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WorksheetsEarth Science MLK Weekend Homework #1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
2.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
3.
1. What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?
a)
it will melt into lava
b)
it will weather and erode
c)
it will become a metamorphic rock
d)
it will become a sedimentary
4.
A river that moves slow, has many meanders and tributaries, and can create oxbow lakes formations is what type of river?
a)
Young
b)
Old
c)
Mature
5.
When the bends of a Meander get close enough they can join, creating a new river path. What is left is called ...
a)
An oxback lake
b)
An oxen lake
c)
An oxcart lake
d)
An oxbow lake
6.
The point where the river meets an ocean or lake is called the ...
a)
River Source
b)
River Mouth
c)
River Head
d)
River Section
7.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
8.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
9.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
10.
The diagram shows an organism that lives in the ocean.What is true about the organism shown?
a)
It is algae.
b)
It is benthos.
c)
It is nekton.
d)
It is plankton.
11.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
12.
Label part 6
a)
Prominences
b)
Corona
c)
Sunspots
d)
Photosphere
13.
The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
14.
A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere that move from west to east
a)
Jet Stream
b)
doldrums
c)
equator
d)
polar easterlies
15.
Which layer is oldest?
a)
A
b)
W
c)
G
d)
Z
16.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
17.
Yellow or red, nonmetallic, brittle, hardness of 2-3, has an odor
a)
sulfur
b)
kaolinite
c)
kyanite
d)
talc
18.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
19.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
20.
The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E
a)
Zone of Aeration
b)
Aquifer
c)
Surface water
d)
Water table
21.
Which well(s) end(s) in a saturated zone?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 only
c)
4 and 5
d)
1,3 and 5
22.
What element is usually used to date fossils?
a)
uranium-235
b)
carbon-14
c)
mercury-203
d)
thorium-234
23.
Which is an example of a Main Sequence star?
a)
Betelgeuse
b)
our Sun
c)
Sirius B
d)
Polaris
24.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe started as a point and is moving towards each other
25.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
27.
Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?
a)
deforestation
b)
removing
carnivores from a forest
c)
recycling
d)
heating homes with fossil fuels
28.
This is caused by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
a)
acid rain
b)
global warming
c)
ozone layer depletion
d)
bioaccumulation
29.
Harry Hess used what kind of technology to map the bottom of the ocean?
a)
Boat
b)
Meter Stick
c)
Radar
d)
Sonar
30.
Which word means the clearing of forests for the purpose of timber, agricultural expansion, raising cattle, and firewood?
a)
overharvesting
b)
deforestation
c)
conservation
d)
greenhouse effect
31.
Today, most of the coal is used to:
a)
power steamships and steam trains
b)
heat homes and businesses
c)
produce electricity
d)
make iron and steel
32.
Which Virginia province is seen on this map?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
33.
What type of rock is common in the Valley and Ridge region and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water
a)
Sandstone
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
d)
Limestone
34.
Which of these is a metamorphic rock?
a)
Gneiss
b)
Granite
c)
Scoria
d)
Conglomerate
35.
Metamorphic rocks form from ___.
a)
igneous rocks
b)
other metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
all types of rocks
36.
P Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
37.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
38.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
39.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
40.
What front is moving through
Alabama and Georgia?
Alabama and Georgia?
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Stationary
d)
Cold
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