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Land Beneath Our Feet Unit

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which geologic events is most likely to occur at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Mountain formation  
c)
Volcanic eruption  
d)
Rift formation
2.
Which movement of the tectonic plates would most likely result in large mountain  formations?
a)
Two oceanic plates colliding
b)
Two continental plates colliding
c)
Two oceanic plates spreading apart
d)
Two continental plates spreading apart
3.
Which statement best describes the outcome of the collision between oceanic and  continental crust?
a)
The two portions of crust will stop moving  
b)
The continental crust will subduct beneath the oceanic crust  
c)
The two portions of crust will slide past each other.
d)
The oceanic crust will subduct beneath the continental crust.
4.
Which best describes what makes the tectonic plates?.
a)
Slabs of the mantle
b)
Magma and lava
c)
Slabs of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
d)
Oceanic crust and continental crust
5.
Which of the following is NOT a result of a divergent boundary?
a)
Subduction zones
b)
New ocean crust
c)
Mid ocean ridges
d)
Seafloor spreading
6.
What best describes the cause for movement of the tectonic plates?
a)
Gravitational pull between Earth and the moon.
b)
Convection currents beneath the Earth’s crust.
c)
Energy produced by earthquake within the Earth.
d)
Rotation of liquid rock within the core.
7.
What is the best evidence that Alaska is in an area with tectonic activity?
a)
Presence of lakes and rivers
b)
Amount of unfrozen soil
c)
Frequency of strong earthquakes
d)
Evidence of icebergs from glaciers
8.
The strength of an earthquake depends on which factor(s)?
a)
The distance from a major city and the time of the day it occurs  
b)
The population and size of the city
c)
The amount of stress built up and the distance the rock moves along the fault
d)
The depth of the epicenter
9.
Smaller earthquakes that occur in an area shortly after a larger earthquake are  called:
a)
Aftershocks
b)
Tsunamis
c)
Liquefaction
d)
landslides
10.
What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus of an earthquake?
a)
The focus is determined by surface waves and the epicenter is determined by  P-waves.
b)
The epicenter is underground where the earthquake starts and the focus is directly  above it on the surface.
c)
The focus is underground where the earthquake starts and the epicenter is directly  above it on the surface.
d)
The focus is determined by surface waves and the epicenter is determined by  S-waves.
11.
Why does Earth have 4 layers?
a)
Each layer is the same temperature as the others.
b)
Each layer is the same density as the others.
c)
Each layer has a different density.
d)
Each layer gets cooler as you get to the center of Earth.
12.
Which of the following waves causes the most damage during an earthquake?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
surface waves
d)
magnetic waves
13.
What makes scientists think that the mantle is semi-solid and acts like a liquid?
a)
S- waves make it all the way through the planet to the other side.
b)
S-waves go through liquids while P-waves don’t.
c)
P-waves go through liquids while S-waves don’t go through them.
d)
P-waves are much faster than S-waves.
14.
Where do earthquakes usually occur?
a)
In rift valleys
b)
Under volcanoes
c)
In the middle of the tectonic plates
d)
Along the plate boundaries
15.
Which of the following best describes magma?
a)
Molten rock that flows over Earth’s surface
b)
Solid rock at earth’s surface
c)
Molten rock beneath earth’s Surface
d)
Solid rock beneath Earth’s  surface
16.
What is a fault?
a)
Any opening in earth’s crust
b)
A break in the lithosphere along which movement takes place
c)
A boundary between two continents
d)
A break in the asthenosphere along which movement takes place
17.
Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale,  shale into slate, and slate in magma.
a)
Cooling; melting; heat and pressure
b)
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
c)
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d)
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; cooling
18.
The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite of South  Dakota’s Black Hills.  What type of rock is granite?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
oceanic
19.
Which is a characteristic of most metamorphic rocks?
a)
Form after lava from a volcano cools.
b)
Form from compacting and cementing of sediment.
c)
Form from weathering and erosion.
d)
Form from heat and pressure.
20.
Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?
a)
crystals
b)
fossils
c)
gas bubbles
d)
glassy surface
21.
Which of these statements is true?
a)
Rocks only change on the earth’s surface.
b)
Rocks can change from one type to another.
c)
Rocks only change inside the earth.
d)
Rocks never change.
22.
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Similar rocks and similar fossils on different continents
b)
Sea-floor spreading
c)
Convection currents in the asthenosphere and sea-floor spreading
d)
Fossils from ancient organisms and convection currents in the asthenosphere
23.
What could you add to the soil to increase the fertility?
a)
rocks
b)
humus
c)
subsoil
d)
parent material
24.
Which of these statements is true?
a)
Weathering and erosion affects rocks on the earth’s surface.
b)
Weathering and erosion only affect sedimentary rocks on the earth’s surface.
c)
Weathering and erosion affects rocks under the earth’s surface.
d)
Rocks are unaffected by weathering and erosion.
25.
What has the greatest effect on the ability of soil to hold water?
a)
The age of the soil particles
b)
the size of the soil particles.
c)
The color of the soil particles.
d)
The luster of the soil particles
26.
Which part of the earth is broken into several large tectonic plates?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mantle  
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core  
27.
Which statement best describes sandy soils?
a)
They allow water to drain quickly.
b)
They easily break down into clay sediments.
c)
They hold plant roots tightly in place to prevent erosion.
d)
They have high levels of decomposed plant and animal matter.
28.
Which best summarizes the composition of the Earth's core?
a)
It contains a solid outer region surrounding a liquid iron core
b)
It contains a liquid outer region surrounding a solid iron core.
c)
It contains a semi-liquid rock outer region surrounding a liquid core
d)
It contains basalt, semi liquid outer region surrounding a solid core
29.
Which best describes the earth's crust?
a)
it is unable to move /stationary
b)
it is thicker than the mantle and the core
c)
it is located between the outer and inner cpre
d)
it is composed of continental and oceanic plates
30.
Which environment would produce soil at a faster rate?
a)
an environment located in warm, wet regions
b)
an environment with many slopes
c)
an environment without any vegetation
d)
an environment with high rates of erosion
31.

