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WorksheetsSC Earth Science Ch 1,2,10,23
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
By understanding how natural forces affect the environment, earth scientist can
a)
better predict natural disasters
b)
change human nature
c)
prevent natural disasters
d)
change the course of history
2.
Earth science assumes that the cause of natural phenomena
a)
can never be fully understood
b)
can be understood by supernatural phenomena
c)
can be understood by studying greek culture
d)
can be understood through careful observstion
3.
The study of meterology involves the study of
a)
climate
b)
outer space
c)
animals
d)
meteors
4.
What is not a part of the scientific method?
a)
form a hypothesis
b)
draw a conclusion
c)
become a scientist
d)
ask a question
5.
the process of evaluating research before publication is called
a)
prosecution
b)
persecution
c)
peer review
d)
peer pressure
6.
A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidenve collected through scientific investigation is called a
a)
hypothesis
b)
law
c)
theory
d)
controlled experiment
7.
Earth science helps us better understand the world around us by studying how
a)
Animals interact with humans
b)
natural forces shape our environment
c)
war impacts society
d)
genealogy and astrology impact society
8.
Earth science is the scientific study of
a)
chemical equations
b)
health and nutrition
c)
earth and its universe
d)
human review
9.
Earth scientist assume that the causes of natural events or phenomena can be determined by
a)
careful observation and experimentation
b)
risking human life
c)
using SI units
d)
formulating incorrect theories
10.
how is science different from other forms of human endeavor?
a)
science is no different
b)
science is the only endeavor that requires thought
c)
the goal of science is to explain natural phenomena
d)
science explains art and history
11.
What are the 4 branches of earth science
a)
chemistry, physics, biology, zoology
b)
geography, astrology, phrenology, meteorology,
c)
geology, oceanography, astronomy, meterology
d)
geneology, megatrology, symphology, singology
12.
why might a theory or scientific law change after it has reached general acceptance?
a)
they can never change
b)
one scientist is jealous of another' success
c)
peer reviews find fault with the theory prior to publication
d)
further research may lead to conflicting information
13.
earth scientists help us understand our world by explaining
a)
earth's history and our place i the universe
b)
how to prevent natural disasters
14.
which of the following statements explains how science impacts society?
a)
it does not effect or impact society
b)
science creates new technology without creating problems
c)
science creates new technology that benefits society but can also create problems
d)
Science does not help us understand the world
15.
the study of earth and the universe beyond it is:
a)
geology
b)
oceanography
c)
meterology
d)
astronomy
16.
The lower boundary of earth's crust is called
a)
oceanic crust
b)
mantle
c)
moho
17.
the solid, plastic layer of the mantle is called
a)
core
b)
mesophere
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
18.
All of the following are parts of the compositional structure f earth except
a)
global ocean
b)
CORE
c)
crust
d)
mantle
19.
Because earth's interior is warmer than its surface layers, hot materials towards the surface in the process called
a)
energy balancing
b)
convection
c)
energy transfer
d)
rotation
20.
Approx 71% of the earth is covered by the
a)
continental crust
b)
mantle
c)
global ocean
d)
atmosphere
21.
Scientist used the pattern of the alternating normal and reversed polarity in rocks to create the geomagnetic
a)
time scale
b)
sea-floor spreading time scale
c)
reversal time scale
d)
normal time scale
22.
what is the undersea mountain range?
a)
a ridge
b)
a rip
c)
a rent
d)
a rift
23.
how does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare to the sediment that is farther away?
a)
larger
b)
smaller
c)
younger
d)
older
24.
Wegner's theory was confirmed by
a)
fossils
b)
evidence of sea floor spreading
c)
coastlines fitting together
d)
mountian ranges
25.
Magnetic patterns on the sea floor were puzzeling because they
a)
showed alternating bands of normal and reversed polarity
b)
indicated that all rocks had reversed polarity
c)
they were crazy
26.
Tectonic plates can include
a)
only oceanic crust
b)
fine china and Africa
c)
both continental and oceanic
d)
only mesophere
27.
The Himalaya mountians were formed in a collision at a
a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
fault line
28.
What was not a peice of evidence that Wegner found to support his bhypothesis?
a)
Galcier debris
b)
Similar mountain ranges in North America and Scottland
c)
Fossils
d)
Similar Ocean salt content
29.
an example of a transform boundary is
a)
san andreas fault
b)
Island arc of japan
c)
trench at Mariana Islands
30.
the study of paleomagnetism was the key in proving wegner's theory becuase
a)
it provided evidence of sea-floor spreading
b)
showed that the swamps were on all continents
c)
showed that magnetism always pointed to geographic north
31.
