WorksheetsDynamic Earth Pretest
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Over time, repeated cycles of heating and cooling can cause a rock to crack. The rock may then break into smaller pieces. What is this process called?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Subsidence
d)
Weathering
2.
Which of these is a direct source of material for the formation of metamorphic rock?
a)
Clasts
b)
Magma
c)
Sediments
d)
Existing Rock
3.
Where on Earth are tectonic plates located?
a)
Outer core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
4.
The diagram shows a fault block mountain. At what type of tectonic plate boundary do fault-block mountains most often form?
a)
Rift
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Convergent
5.
Which of these is a type of movement caused by gravity moving wet Earth materials?
a)
Dune
b)
Glacier
c)
Hotspot
d)
Mudslide
6.
What can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form far from plate boundaries?
a)
Rifting
b)
Folding
c)
Hotspot
d)
Subduction
7.
Which layer of Earth does a tectonic plate ride on top of?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
8.
The diagram shows how sediment is deposited as a fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land. Which of these does the diagram show?
a)
River delta
b)
Floodplain
c)
Alluvial fan
d)
Oxbow lake
9.
Landslides, rockfalls and mudslides are responsible for both erosion and deposition. What force is mainly responsible for the erosion and deposition that happens in landslides, rockfalls and mudslides?
a)
Ice
b)
Wind
c)
Gravity
d)
Temperature
10.
In places where there is loose sediment and strong wind, the wind can pick up the sediment and carry it. When the wind slows, it deposits the sediment. Which type of sediment will be dropped first as the wind slows?
a)
The biggest
b)
The lightest
c)
The smallest
d)
The heaviest
11.
Hawke started to create a flow chart to show how one kind of rock can change into metamorphic rock. Which of these rock types could Hawke include in the top box?
a)
Igneous rock only
b)
Sedimentary rock only
c)
Either igneous or sedimentary rock
d)
Neither igneous or sedimentary rock
12.
Which type of stress causes deformation that leads to earthquakes at convergent plate boundaries?
a)
Tension
b)
Rebound
c)
Shear stress
d)
Compression
13.
Sand dunes are formed where wind deposits sand it has been carrying. The diagram shows a sand dune. The arrows in the picture show four different wind directions. Which arrow shows the direction in which the wind was blowing to form this sand dune?
a)
Arrow Q
b)
Arrow R
c)
Arrow S
d)
Arrow T
14.
The diagram shows the site of a sinkhole. Which landform was most likely present before the sinkhole formed?
a)
A cave
b)
A canyon
c)
A shallow pond
d)
A deep river valley
15.
Canyons, caverns, channels and valleys all form because of erosion by water. Which landform listed is formed mainly because of erosion by groundwater?
a)
A broad valley
b)
A narrow canyon
c)
A human-made channel
d)
An underground channel
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