A process of weathering soil is

a)

weathering

b)

abrasion

c)

evaporation

d)

erosion

32.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by

a)

cooling and heating

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

boiling and fermentation

33.

Cooled lava is

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

humus

34.

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

rust

b)

root cracks the sidewalks

c)

water seaping through holes

d)

pounding rocks

35.

Ice wedging is an example of

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

fermenting

d)

boiling

36.

Fastest way of changing earth is

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

earthquakes

d)

soil fertilization

37.

Name of the supercontinent

a)

Eurasia

b)

Pangaea

c)

India

d)

mantle

38.

Igneous rock inside the earth is

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

39.

Which is the best source of organic matter to make soil fertile?

a)

plant matter

b)

lava

c)

sand

d)

bedrock

40.

Sediments are composed of the following except

a)

pieces of rocks

b)

broken minerals

c)

bedrock

d)

dead plants and animals

41.

All IS TRUE about sediments EXCEPT

a)

they pile on top of each other

b)

they compact and cement

c)

erode in water

d)

they cool and melt

42.

layer of soil that is lighter ion color but not very rich in nutrients

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

parent material

d)

bedrock

43.

Heat and pressure creates

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

humus rock

44.

Rocks formed by compaction and cementation

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

topsoil

45.

Property of soil which describes the spaces is called

a)

permeability

b)

porosity

c)

luster

d)

nutrient content

46.

Inorganic substance necessary for life is

a)

rock

b)

soil

c)

mineral and nutrients

d)

dead plants

47.

The richest layer of the soil

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

parent rock

d)

bedrock

48.

What is the difference between oceanic from continental crust?

a)

oceanic is composed of sedimentary rocks

b)

oceanic is older than continental

c)

oceanic is denser than continental

d)

oceanic is continually being formed

49.

Which soil layer had reduced nutrients?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

parent material

50.

How do we know what is inside the earth?

a)

evaluations from seismic data

b)

sample of rocks from soil layers

c)

direct observation

d)

explanation of the rock cycle

51.

What is the order of the layers starting from the center to the topmost?

a)

crust, mantle, outer core ,inner core

b)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

mantle ,crust, inner core ,outer core

d)

inner core, crust, mantle, outer core

52.

Underwater earthquake

a)

tsunami

b)

hurricane

c)

tidal wave

d)

cyclone

53.

Most of the US is in which plate?

a)

Pacific

b)

North America

c)

Eurasia

d)

South American

54.

The outer core is made of

a)

basaltic rocks

b)

silicate rocks

c)

solid iron and nickel

d)

liquid iron and nickel

55.

What evidence that there was a supercontinent?

a)

minerals

b)

rocks

c)

fossils

d)

mantle

56.

Tectonic Plates move because of

a)

convection currents

b)

extreme temperature

c)

earthquakes

d)

vibrations of the earth

57.

When 2 continental plates of the same density collide, it forms

a)

ocean trenches

b)

mountains

c)

volcanoes

d)

ocean floor

58.

The lithosphere is made of

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

mantle

59.

Inner core is solid because of

a)

rotation of the earth

b)

extreme pressure

c)

extreme temperature

d)

magnetic field

60.

The ring of fire is

a)

a place in the ocean where there are islands

b)

ring of volcanoes where earthquakes are frequent

c)

a place in the pacific ocean where fires are seen

d)

a ring where nuclear weapons are detonated

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