WorksheetsFinal Exam
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth's crust is broken into sections called?
a)
plates
b)
shields
c)
dishes
d)
continents
2.
The collision of one continental plate to another continental plate can produce what geologic feature?
a)
trenches
b)
rift
c)
mountains
d)
earthquake
3.
Who came up with the idea of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
James Hutton
4.
Geologists obtain indirect evidence about Earth's interior by____.
a)
knowing the Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
b)
Estimating the temperature inside the Earth.
c)
Directly looking under the many layers.
d)
Recording and studying seismic waves.
5.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle.
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
6.
Earth's inner core is
a)
a dense ball of solid metal
b)
a layer of molten metal
c)
a layer of hot rock
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
7.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major land masses.
b)
The continents do NOT move.
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
d)
The continents were once joined together in a single land mass.
8.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist.
b)
the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
c)
the name of an ancient fossil
d)
the name of a Greek god
9.
What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms
b)
evidence from fossils
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
evidence from climate
10.
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because?
a)
They were afraid of new ideas.
b)
Wegener was interested in what the Earth was like millions of years ago.
c)
Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis.
d)
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
11.
What technology did scientists use in the mid 1900's to map the mid ocean ridge?
a)
satellites
b)
deep-sea diving
c)
submarines
d)
sonar
12.
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
a)
along the edges of all the continents
b)
along the mid-ocean ridges
c)
in deep-ocean trenches
d)
at the north and south poles
13.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
a)
convection
b)
continental drift
c)
subduction
d)
conduction
14.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
a)
Conduction currents
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Earth's magnetic field
15.
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
16.
Earth's mantle is
a)
a layer of molten metal
b)
a layer of hot rock
c)
a dense ball of solid metal
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
17.
What process adds new crust to the ocean floor along the mid oceanic ridge?
a)
sea-floor formation
b)
sea-floor spreading
c)
crust creation
d)
crusty crab
18.
What type of rock makes up most of the oceanic crust?
a)
quartz
b)
granite
c)
schist
d)
basalt
19.
A hot and wet climate causes weathering to take place
a)
unevenly
b)
rapidly
c)
slowly
d)
at the same rate as when the climate is dry and cool
20.
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color. It probably has been chemically weathered by
a)
oxygen
b)
acid rain
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
abrasion
21.
The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the grinding of other rock particles is called
a)
abrasion
b)
erosion
c)
frost wedging
d)
cracking and peeling
22.
Frost wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by
a)
plant growth
b)
freezing and thawing of water
c)
heating and cooling
d)
animal actions
23.
What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
general weathering
c)
permeable weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
24.
A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering probably is caused by
a)
oxygen in the air
b)
acid rain
c)
moss
d)
abrasions
25.
What metals make up Earth's core?
a)
silver and gold
b)
iron and nickel
c)
aluminum and copper
d)
iron and gold
26.
Name a transform boundary in the United States.
a)
San Francisco fault
b)
San Fernando fault
c)
San Andreas fault
d)
San Antonio fault
27.
What geologic features form at continental-oceanic convergent boundary?
a)
deep sea trench and volcanic mountain ranges
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
rift valley
d)
islands
28.
Metamorphic rock forms as a result of which two processes.
a)
sedimentation and compaction
b)
molten rock
c)
cementation and compaction
d)
heat and pressure
29.
Slate is and example of what type of metamorphic rock.
a)
foliated
b)
non-foliated
c)
organic
d)
clastic
30.
Igneous rock that cools and hardens inside Earth's crust is called
a)
clastic
b)
extrusive
c)
intrusive
d)
foliated
31.
What type of rock is most likely to have fossils?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
non-foliated
32.
Clastic, chemical, and organic are examples of which type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
non-foliated
33.
How is igneous rock formed?
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
c)
cooling of magma
d)
heat and pressure
34.
What do we call a chain of underwater mountain where sea-floor spreading occurs?
a)
trench
b)
subduction zone
c)
rift valley
d)
mid-ocean ridge
35.
What happens to old oceanic crust as new molten material rises from the mantle?
a)
It moves away from the ocean ridge.
b)
Moves towards the ocean ridge
c)
It does not move.
d)
It causes an earthquake.
36.
What makes up the central nervous system?
a)
The brain
b)
The spinal cord
c)
The brain and spinal cord
d)
The heart and lungs
37.
The Temporal Lobe is responsible for which of the following?
a)
Taste
b)
Recognizing faces
c)
Motor Skills
d)
Speech
38.
Which part of the brain controls fear?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Corpus callosum
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Amygdala
39.
The human brain is the size of what type of fruit?
a)
watermelon
b)
grapefruit
c)
grape
d)
orange
40.
In which time period are we currently living?
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
41.
Jellyfish are one of the oldest species on Earth. In what time period did they first appear?
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
42.
In what time period did Pangaea, the super continent, appear?
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
43.
Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period.
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
44.
Which time period is the longest?
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
45.
What is another name for the water cycle?
a)
hydrologic cycle
b)
carbon cycle
c)
rock cycle
d)
nitrogen cycle
46.
The _______ holds 96.5% of Earth's water, and is the primary pathway into the water cycle.
a)
Lakes
b)
Ocean
c)
Rivers and Streams
d)
Icecaps and glaciers
47.
__________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.
a)
Condensation
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Precipitation
48.
Plants return groundwater to the atmosphere through the process of ________.
a)
Condensation
b)
Sublimation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Infiltration
49.
The process in which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water is called _______.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Infiltration
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
50.
When water does not get absorbed into the soil or evaporate into the atmosphere it becomes ____.
a)
Infiltrate
b)
Run off
c)
Surface flow
d)
Evaporate
51.
____is the process of a solid changing into water vapor without melting.
a)
sublimation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
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