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WorksheetsUnit 3 Part 1 - Earth Science - Midterm Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
From the center of the Earth outward, what are the three layers of Earth?
a)
crust - mantle - core
b)
mantle - crust - core
c)
core - crust - mantle
d)
core - mantle – crust
2.
Which of the following is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
3.
What are the two ways in which geologists define the layers of the earth?
a)
Compaction and solidification
b)
Physical and compaction
c)
Physical and compositional
d)
Solidification and compositional
4.
The Layers of the Earth were mainly discovered by?
a)
Sending x-ray equipment into fault lines
b)
Studying seismic waves as they move through earth
c)
Studying drilled core samples
d)
Studying the layers of other planets
5.
The inner core is thought to be made up of?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid iron and nickel
d)
Special world filled with magical creatures
6.
What does plate tectonics cause?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Earthquakes
d)
All of the answer choices.
7.
Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Galileo Galilee
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Steve Irwin
8.
How does finding the Mesosaurus fossil evidence on two separate continents support the continental drift theory?
a)
because it is unlikely that the Mesosaurus existed on both continents.
b)
The Mesosaurus fossil evidence does not support the continental drift theory. It proves it wrong.
c)
because the Mesosaurus lived millions of years ago
d)
because it is unlikely that the Mesosaurus could swim between continents.
9.
What is the name given by Wegener to the supercontinent he proposed existed before the current continents?
a)
Euroamerica
b)
Pangaea
c)
Gwonondoaland
d)
Laursia
10.
What is a transform fault boundary?
a)
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
b)
A transform boundary is when two plates collide.
c)
A transform boundary is when two plates pull away from each other.
d)
A transform boundary is when two plates move toward each other.
11.
What feature is formed when two continental plates collide?
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Islands
c)
Mountains
d)
New crust
12.
Which of the following are produced at oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries?
a)
Volcanic island arcs
b)
Ocean Ridges
c)
Transform faults
d)
Continental volcanic arcs
13.
Seafloor spreading occurs at which type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Cylindrical
14.
Which of these statements is NOT evidence for the theory of continental drift?
a)
Fit of continents
b)
Ancient climates
c)
Number of minor plates
d)
Fossil evidence
15.
The Himalayan mountains were formed from this type of collision...
a)
Oceanic-oceanic
b)
Continental-continental
c)
Continental-oceanic
d)
Oceanic-volcanic
16.
Rocks are broken up into what three major groups:
a)
magma, metamorphic, and minerals
b)
igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
c)
sedimentary, sand, and igneous
d)
sand, mud, and silt
17.
Rocks that form from cooling magma within Earth are classified as...
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic rocks
c)
Extrusive igneous rocks
d)
Intrusive igneous rocks
18.
What processes are involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks from loose sediments?
a)
Erosion and Melting
b)
Compaction and crystalization
c)
Cementation and rapid cooling
d)
Compaction and cementation
19.
What are the main agents of metamorphism?
a)
Heat, pressure, and erosion
b)
Compaction, cementation, and heat
c)
Heat, pressure, and hydrothermal solutions
d)
Heat, weathering, and erosion
20.
Metamorphic rocks are formed as a result of...
a)
the cooling of magma
b)
heat and pressure
c)
cooling of lava
d)
compaction of sediments
21.
Pumice is an example of which type of rock?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Clastic
22.
Which of the following would NOT be a major process in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a)
weathering
b)
melting
c)
erosion
d)
compaction
23.
The rock cycle suggests that...
a)
rocks always stay in the same form
b)
rocks are always being added to Earth's mass
c)
rocks are continually recycled into different forms
d)
rocks disappear from Earth as they go underground
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