WorksheetsPlanet Earth
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A scientist that studies the Earth is called a
a)
geologist
b)
biologist
c)
chemist
d)
physicist
2.
Which part of the earth is made of solid iron and nickel, and is 7000 degrees Celsius?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
3.
Which part of the Earth is liquid?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
4.
Which part of the Earth is about 2/3 of the Earth's mass and is made of soft "plastic" rock?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
5.
The point of the surface of the earth where an earthquake starts is the
a)
seismic wave
b)
epicentre
c)
focus
d)
Richter scale
6.
Lava is
a)
solid rock above ground
b)
molten rock above ground
c)
molten rock below ground
d)
solid rock below ground
7.
The mechanical and chemical process that breaks down rocks by means of water, glacial ice, wind, and waves
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
glaciation
8.
The products of weathering are transported from place to place.
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
eruption
d)
landslide
9.
The process of the materials from weathering being laid down or deposited by wind, water, and ice.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
landslide
d)
glaciation
10.
A landform created by moving water, such as the Badlands, is a
a)
Fluvial landform
b)
sedimentary landform
c)
volcanic landform
d)
igneous landform
11.
An idea of something that can't be fully known or seen (such as the inside of the earth) is called a
a)
model
b)
geology
c)
mineral
d)
techtonic
12.
The Richter scale is used to measure
a)
Earthquake intensity
b)
volcano intensity
c)
hardness of rocks
d)
colour of minerals
13.
A seismometer measures
a)
depth of the ground
b)
temperature of the ground
c)
motion of the ground
d)
ocean waves
14.
Weathering can be caused by
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
wind
d)
all of the above
15.
What causes a landslide?
a)
heavy rain
b)
earthquakes
c)
deforestation
d)
all of the above
16.
Mud, silt or sand carried by a river is called
a)
erosion
b)
sediment
c)
minerals
d)
deposition
17.
What caused this land form?
a)
A glacier
b)
an earthquake
c)
techtonic plates
d)
a landslide
18.
What is this?
a)
a drumlin
b)
a hoodoo
c)
a moraine
d)
an erratic
19.
Igneous rocks are made from
a)
magma
b)
sediment
c)
glaciers
d)
erosion
20.
A sedimentary rock was changed by heat and pressure underground. It is now a
a)
still a sedimentary rock
b)
an igneous rock
c)
a metamorphic rock
d)
a hoodoo
21.
Fossils are mostly found in
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
none of the above
22.
This is a
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
none of the above
23.
This is a(n)
a)
igneous rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
none of the above
24.
Pearly, glassy, waxy, and brilliant are ways to describe
a)
colour
b)
lustre
c)
streak
d)
fracture
25.
If a mineral splits unevenly, it is described as
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
extrusive
d)
intrusive
26.
Obsidian is an igneous rock that cooled above the ground. It is
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
27.
This is a(n)
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
none of the above
28.
Which is true?
1. Minerals are made of rocks
2. Rocks are made of minerals
1. Minerals are made of rocks
2. Rocks are made of minerals
a)
1
b)
2
c)
both
d)
neither
29.
Alberta is mostly covered by the
a)
interior plain
b)
precambrian shield
c)
Arctic lowlands
d)
Cordilleran region
30.
The interior plain is made of
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
31.
Rocks go through a process of change, and can become new types of rocks. This is called
a)
the rock cycle
b)
fracture
c)
mineralization
d)
techtonic plates
32.
Mapping the Earth's surface from aircraft or satellites is called
a)
geophysical prospecting
b)
remote sensing
c)
seismometer
d)
weathering
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