Worksheets5.7 c,d,e,f,g Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which shows a negative impact that humans have on the Earth's surface?
a)
Volcanoes Erupting
b)
Earthquake Damage
c)
Glaciers Forming
d)
Trees being cut down
2.
Approximately how old is the Earth?
a)
4.5 Billion Years
b)
3.5 Billion Years
c)
2.6 Billion Years
d)
4.6 Billion Years
3.
Farmers can prevent hillside erosion by:
a)
Doing nothing
b)
Letting more livestock graze
c)
Planting trees and plants to hold soil in place
d)
Building trails for people to walk
4.
What causes the Appalachian Mountains to be more rounded while the Rocky Mountains are pointed?
a)
Mining
b)
Weathering and Erosion
c)
Plant and Animal Life
d)
Earthquakes
5.
What are the preserved remains of plants and animals called?
a)
Fossils
b)
Sediment
c)
Rocks
d)
Sandstone
6.
What do we call the wearing down of rocks due to atmospheric conditions?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.
Magma, ashes, and gases are produced by:
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Glaciers
d)
Mining
8.
Which acts like a vent for the Earth?
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Mountains
c)
Oceans
d)
Glaciers
9.
Which type of plate boundary collides to form mountains?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
10.
Which type of plate boundary separates to create new crust?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
11.
Which plate boundaries slide side by side and cause earthquakes?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
12.
The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
13.
Which does thermal energy NOT cause?
a)
Earth's plates to move
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Ocean trenches to be created
d)
Earthquakes to occur
14.
What do we call the movement of Earth's crust over time?
a)
Plate Collision
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Divergent
d)
Convergent
15.
True or False: The Geological features of the earth (ex. mountains, trenches) were caused by past plate movements.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The Himalayan Mountains are an example of which type of plate boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
17.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of which type of plate boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
18.
Which of Earth's layers is the thinnest?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
19.
Which of Earth's layers is the thickest?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
20.
True or False: The amount of iron increases the closer you get to the inner core.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What do we call the movement of sediment from one location to another?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
22.
What do we call weathered material when it has been added to a landform?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
23.
True or False: Volcanoes and earthquakes tend to occur at plate boundaries.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which of these is NOT a product of weathering?
a)
Sediment
b)
Sand
c)
Clay
d)
Mountains
25.
Which of these is NOT an agent of erosion?
a)
Ice
b)
Gravity
c)
Wind
d)
Trees
26.
True or False: Fossils found deeper in the ground are older than fossils found near the surface.
a)
True
b)
False
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