WorksheetsGeosphere
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
2.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
3.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
4.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
5.
To support his hypothesis of continental drift, Alfred Wegener did NOT use:
a)
Ancient Climatic Evidence
b)
Magnetic Field Data
c)
Data on Ancient Reptiles and Ferns
d)
Evidence from Rock Formations
6.
Based on observations of fossils of Glossopteris, Wegener concluded that
a)
Magnetic reversals had occurred in Earth's past
b)
Continental rocks containing these fossils had once been joined
c)
Earth's continents were never joined
d)
Glossopteris grew only in the tropics
7.
Most scientists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift because he
a)
Had collected little evidence to support his hypothesis
b)
Would not state his hypothesis publicly
c)
Insisted that Earth's axis of rotation had changed
d)
Couldn't explain how or why the continents moved
8.
What theory states that Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle move in different directions and at different rates over Earth's surface?
a)
Seafloor spreading
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Polarity Theory
9.
Tectonic plates interact at places called plate
a)
Reversals
b)
Boundaries
c)
Regions
d)
Subductions
10.
Places where tectonic plates move apart are called
a)
Convergent boundaries
b)
Transform boundaries
c)
Subduction zones
d)
Divergent boundaries
11.
Oceanic crust is made mostly of
a)
Granite
b)
Basalt
c)
Water
d)
Sediments
12.
At what plate boundary do plates slide horizontally past each other?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Transform Boundary
c)
Convergent Boundary
d)
Subduction Boundary
13.
The crust and rigid upper part of the mantle is called this
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
14.
The layer of Earth that is liquid is
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
Fill in the missing word: Converging is colliding, Diverging is dividing, Transform is _____________________...These are plate boundaries. *snap* *snap*
a)
Dividing
b)
Colliding
c)
Sliding
d)
Subducting
16.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of:
a)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America
b)
The United States, Greenland, and Europe
c)
Antarctica, India, and South America
d)
All of Earth's continents
17.
Places where tectonic plates collide are called
a)
Convergent Boundaries
b)
Divergent Boundaries
c)
Rift Valleys
d)
Transform Boundaries
18.
What is the difference between the inner and outer core?
a)
The outer core is liquid, the inner core is solid.
b)
The inner core is liquid and the outer core is solid.
c)
The outer core is made of nickel and the inner core is made of iron.
d)
The outer core is hotter than the inner core.
19.
Continental crust is made of
a)
granite
b)
basalt
c)
water
d)
sandstone
20.
Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
21.
The asthenosphere is part of which layer of Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
22.
Earth's oceanic crust is ______ than continental crust.
a)
thinner but denser
b)
thicker and denser
c)
thicker but less dense
d)
thinner and less dense
23.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
24.
Earth's inner core is...
a)
a dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
b)
a layer of molten iron and nickel.
c)
a layer of hot rock.
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
25.
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
26.
The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
27.
At which type of boundary are mountains formed?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
28.
At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
Tranform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive Zone
29.
Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
30.
What best describes the Outer Core?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid Rock
31.
Which layer of the Earth is divided into tectonic plates?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
32.
Which layer of the mantle is the least ridged (bendy like play-dough)?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Inner core
33.
Which rock type is generally associated with continental crust?
a)
Limestone
b)
Basalt
c)
Granite
d)
Igneous
34.
Magma is called lava when it reaches ______
a)
the sea.
b)
the magma chamber.
c)
the Earth's surface.
d)
the bottom of the mountain.
35.
The movement of weathered rocks and soil is called_____
a)
an earthquake.
b)
a volcano.
c)
an eruption.
d)
erosion.
36.
The slow breakdown of rock over time is called ______
a)
eruption.
b)
landslides.
c)
erosion.
d)
weathering.
37.
A large amount of land that slides quickly down to the Earth as a result of water and gravity is called ______
a)
a landslide.
b)
weathering.
c)
an earthquake.
d)
erosion.
38.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter A
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
39.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter F
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
40.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter G
a)
Crust
b)
Convection Current
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
41.
Identify the letter in the diagram. Identify letter D
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
42.
This layer contains most of Earth's mass.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Crust
43.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust increases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
44.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
45.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
46.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
47.
Which type of graph is this?
a)
Histogram
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Stem Plot
d)
Box Plot
48.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Stem Chart
49.
