move?
a)
Circular waves
b)
Convection currents
c)
Conduction
d)
Radical radiation
20.
Which layer have we been able to dig to?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
21.
Which layer has the most density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
22.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
23.
The core is composed of
a)
Peanut butter and jelly
b)
Nickel and copper
c)
Steal and iron
d)
Iron and nickel
24.
What layer does the lithosphere rest on?
a)
The asthenosphere
b)
The outer core
c)
The mantle
d)
The core
25.
When two tectonic plates drift toward each other, this is a _______________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
all of the above
26.
When two tectonic plates drift away from each other, this is a _________________ boundary
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
all of these answers are correct
27.
When tectonic plates drift past each other, this is a _______________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
none of these are correct
28.
When one plate dives below another plate, this is called ______________.
a)
transform boundary
b)
suction
c)
earthquake
d)
subduction
29.
______________ are common in subduction zones.
a)
volcanoes
b)
tornadoes
c)
cowboys
d)
canyons
30.
________ are common at transform boundaries.
a)
foldings
b)
trees
c)
earthquakes
d)
volcanoes
31.
The scientific theory that the Earth's crust is made of moving plates.
a)
quakes
b)
seismic
c)
plate tectonics
d)
rotation
32.
The Earth is made up of two types of crust. Which is more dense?
a)
Oceanic crust
b)
Continental crust
33.
Mid ocean ridges are
a)
found in all of Earth's oceans
b)
found only in the Pacific Ocean
c)
located mostly along coastlines
d)
long deep ocean trenches
34.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain range
35.
What are the processes of Convergent Plate Boundaries?
a)
Seafloor Spreading
b)
Subduction and Collision
c)
Slide
d)
Collision and Slide
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