WorksheetsEarth Science Final Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where would you find evidence of ancient life, climate changes, and extinctions?
a)
in history books
b)
in the fossil record
c)
in igneous rocks
d)
in soil horizons
2.
How do tectonic plates move where mountains are formed?
a)
toward each other
b)
away from each other
c)
beside each other
d)
they don't move
3.
How do tectonic plates move where mid-ocean ridges and rifts are formed?
a)
toward each other
b)
away from each other
c)
beside each other
d)
they don't move
4.
What is a method of soil conservation a farmer might use by changing where crops are planted each year?
a)
crop rotation
b)
energy conservation
c)
erosion
d)
planting
5.
What is soil made of?
a)
weathered rock, organic material, air, water
b)
minerals only
c)
humus only
d)
a mixture of many different things
6.
What type of rock is created from cementation and compaction?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
mineral
7.
What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
mineral
8.
What type of rock would be formed from lava from a volcano?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
none of these
9.
What is one mineral the Earth's core is made of?
a)
iron
b)
aluminum
c)
silicon
d)
carbon
10.
What type of rock is made from layers of sediment?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
mineral
11.
When an index fossil is found in two different rocks, what conclusion can you draw?
a)
The rocks are a mystery.
b)
The fossils were moved by erosion.
c)
The rocks are igneous.
d)
The rocks were formed at the same time.
12.
Where does weathering occur the quickest?
a)
in a warm, wet climate
b)
in a cold, dry climate
c)
in a dessert
d)
in Georgia
13.
What law states that the oldest rocks are below younger rocks and helps geologists determine the relative age of rocks?
a)
law of horizontality
b)
law of geology
c)
law of superposition
d)
law of gravity
14.
What can cause erosion?
a)
cutting down trees
b)
planting trees
c)
protecting areas from wind
15.
Which is an agent of erosion?
a)
wind and water
b)
gravity
c)
ice
d)
all of theses
16.
What is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?
a)
They are nonrenewable and will run out
b)
The are renewable and will last forever
c)
They do not create pollution
17.
From the top to the bottom, what are the layers of the soil?
a)
bedrock, topsoil, subsoil
b)
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
c)
topsoil, bedrock, subsoil
d)
subsoil, bedrock, topsoil
18.
What is created at a convergent boundary, where two continental plates are compressed?
a)
trenches
b)
earthquakes
c)
mountains
d)
rifts
19.
What is the thinnest layer of Earth?
a)
tectonic plates
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
20.
Which layer of the Earth has the most mass and in the thickest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outercore
21.
Which type of stress creates mountains and trenches?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
d)
none of these
22.
Which type of stress creates earthquakes?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
none of these
23.
Which type of stress creates mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
none of these
24.
What do decaying plants and broken up rock form?
a)
igneous rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
coal
d)
soil
25.
What is the lithosphere?
a)
The solid outer shell of the earth made of the crust and upper mantle
b)
the plastic-y part of the mantle
c)
The inner core
d)
plate tectonics
26.
What is the asthenosphere?
a)
The plastic-y part of the mantle
b)
convection currents
c)
the crust
d)
the inner core
27.
Where does all of Earth's energy ultimately come from?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
the sun
c)
gasoline
d)
inside the Earth
28.
What causes convection currents?
a)
heat
b)
gravity
c)
chemicals
d)
erosion
29.
Humus is organic matter in the soil. Where is the most humus?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
30.
How can you conserve energy?
a)
Turn off the lights
b)
Use more gasoline
c)
Buy a new car
31.
How can you conserve water?
a)
take shorter showers
b)
leave the water on when you brush your teeth
c)
leave the hose on all day
32.
How do density and temperature change as you go deeper into the Earth?
a)
they increase
b)
they decrease
c)
they stay the same
d)
it depends
33.
What explains the creation of new land under the ocean at a divergent boundary?
a)
sea-floor spreading
b)
continental drift
c)
volcanoes
d)
earthquakes
34.
How is the usage of alternative energy changing compared to 100 year ago?
a)
We are using less alternative energy
b)
We are using more alternative energy
c)
We are only using fossil fuels
d)
We are using less renewable energy
35.
What is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?
a)
They cause air pollution
b)
They are renewable
c)
They are clean fuels
d)
They will last forever
36.
Which layer of the Earth is a solid metal ball?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
mantle
37.
Which layer of the Earth is made of liquid metal?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
38.
What helps us determine the relative age of rocks?
a)
carbon-14 testing
b)
law of superposition
c)
absolute age
39.
What can occurs at plate boundaries?
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanoes
c)
mountain
d)
all of these
40.
A landslide is a type of mass movement that is an example of
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
erosion only
d)
weathering only
41.
Which is a property of a mineral?
a)
solid and inorganic
b)
naturally ocurring
c)
crystal
d)
all of these
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