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WorksheetsGeology Unit Test Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Calcium carbonate seeps through sediments and glue them together, this process is
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
cementation
d)
weathering
2.
Weathering includes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
biological roots
b)
compaction
c)
mechanical
d)
chemical
3.
The transportation of sediments is
a)
chemical
b)
erosion
c)
physical
d)
weathering
4.
The process of wind and water breaking down rocks in small pieces is
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
5.
The act of placing the sediments down for compaction is
a)
cementation
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
6.
Igneous rocks are rocks of made from magma. Which igneous rock cools slowly underground?
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
7.
Which type of rock forms when sediments compact and cement together?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
none of these
8.
Which type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
none of these
9.
Which type of rock forms when other rocks undergo heat and pressure?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
none of these
10.
Which 2 elements contain the main composition of the crust?
a)
Magnesium and Iron
b)
Iron and Nickel
c)
Magnesium and Cobalt
d)
Silicon and Oxygen
11.
Which 2 elements contain the main composition of the mantle?
a)
Magnesium and Iron
b)
Iron and Nickel
c)
Magnesium and Cobalt
d)
Silicon and Oxygen
12.
Which mineral mainly makes up the oceanic crust?
a)
granite
b)
nickel
c)
basalt
d)
iron
13.
Which mineral mainly makes up the continental crust?
a)
granite
b)
iron
c)
basalt
d)
nickel
14.
How would you describe the lithosphere?
a)
plastic and brittle
b)
brittle and rigid
c)
plastic and flowing
d)
brittle and plastic
15.
How would you describe the asthenosphere?
a)
plastic and brittle
b)
brittle and rigid
c)
plastic and flowing
d)
brittle and plastic
16.
Convection currents are responsible for the tectonic plates moving. Which layer would you find the convection currents?
a)
crust
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
core
17.
The crust is the least dense earth layer. How does density change as you get closer to the earth's center?
a)
density does not change
b)
density decreases as you get closer to the center
c)
what is density
d)
density increases and you get closer to the center
18.
What 2 layers make up the lithosphere?
a)
crust and core
b)
upper mantle and crust
c)
crust and asthenosphere
d)
core and mantle
19.
Which core layer is a liquid metal?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
both core layers
d)
neither core layer
20.
Which 2 metals make up the core?
a)
Mg and Ni
b)
Mg and Si
c)
Fe and Ni
d)
Si and O
21.
Why is the inner core solid and the outer core molten?
a)
pressure from the layers
b)
density from the layers
c)
thickness from the layers
d)
none of these
22.
How are geologists able to ID the composition of Earth's layers?
a)
convection currents
b)
seismic waves
c)
density
d)
pressure
23.
All of the below happen at divergent boundaries EXCEPT
a)
volcanoes
b)
ocean ridges
c)
mountains
d)
sea floor spreading
24.
Volcanoes form at all of the following EXCEPT
a)
divergent boundaries
b)
convergent boundaries
c)
transform boundaries
d)
hot spots
25.
Subduction is when one plate goes underneath another plate. Volcanic formation due to subduction occurred at
a)
Hawaiian Islands
b)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Himalayan Mountains
26.
Hotspots feed volcanic formation when magma seeps out of the lithosphere. Volcanic formation due to hotspots occurred at
a)
Hawaiian Islands
b)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Himalayan Mountains
27.
The San Andreas Fault is located along transform boundaries. Which event normally occur along this fault line?
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
mountains
d)
ocean ridges
28.
Continental drift is when the plates move way from each other (1-10 cm/year). Which scientist discovered this theory?
a)
Hess
b)
Newton
c)
Wegener
d)
none of these
29.
Which is not Wegener's evidence for continental drift?
a)
puzzle pieces
b)
landforms colliding
c)
fossil distribution
d)
rock patterns
30.
Where do earthquakes first occur?
a)
epicenter
b)
fault line
c)
focus
d)
seismic waves
31.
The fastest and first seismic wave is the
a)
L wave
b)
S wave
c)
P wave
d)
surface wave
32.
The seismic wave that only travel through solids is
a)
L waves
b)
S waves
c)
P waves
d)
surface waves
33.
There are 3 types/shapes of volcanoes. Which is not a volcanic type?
a)
cinder cone
b)
stratocone (composite)
c)
cinder canes
d)
shield
34.
What type of volcano is the most violent volcano that forms at subduction zones? This volcano erupts lava, ash and cinders.
a)
composite
b)
cinder cane
c)
shield
d)
cinder cone
35.
Shield volcanoes are large gentle sloping volcanoes that slowly spew magma. Which is an example of where this happens?
a)
Mt. Saint Helens
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Hawaiian Islands
d)
Mt. Vesuvius
36.
Which of these is not a global effect of volcanoes and earthquakes?
a)
climate changes
b)
personal damages
c)
acid rain production
d)
aviation safety hazards
37.
Which if these is not a local effect of volcanoes and earthquakes?
a)
death
b)
landslides
c)
contamination of water and food supplies
d)
tsunamis if volcano is near or under water
38.
Solid materials found on earth that are building blocks of rocks
a)
natural resources
b)
minerals
c)
ores
d)
fossil fuels
39.
Fossil fuels are natural fuels that come from the remains of living things. What do fossil fuels give off when they are burned?
a)
aluminum
b)
bauxite
c)
energy
d)
ores
40.
Ores are minerals that are mined for their useful metals and nonmetals. Bauxite is a mineral that is mined for which of the below metals?
a)
Iron
b)
Aluminum
c)
Gold
d)
Nickel
41.
A physical property can be observed or measured without changing the matter's identity. Which of the following is not a physical property?
a)
hardness (texture)
b)
density
c)
luster
d)
burning
42.
Chemical properties describe matter based on its ability to change into new materials that have different properties. Which is not a chemical property?
a)
shape
b)
tarnishing
c)
rusting
d)
burning
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