A pie chart allows you to easily see
a)
information about the proportion of parts relative to the whole.
b)
the total number of each category.
c)
how much data occurs within a range of numbers.
d)
the spread of the data.
50.
What type of graph shows the change in one value over time?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pie Chart
c)
Histogram
51.
What type of graph works best for percents?
a)
Pie Charts
b)
Line Graphs
c)
Histograms
52.
In which year did exactly 60 students have scholarships?
a)
2010
b)
2011
c)
2012
d)
2013
53.
Which two months had approximately the same amount of candy sold?
a)
Sept and Feb
b)
October and March
c)
November and March
d)
September and December
54.
This image represents this type of boundary
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
tectonic
55.
This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.
a)
The Big Bang Theory, Einstein
b)
The Pangea Theory, Hutton
c)
The Tectonic Plate Theory, Darwin
d)
The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner
56.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
57.
The movement of plates at a divergent boundary
a)
move towards each other
b)
slide past each other
c)
move up and down
d)
move away from each other
58.
A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
59.
Sand Andreas Fault formed at this type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
60.
Volcanoes form with at type of boundary-
a)
convergent continent to continent
b)
divergent continental
c)
convergent continent to ocean
d)
transform
61.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
62.
Come together
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
63.
This image is of...
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
64.
What special force is found in the asthenosphere?
a)
Wind
b)
Convection currents
c)
Tides
d)
Lava
65.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
at plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
66.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at all plate boundaries
c)
when plates diverge
d)
at transform boundaries
67.
Which of these layers is ALL SOLID iron and nickel?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
68.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
at plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
69.
What is the order of the layers?
a)
inner core, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, asthenosphere
b)
asthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
c)
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
d)
crust, core, mantle
70.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
71.
The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanoes
c)
mountains
d)
All of these options.
72.
Fossils of a particular animal species have been found in both southern Africa and South America but nowhere else. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the reason why?
a)
The fossils evolved into different organisms
b)
The climate changed and became much colder.
c)
In the past, Africa and South America were part of the same continent
d)
In the future, Africa and South America will be part of the same continent.
73.
When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
74.
The process by which rocks are broken down chemically or physically is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
75.
Physically breaking down earth materials by water, ice, or wind is known as:
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Transportation
76.
What is produced from the weathering, erosion, and deposition of rock material?
a)
Mud
b)
Organic Material
c)
Coal
d)
Soil
77.
Which is a type of chemical weathering?
a)
Abrasion
b)
Ice Wedging
c)
Acid Rain
d)
Organic Activity
78.
Wind, moving water, and moving ice pick up and move soil and other materials in a process known as ______________.
a)
erupting
b)
erosion
c)
faulting
d)
fossilization
79.
What are the two types of weathering?
a)
Intrusive & Extrusive
b)
Chemical & Mechanical
c)
Fast & Slow
d)
Erosion & Deposition
80.
When rust forms on a metal object, it is caused by what process?
a)
carbon dioxide (carbonic acid)
b)
acid rain
c)
oxidation
d)
lichens
81.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering EXCEPT...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
82.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
83.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
84.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
85.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical or mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
86.
The composition of Earth's interior affects
a)
how long an earthquake will last
b)
the speed and direction of seismic waves
c)
the location of an earthquake's focus
d)
the strength of an earthquake
87.
This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains numerous faults:
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
English Canal
c)
The Ring of Fire
d)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
88.
Mechanical weathering is a process that requires what type of force to break it apart?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Gravity
d)
Force
89.
Precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere, is called...
a)
acid precipitation
b)
creep
c)
chemical weathering
d)
differential weathering
90.
A rock hits another rock as it is carried downstream causing both rocks to break.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
91.
The iron in a rock is turned to rust when exposed to oxygen, weakening the rock and making it easier to break.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
92.
A rock is broken apart by the water in a crack that freezes and turns to ice.
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
93.
What is erosion?
a)
The sinking of land
b)
The settling of sediment in a new location
c)
The movement and transport of sediment
d)
The breakdown of rocks
94.
What are the main causes of erosion?
a)
Wind, soil, ice, tornadoes
b)
Wind, water, gravity, ice
c)
Water, ice, volcanic eruptions
d)
Wind, glaciers, plate movement, gravity
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