WorksheetsEarth, Inf/Obs, Rocks
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word fits this description? The movement of Earth around the sun.
a)
Rotation
b)
Orbit
c)
Revolution
d)
Satellite
2.
Which word fits this description? The moon's shapes.
a)
Rotation
b)
Orbit
c)
Satellite
d)
Phases
3.
Which word fits this description? Earth's spin around the axis.
a)
Rotation
b)
Orbit
c)
Revolution
d)
Satellite
4.
Is this an observation or inference? Outside is windy.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
5.
Is this an observation or inference? The container is filled to the 350 mL mark with water.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
6.
Is this an observation or an inference? The sun rose at 6:54 this morning.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
7.
Is this an observation or an inference? The house broke because there was an earthquake.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
8.
Is this an observation or an inference? The caterpillar did not eat the moth because it is not a carnivore.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
9.
Is this an observation or an inference? The plant is growing more because it has been receiving more sunlight.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
10.
Earth's revolution causes night and day.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Earth's revolution causes seasons.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Earth's rotation causes...
a)
seasons
b)
day and night
c)
the moon's phases
13.
It takes Earth ______ to complete 1 rotation.
a)
2 hours
b)
2 days
c)
14 hours
d)
24 hours
14.
Why can we see the moon?
a)
Because we have good eyes.
b)
Because the moon is a satellite.
c)
Because the sun's light reflects off the moon.
d)
Because the moon's light reflects off the sun.
15.
How are mountains created?
a)
When 2 plates collide with each other.
b)
When 2 plates move away from each other.
c)
When 2 plates slide past each other.
16.
How are earthquakes created?
a)
When 2 plates collide with each other.
b)
When 2 plates move away from each other.
c)
When 2 plates slide past each other.
17.
What is a fast process?
a)
A change on Earth's surface that happens slowly over time.
b)
A change on Earth's surfact that happens quickly.
18.
What is a slow process?
a)
A change on Earth's surface that happens slowly over time.
b)
A change on Earth's surfact that happens quickly.
19.
An earthquake is a fast process.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Weathering is a slow process.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Erosion is a fast process.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
A tsunami is a slow process.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Which landforms are results of deposition?
a)
Beaches and river deltas
b)
Bays and peninsulas
c)
Mountains and valleys
d)
Plateaus and mesas
24.
Where does most eroded soil end up?
a)
In new agricultural lands
b)
In the desert
c)
In rock slides
d)
In the sediment of rivers
25.
The Grand Canyon is a result of which destructive process?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Erosion
c)
Tornado
d)
Volcanoes
26.
Which rock type forms from deposited particles over time?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Mineral
27.
Which rock type forms from molten materials?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Mineral
28.
What layer of the Earth is liquid?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
29.
What layer of the Earth do convection currents occur in?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
30.
The ____________is the thinnest layer of Earth.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
31.
_____________ is melted rock found beneath the earth’s surface in the mantle.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcanic rock
d)
lithosphere
32.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
33.
What layer of the Earth is found beneath the crust?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
34.
What is the very center of the Earth called?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
35.
What is the outer most part of the Earth's core called?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
36.
What happens when continental crust collides with other continental crust?
a)
It subducts
b)
It forms a mountain
c)
It forms a valley
d)
It explodes
37.
What is a convection current?
a)
Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock rises, cools at the crust, cool rock sinks, it gets reheated and rises again
b)
Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock sinks, it cools down, and sinks some more
c)
The transfer of heat through touch
d)
The process of sea floor spreading
38.
Wegener's theory states that the continents were once joined to form a supercontinent called.....
a)
Ultron
b)
Pangea
c)
Neverland
d)
Mesa
39.
Which is a renewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
water
d)
phosphate
40.
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
wind
b)
oil
c)
sunlight
d)
wood
41.
Name the following process:
tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock
tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock
a)
erosion
b)
pollution
c)
weathering
d)
evaporation
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