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WorksheetsUnit 2: Lithosphere
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
This land form can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
a)
trench
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
folded mountains
d)
fault
2.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
3.
A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
4.
A rift valley forms at a
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
deep ocean trench
5.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
volcanic mountain range
d)
folded mountain range
6.
The Himalayas are formed because of what kind of plate movement?
a)
a continental plate being subducted under another
b)
two plates moving apart
c)
two continental plates colliding
d)
two plates sliding past one another
7.
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
a)
the denser oceanic plate slides on top of the less dense continental plate
b)
the less dense oceanic plate slides under the denser continental plate
c)
the denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate
d)
the less dense oceanic plate slides past the denser continental plate
8.
A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that ____
a)
move toward each other
b)
undergo subduction
c)
move away from each other
d)
slide along each other
11.
What land form is created when an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift valley
c)
trench
d)
volcanic island arc
10.
A boundary where two plates pull apart?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
insurgent boundary
11.
What land form is created when an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift valley
c)
trench
d)
volcanic island arc
12.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
13.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
14.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
15.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
16.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
17.
Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____
a)
Extrusive and Intrusive
b)
Foliated and Non-Foliated
c)
Clastic and Biochemical
d)
Black and Gray
18.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
19.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
20.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
21.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
22.
The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
23.
What is deposition?
a)
Dropping off sediment
b)
Movement of sediment
c)
Breaking down of sediment
24.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
25.
What two processes make sediment?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering & Erosion
26.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
27.
What climate makes chemical weathering go faster?
a)
warm,humid
b)
cold,dry
c)
warm,dry
d)
cold,humid
28.
Why was the hypothesis of Continental Drift rejected?
a)
there was no known mechanism to explain how the continents move
b)
the occurrence of earthquakes and volcanoes could not be explained
c)
the fit of North America and Europe was not a very good one
d)
no one really liked Wegener because he was a crazy little man
29.
Marta was studying a diagram of the rock cycle. She wanted to know what could cause a sedimentary rock to become a metamorphic rock. Which processes must occur in order for a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
compaction and cementing
b)
heating and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplifting and erosion
30.
Seismic waves that travel the fastest are
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
surface waves
31.
The location of an earthquake INSIDE the earth where the energy is released is the
a)
epicenter
b)
richter
c)
focus
d)
fault
32.
The place on the surface of the Earth above where the earthquake occurs is the
a)
seismograph
b)
epicenter
c)
richter
d)
focus
33.
What is the name of the device used to measure and record seismic waves generated by
a)
Richter scale
b)
Mercalli scale
c)
Seismogram
d)
Seismograph
34.
What is pulverized rock, lava, ash and other fragments ejected from the vent of a volcano called?
a)
sills
b)
craters
c)
pahoehoe
d)
pyroclastic material
35.
What is the process of breaking down rocks or other material into smaller pieces?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
36.
Which of the following factors helps determine whether a volcanic eruption will be violent or relatively quiet?
a)
amt of dissolved gases
b)
temp of magma
c)
composition of magma
d)
all of the above
37.
Liquefaction is when...
a)
the soil behaves like liquid
b)
the ground becomes liquid
c)
magma rises to the surface
d)
buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid
38.
P-wave
a)
The center of a earthquake.
b)
Also know as shear or secondary wave.
c)
Always the first to arrive; seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in back-and-forth direction
d)
Hilbert
39.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
40.
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the damage caused
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
42.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
Sierra Nevada Seismic Zone
b)
Denali Fault
c)
San Fransisco
d)
San Andreas
43.
What is the term given to a mudflow triggered by a volcanic eruption?
a)
Pyroclastic flow
b)
Lahar
c)
Creep
d)
Slump
44.
Which of the following is most likely to occur along the Ring of Fire?
a)
Flooding and Groundwater Pollution
b)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
c)
Sinkholes and Landslides
d)
Salt Water Intrusion and Acid Rain
45.
The city of Tokyo, Japan invests millions of dollars to preserve sand dunes on beaches, build seawalls, and design trenches to divert seawater. What geohazard are they preparing for?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Sinkhole
c)
Landslide
d)
Tsunami
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