The theory that explains why the continents moved is called
a)
plate techtonics
b)
Supersonic
c)
sea-floor spreading
d)
continental rift
32.
The part of the continent covered in water
a)
continental shelf
b)
Continental table
c)
continental margin
d)
submarine canyon
33.
The shallow sea-floor between the shore and the deepest part of the ocean
a)
continental rise
b)
continental margin
c)
continental bookshelf
34.
steep slope from the continental shelf to the ocean
a)
continental slope
b)
continental slide
c)
continental ride
35.
Deep v-shaped valley in the continental margin
a)
submarine canyon
b)
trench
c)
valley
d)
seamount
36.
Raised wedge in the continental margin formed by sediments
a)
trench
b)
continental rise
c)
continental slope
37.
Define independent variable
a)
A factor that stays the same
b)
a factor that is manipulated
c)
a factor that is divdided
38.
Define dependent variable
a)
a person that you can claim on your taxes
b)
a variable that changes as a result in changing the independent variable
c)
a variable that varies
39.
A system of ideas that is supported by a large body of evidence
a)
Theory
b)
Jury
c)
CSI
d)
guess
40.
A process that uses the senses to obtain information is called
a)
inference
b)
theory
c)
observation
d)
intuition
41.
an explanation based on an observation
a)
guess
b)
hypothesis
c)
thesis
d)
hypothetical influence
42.
Upper part of the earth that consists of the crust and ridged part of the mantle
a)
lithosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
sphere
43.
The thin outtermost layer of the earth
a)
filling
b)
center
c)
core
d)
crust
44.
The solid, plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere is called
a)
best part
b)
mantle
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mesosphere
45.
scientists use sonar to
a)
measure temperature of water
b)
calculate the depth of the ocean
c)
find treasure under the water
d)
talk to dolphins
46.
to see the bottom of the ocean while remaining connected to his/her main ship, a scientist would use
a)
a bathysphere
b)
a bathygraph
c)
a lifeboat
d)
abyssal boat
47.
The flattest part of the earth is called
a)
the deset
b)
abyssal plain
c)
wide open space
d)
valley
48.
Seamounts are most likely to form in
a)
the hotspots
b)
trenches
c)
under the mounds
d)
subduction zones
49.
Where do ocean trenches form?
a)
at convergent boundaries
b)
in fracture zones
c)
i forgot
d)
at transform boundaries
50.
The Mariana and Challenger Deep is
a)
7 miles down and named after the ship that discovered the trench
b)
A poem by william shakespeare that describes how a whale survived the deep
c)
A great movie with Denzel Washington
51.
a large body of salt water that may be surrounded by land is called:
a)
sea
b)
ocean
c)
lake
d)
aquarium
52.
Modern oceanography began with
a)
JOIDES
b)
CHIKYU
c)
HMS Challenger
d)
Christopher columbus
53.
Mid-ocean ridges form
a)
below sea level
b)
areas of increased volcanic activity
c)
at the ridges
d)
at convergent boundaries
54.
Geology is the study of
a)
earth's origin, history and earth's structure
b)
Geometrics
c)
genes
d)
maps and the contours of the surfaces
55.
What is the mantle?
a)
the layer of earth between the crust and core
b)
The part of the earth we live on
c)
the center of the earth that is made up mostly of iron
56.
The center of the earth is called:
a)
Mantle
b)
Mesosphere
c)
core
d)
crust
57.
The single land mass that was formed was called a
a)
Supercontinent
b)
Superlandmass
c)
Pandoroses
d)
Pangeedee
58.
Magnetic field that points south is called
a)
normal polarity
b)
geographic south
c)
reversed polarity
d)
south pole
59.
region along a plate boundary when one plate sinks under another plate is
a)
subtraction zone
b)
submarine zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
construction zone
60.
Boundary at which two plates move away from each other is called a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
61.
Where two plates move past one another is called this kind of boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
62.
The boundary that is formed when two plates collide is called a
a)
convergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
transform boundary
63.
To calculate the depth of the ocean floor with sonar, scientist measure
a)
time it takes to travel
b)
the distance the sound traveled
c)
length of the soundwave
64.
The mariana trench is best known for its
a)
depth
b)
length
c)
height
65.
A piece of sediment collectedby drilling is called
a)
inorganic sediment
b)
core sample
c)
biaton
66.
a piece of lithosphere that has a different geologic history than the surrounding land is called
a)
terrane
b)
rift
c)
train
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