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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Minerals can be formed through the cooling of.... 
a)
Weathering
b)
Magma
c)
The Rock Cycle
d)
The Earth's Structure
2.
Cooling magma forms ________ rocks
a)
Igneous 
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Rock Cycle
3.
The layers of the earth from innermost layer to outermost layer are... 
a)
Outer core, Inner core, Crust, Mantle
b)
Mantle, Crust, Inner Core, Outer Core
c)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
d)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
4.
What is a Metamorphic rock? 
a)
A type of rock which has been changed by extreme heat and pressure
b)
Rocks are formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials
c)
The rocks solidify on the surface of earth and begins being broken down by wind and water
5.

If global weather patterns change and the amount of rainfall is reduced by 50%, the process of erosion will be greatly impacted. Which classification of rock will be affected by lack of erosion.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

6.

What is a Sedimentary rock?

a)

A type of rock which has been changed by extreme heat and pressure

b)

Rocks are formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials

c)

The rocks solidify on the surface of earth and begins being broken down by wind and water

7.
What is the Rock Cycle? 
a)
Shows how rocks are formed and how the rocks change. 
b)
Is a mixture of different minerals, volcanic glass, and other material. 
c)
Is a structure of minerals in the earth's crust. 
8.
Which layer does the convection currents occur?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
9.
What is the thickness of the Crust?
a)
About 1,250 km
b)
About 2,300 km
c)
About 2,900 km
d)
About 30 km
10.
What is the Outer Core made of? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
11.
What is the Crust made of? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
12.
What is the Mantle made of?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
13.
What is the Inner Core made of? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
14.
What is the Candy Bar that we compared the Earth's Layers to? 
a)
Snickers
b)
PayDay
c)
Milky Way
d)
Kit-Kat
15.

Who came up the theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Henry Hess

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Alfred Wegener

16.
Why was Alfred Wegener's idea not taken seriously? 
a)
No one could imagine how huge continents could drift around the planet. 
b)
Mid-Ocean ridges with giant cracks called rifts. 
17.

What were Alfred's evidences'?

a)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Fossils, Mountains, & Glacial Deposits

d)

Play-Doh

18.
Why was Alfred's theory accepted? 
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Plates
c)
Boundaries
19.

What is a Convergent Boundary?

a)

Two plates moving away from each other

b)

When two plates slide past each other

c)

When two plates come together

d)

Subduction

20.

What is a Divergent Boundary?

a)

Two plates moving away from each other

b)

When two plates slide past each other

c)

When two plates come together

d)

Subduction

21.

What is a Transform Boundary?

a)

When two plates are moving away from each other

b)

When two plates slide past each other

c)

When two plates come together

d)

Subduction

22.

What is subduction?

a)

When two plates collide and the continental plate will subduct

b)

When two plates move away from each other

c)

When two plates slide past each other

23.

What are the Physical Properties of a Mineral?

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Hardness

d)

Luster

24.

Which of these statements best describes the relationship between the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere?

a)

The coolest layers are farthest from the core

b)

The least dense layers are closet to the core

25.

Which force is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Convection Currents

b)

Gravity

c)

Electricity

d)

Magnetism

26.

To learn about the temperature of the mantle, which is a scientist MOST likely to study?

a)

Characteristics of the ocean floor

b)

Volcanoes

c)

The fossil record

d)

The movement of tectonic plates

27.

Scientists are studying a piece of crust that is relatively thin and not dense. What type of crust are they most likely studying?

a)

Continental crust

b)

Volcanic crust

c)

Oceanic crust

d)

Sedimentary crust