WorksheetsEarth's Changing Surface
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
2.
The scientific theory that the Earth's crust is made of moving plates.
a)
quakes
b)
seismic
c)
plate tectonics
d)
rotation
3.
The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
plates
4.
What is Pangaea?
a)
A German Scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
continental drift
d)
an ancient fossil
5.
Name the boundary.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
segment boundary
6.
Name the boundary.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
7.
What boundary creates mountains?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
fast
8.
True or False. The Earth's crust is made of rock
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False. The Earth's crust is thick melted rock
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False. The mantle is a solid piece of rock.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What layer is 1?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantel
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
12.
What layer is 2?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantel
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
13.
What Layer is 3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
14.
What layer is 5?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
16.
This layer of the Earth is found between the core and the crust.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
17.
The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
18.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter F
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
19.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter A
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
20.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter B
a)
Crust
b)
Convection Current
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
21.
The _____________ is made of solid rock and is the thinnest.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
22.
This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Boring Rock
23.
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
24.
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
25.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
26.
The process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____
a)
The rock cycle
b)
Sedimentation
c)
Igneous
d)
Composition
27.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
28.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
29.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
30.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
31.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
32.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
33.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
34.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
35.
This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
36.
Sedimentary and igneous rocks go through _____________________________ to become metamorphic rocks.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
heat and pressure
c)
compacting and cementing
d)
melting and cooling
37.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
38.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
39.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
Cooling and Hardening
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Compacting and Cementing
d)
Melting
40.
How are fossils created?
a)
Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
b)
Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
Animals get trapped.
d)
All of the above
41.
Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock. The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box. Then they add 1 cm of gravel. Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel. Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?
a)
Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
b)
Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
c)
Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
d)
Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
42.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
43.
Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then -
a)
buried and squeezed and cemented together
b)
melted by the heat of the Earth's core
c)
completely dissolved in the salt water of the ocean
d)
used by humans as a natural resource
44.
About how far does the land move apart in a year?
a)
10 inches
b)
1 mile
c)
1 inch
d)
1 cm
45.
Molten rock inside the Earth's crust
a)
lithosphere
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
ring of fire
46.
Molten rock outside the Earth's crust
a)
lava
b)
Magma
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Ash cloud
47.
Convergent means to
a)
pull apart
b)
come together
c)
slide past
48.
Divergent means to
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past
49.
Transform means to
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past
50.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
51.
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
a)
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
b)
Apart, Together, Slide
c)
Slide, Pull away, Push together
52.
A natural land feature on Earth's surface is called
a)
landform
b)
delta
c)
canyon
53.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
55.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
56.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
57.
Waves dropping sand on the beach is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
58.
A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
59.
The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
60.
The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
61.
The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
62.
Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Physical weathering is also known as ______________ weathering.
a)
chemical
b)
mechanical
c)
breakdown
d)
heat
64.
Which kind of weathering is the transformation of rock into one or more compounds?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
65.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
66.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
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