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WorksheetsECE Learning Set 2
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which physical layer is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
2.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above
3.
What is the correct layers of the earth starting with the surface?
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
4.
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
5.
Dense ball of metal at the center of the Earth.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
6.
Why have geologists not reached the mantle?
a)
It is too hot for humans to go there.
b)
It is too smelly for humans to go there.
c)
It doesn't have Wi-Fi so none of their instruments work.
d)
Scientists have not figured out how to time travel.
7.
Geologists' main evidence about the structure of Earth's interior comes from
a)
temperature measurements in deep mines
b)
observations of other planets
c)
exploration of caves
d)
rock samples and seismic waves
8.
Observation or Inference?
I believe he must have hit a pothole in the road
I believe he must have hit a pothole in the road
a)
observation
b)
inference
9.
Observation or Inference?
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
a)
observation
b)
inference
10.
Observation or Inference?
There are three young girls with party hats on
There are three young girls with party hats on
a)
observation
b)
inference
11.
Observation or Inference?
There is a red car at the bottom of a pool
There is a red car at the bottom of a pool
a)
observation
b)
inference
12.
Observation or Inference?
The wind is blowing today
The wind is blowing today
a)
observation
b)
inference
13.
Observation or Inference?
It is a hot summer day
It is a hot summer day
a)
observation
b)
inference
14.
Observation or Inference?
The girl has hurt her knee
The girl has hurt her knee
a)
observation
b)
inference
15.
Observation or Inference?
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
a)
observation
b)
inference
16.
on a topographic map lines called _________ lines connect locations of equal _____________.
a)
elevation, contour
b)
elevation, height
c)
height, elevation
d)
contour, elevation
17.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
18.
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
a)
has a tail of ice and gas
b)
is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars
c)
enters the Earth's atmoshere
d)
has a nucleus mad of rock and snow.
19.
What do scientists use to infer the density and composition of materials below Earth's surface?
a)
Volcanic Waves
b)
Oceanic Waves
c)
Earthquake Waves
d)
None of these
20.
The oceanic crust is ________ dense than the continental crust.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
softer
d)
None of these
21.
The layer directly below the crust is the ________________.
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
None of these
22.
What are the 3 main layers of Earth's interior?
a)
mantle, shell, yold
b)
core, shell, rock
c)
mantle, core, shell
d)
core, crust, mantle
23.
The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.
a)
fault
b)
plate boundary
c)
plate edge
d)
ring of fire
24.
The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the ________________.
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
25.
What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Focus
26.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
27.
What is the geosphere's function?
a)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
b)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
c)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
d)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
28.
What is the hydrosphere's function?
a)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
b)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
c)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
d)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
29.
What is the atmosphere's function?
a)
a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.
b)
sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.
c)
sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.
d)
controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans
30.
"Bio" in biosphere means ____.
a)
air, vapor
b)
rock, earth
c)
water
d)
life
31.
How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?
a)
The geosphere stores parts of the hydrosphere.
b)
The geosphere erodes (shapes) the hydrosphere.
c)
The hydrosphere stores parts of the geosphere.
32.
A globe is a
a)
sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
b)
flat model of all or part of Earth's surface
c)
list of symbols used on a map
33.
A map is a
a)
flat model of all or part of Earth's surface
b)
sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
c)
list of symbols used on a map
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