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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of the Earth is the densest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
2.
Which layer of the Earth is the least dense?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
3.
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for forming the magnetosphere?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
4.
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
5.
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
6.
Which layer of the Earth is hottest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
7.
Which layer of the Earth is the temperature the coolest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
8.
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the formation of lava?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
9.
Which layer of the Earth is broken up into tectonic plates?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
10.
Which layer of the Earth has convection currents that cause the tectonic plates to move?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
11.
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for forming our magnetosphere?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
12.
Which is the correct theory for how the Moon formed?
a)
Co-Formation
b)
Giant Impact
c)
Capture
13.
What is the term for the giant cloud of gas and dust that led to the creation of our star?
a)
Nebula
b)
Planetary Disk
c)
Supernova
d)
White Dwarf
14.
What is the term for an exploding star?
a)
Supernova
b)
Stellar Explosion
c)
Nebula
d)
Planetary Disk
15.
Which of the following describes what forms after a cloud of gas and dust condenses to form a protostar surrounded by a ring of material?
a)
Nebula
b)
Planetary Disk
c)
Solar System
d)
Supernova
16.
Where did the Earth get its water from?
a)
It formed here
b)
Meteorites
c)
Comets
d)
Rain
17.
Where did the Earth get its oxygen from?
a)
Meteorites
b)
Comets
c)
Cyanobacteria
d)
Volcanoes
18.
What is the name of the protective field that allowed Earth to accumulate air and water?
a)
Magnetosphere
b)
Atmospheric Bubble
c)
Theia
d)
Luna
19.
What is the name of the large object that lead to the formation of the moon?
a)
Luna
b)
Theia
c)
Mars
d)
Apophis
20.
Which of the following combines lighter atoms into heavier atoms?
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Nuclear Combustion
d)
Nuclear Construction
21.
Which of the following splits heavy atoms into lighter atoms?
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Combustion
d)
Splintering
22.
When the universe first formed, there was only 1 type of atom. What was it?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Plutonium
d)
Uranium
23.
What is the name of the theory for how the universe was created?
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Co-Formation Theory
c)
Giant Impact Hypothesis
d)
Capture Theory
24.
Nuclear fusion is caused by what?
a)
Gravity of the Sun
b)
Plutonium splitting
c)
Gamma radiation
d)
Electromagnetism
25.
Early in the Earth's history, the planet was constantly hit by asteroids and meteors. This time was called:
a)
Period of Heavy Bombardment
b)
Period of Asteroid Impact
c)
Age of Destruction
d)
Age of Collisions
26.
Where is the thickest part of the crust found?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Ocean trenches
c)
Highland Plains
d)
Africa's Savannahs
27.
Where is the thinnest part of the crust found?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Ocean trenches
c)
Continental shelves
d)
Volcanoes
28.
Finding the same plant remains on multiple continents would fall into what category of evidence for Plate Tectonics?
a)
Fossil Clues
b)
Climate Clues
c)
Rock Clues
d)
Seafloor Spreading
29.
Finding the same geological formations like lava flows or mountain ranges on separate continents falls into which category of evidence?
a)
Fossil Clues
b)
Climate Clues
c)
Rock Clues
d)
Seafloor Spreading
30.
Finding evidence of glaciers on Africa, where glaciers don't naturally occur, falls into which category of evidence?
a)
Fossil Clues
b)
Climate Clues
c)
Rock Clues
d)
Seafloor Spreading
31.
Finding evidence of the exact same sediment and glacier grooves on continents falls into which category of evidence?
a)
Fossil Clues
b)
Climate Clues
c)
Rock Clues
d)
Seafloor Spreading
32.
What was the final form of evidence that showed the mechanism/cause of the continents moving?
a)
Fossil Clues
b)
Climate Clues
c)
Rock Clues
d)
Seafloor Spreading
33.
Seafloor spreading creates which of the following?
a)
Mid ocean ridge
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Mountain Ranges
34.
Divergent boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridges
35.
Divergent boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Rift Valleys
36.
Convergent (continent-continent) boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Rift Valleys
37.
Convergent (continent-ocean) boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Continental Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Island Volcanoes
38.
Convergent (ocean-ocean) boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Continental Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Island Volcanoes
39.
Convergent (ocean-ocean) boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Continental Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Ocean Trenches
40.
Transform boundaries create which of the following?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Continental Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Ocean Trenches
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