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WorksheetsEarth science review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify this physical layer.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Crust
2.
Identify this physical layer.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core
3.
Identify this physical layer.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
4.
Identify this physical layer.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
5.
Identify this physical layer.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
6.
The solid, outer (physical) layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle that is divided into tectonic plates.
a)
Crust
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mesosphere
7.
The weak or soft (physical) layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates (lithosphere) move slowly.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mesosphere
8.
The strong, lower part of the mantle in the middle of the Earth, that flows slower than the layer above it. It is one of the physical layers of Earth.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mesosphere
9.
The liquid layer of Earth's core just beneath the Earth's mantle.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Mesosphere
10.
The solid, dense center of Earth.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Mesosphere
11.
As depth increases (you go deeper) what happens to pressure and temperature?
a)
both increase
b)
both decrease
c)
they stay the same
d)
temperature increases, pressure decreases
12.
How is the inner core different from the outer core?
a)
Inner core is solid, outer core is liquid.
b)
Inner core is liquid, outer core is solid.
13.
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
14.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
15.
What is the theory that all continents were once joined together in one single large landmass?
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Pangaea
c)
Continental Drift
16.
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
17.
Who created the Continental Drift Theory?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Wegener
c)
Pangaea
d)
Einstein
18.
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates separate?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
19.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
20.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
21.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
22.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
23.
This land formation occurs at a divergent boundary in the ocean.
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
pacific hot spot
d)
subduction zone
24.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
25.
Earth's plates are...
a)
constantly moving and changing the face of the earth
b)
Never moves
c)
Moves seldom and very fast
d)
Moves when it feels like it
26.
The Himalayan mountain range is an example of what type of plate boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
27.
The Mid Atlantic Ridge is an example of what type of plate boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
28.
The San Andres Fault is what type of boundary?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
29.
How easy or hard it is to scratch a mineral
a)
streak
b)
cleavage
c)
hardness
d)
luster
30.
The color of a minerals powder after being scratched on a porcelain tile?
a)
specific gravity
b)
hardness
c)
streak
31.
The way light reflects off a mineral
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
c)
hardness
32.
Which property is the least helpful in identifying minerals?
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
streak
33.
What mineral is the hardest mineral?
a)
diamond
b)
sulfur
c)
graphite
34.
rock that has been changed by heat and pressure, or squeezing
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
fuels
35.
Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.
a)
metamorphic
b)
magma
c)
igneous
d)
sedimentary
36.
Tiny bits of weathered rock or once living plants or animals is called
a)
Sediment
b)
basalt
c)
mineral
d)
coal
37.
Which type of rock is likely to be formed by a volcano?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
38.
Igneous and metamorphic rocks go through ____________________________ to become sediment.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
heat and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
d)
compacting and cementing
39.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
40.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
41.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
42.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
43.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
44.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
45.
How might a weathered mountain appear different than an unweathered mountain?
a)
Weathered mountain would be taller.
b)
Weathered mountain would be rounder and less jagged.
c)
Weathered mountain would be more jagged and less rounded.
d)
Weathered mountain would have no trees.
46.
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a)
Acid rain dissolving limestone
b)
roots breaking into concrete
c)
paper being ripped
d)
Water running over rocks
47.
A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
48.
This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
49.
Rocks along a riverbed that are smoothed from continuously moving water and sediment rubbing against them is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
50.
What is the movement of soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
discharge
d)
erosion
51.
The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Mass movement
d)
Deposition
52.
Organic matter is made of materials that….
a)
Were once living
b)
Were once nonliving
c)
Were once living and nonliving
53.
Which of the following is NOT an organic material
a)
Worms
b)
Decayed animals
c)
Rocks
d)
Decayed plants
54.
The very top layer of soil is mostly made of
a)
Solid rock
b)
Clay and mineral deposits
c)
A mixture of minerals and organic material
d)
Mostly organic material (humus)
55.
What do we call the layers of soil?
a)
Deposits
b)
Horizons
c)
Minerals
d)
Rocks
56.
97% of Earth's water is __________ water.
a)
Fresh
b)
Salt
57.
3% of Earth's surface water is _________ water.
a)
Fresh
b)
Salt
58.
What is groundwater?
a)
Water in oceans
b)
Water underground
c)
Rainwater
d)
Ice
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