WorksheetsEarth Systems,Structures Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When two tectonic plates push together,pull apart or slide past one another, which of the following is most likely to occur?
a)
a delta
b)
a tidal wave
c)
an earthquake
d)
a typhoon
2.
In the structure of soil, the A layer forms when clay and minerals washed into the B layer. The A layer is also called ________.
a)
subsoil
b)
fertilizer
c)
topsoil
d)
humus
3.
Soil with approximately equal parts of sand, clay, and silt is called_______.
a)
bedrock
b)
topsoil
c)
loam
d)
humus
4.
The minerals present in the area will depend on ______
a)
parent rock
b)
climate
c)
altitude
d)
vegetation
5.
What is soil?
a)
a mixture of rock and mineral paricles
b)
of decayed organic materials
c)
a mixture of air and water
d)
all of the above
6.
Which processes are primarily responsible for the formation of soil?
a)
earthquakes
b)
meteorites
c)
weathering and decomposition
d)
volcanic activity
7.
In a soil profile, which horizon lies beneath the C horizon?
a)
bedrock
b)
subsoil
c)
topsoil
d)
clay
8.
The decayed organic material in soil is called_______
a)
humus
b)
loam
c)
topsoil
d)
bedrock
9.
Which layer of the Earth is solid iron and nickel?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
10.
On average, about how fast are the tectonic plates moving?
a)
1000 cm /year
b)
10 meters/year
c)
5 cm/year
d)
5 meters /day
11.
The convection currents that cause plate movement are caused by_______.
a)
strong winds
b)
temperature differences
c)
Earth's gravitational pull
d)
Earth's magnetic field
12.
A plate boundary in which no new crust is made or destroyed is a __________.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
recumbant boundary
13.
The movement of tectonic plates is caused by:
a)
convection currents in the mantle
b)
heat in the inner core
c)
radiation from the sun
d)
strong global winds
14.
Name the instrument that measure and records earthquake vibrations.
a)
spectrograph
b)
seismograph
c)
barograph
d)
thermograph
15.
Ocean trenches are often found at what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
inactive
16.
Rift valleys occur at these type of boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
inactive
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