WorksheetsEARTH PROCESSES
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mountains are formed from what type of plate movement?
a)
diverging
b)
converging
c)
transformation
d)
dialation
2.
A rift valley looks like this, what type of plate movement creates a rift valley?
a)
converging plates
b)
diverging plates
c)
transformation plates
d)
dinner plates
3.
Faults are formed from transforming plates, how do transforming plates move?
a)
opposite directions
b)
away from each other
c)
towards each other
d)
on top of each other
4.
what direction do converging and diverging plates move?
a)
plates don't move silly
b)
converging- slow
diverging fast
diverging fast
c)
converging- away form each other
diverging up and down
diverging up and down
d)
converging - into each other diverging away form each other
5.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust different?
a)
Oceanic crust is thicker and less dense, Continental crust is thinner and more dense
b)
Both types of crust are the same
c)
Continental crust is thicker and less dense, Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense
d)
Continental crust is more dense because the air pushes down on it, Oceanic is lees dense because the waer pushes down on it
6.
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate ?
a)
The more dense oceanic plate will sink and pull the rest of it down into the Earth. This will create what is called a Subduction Zone.
b)
The more dense continental plate will sink and pull the rest of it down into the Earth. This will create what is called a Subduction Zone.
c)
The more dense oceanic plate will sink and pull the rest of it down into the Earth. This will create what is called a Deduction Zone.
d)
Plates don't collide
7.
What are the layers of the earth?
a)
A- crust B- magma C- Lava D- iridium
b)
A- mantle B- crust C- inner solid core D- outer liquid core
c)
A- crust B - mantle C- outter liquid core D- inner solid core
d)
the Earth is just made of one layer
8.
What is false about the ring of fire? All other answers are true
a)
about 90% of the world's earthquakes occur there
b)
it has 452 volcanoes, which is 75% of all volcanoes on Earth, and most of them are located under the water
c)
the Ring Of Fire is horseshoe shaped area that lies on the edge of the Pacific Plate which is the largest of all plates
d)
this is an area where glaciers form
9.
When plate tectonics interact, pressure can build up and cause an earthquake. This interaction and pressure causing an earthquake can happen in 3 ways, what are they?
a)
earth quakes are caused by molton lava and magma boiling up onto the earths surface, draining down into the core, and and rising up into the mantle
b)
tectonic plates don't cause earth quakes
c)
Horizontal movement where rocks build up static due to frictio, Bilateral movement where they open and close
d)
strike slip, where plates move past each other, reverse fault, where one plate moves upward and one downward, normal fault, where one plate slides downward against the other
10.
Where are the hypocenter and the epicenter located in an earthquake?
a)
the epicenter is where the earthquake starts, the hypocenter is where it is directly above
b)
the hypocenter is where the earthquake starts, the epicenter is directly above it
c)
the hypocenter is located in lava rich mantle and the epicenter is in the core
d)
earthquakes begin on top of the earth's crust, and travel into the earth
11.
Earthquakes give off seismic waves that travel through the earth. Which answer below has the correct types of waves and how they behave? Know each type of wave, how it moves, and an example what might move like it?
a)
Valley waves move like liquid, Translucent waves are able to see through the magma, Bedrock waves travel through solids
b)
P Waves (Primary)cause the ground to compress and expand back and forth, S Waves (Secondary)- cause the ground to move up and down or side to side , Love waves-cause the surface to move side to side, Rayleigh Waves-cause the surface to move in an flowing up and down motion
c)
siesmic waves only move on the top of the earth like sound waves, which are like a radar
d)
no waves are produced
12.
What is the name of the tool, and what scales do they use to measure an earthquake?
a)
Seismometer tool,
Richter Scale, and the Moment magnitude Scale used for larger earthquakes
Richter Scale, and the Moment magnitude Scale used for larger earthquakes
b)
samers meter tool and Movement scale & Siesmic scale
c)
Sassmograph, and the sassmo scale and attitude scale
d)
Graphmograph, and a lineometer and biometer
13.
What things can cause a tsunami?
a)
tornadoes, hurricanes, currents
b)
high winds, dropping air pressures
c)
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater rock slides, meteorites, nuclear testing
d)
biological warfare, whaling, underwater heat vents
14.
What things can cause a tsunami?
a)
a giant salami and a boat of oragami
b)
a Yeti trying to swim
c)
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater rock slides ,meteorites
d)
rocks causing friction, loud music, la
15.
In order to issue a tsunami warning what must happen.
a)
In order to issue a warning an earthquake needs to register as 6.75 or higher
b)
In order to issue a warning an earthquake needs to register as 12.42 or higher
c)
In order to issue a warning an earthquake needs to register as 9.85 or higher
d)
In order to issue a warning an earthquake needs to register as 3.75 or higher
16.
What is the false statement about tsunami warnings and safety? All others are correct and need to be known for the test
a)
the use of siesmographs, the data collected from off shore buoys helps to detect tsunamis
b)
listening for an issued tsunami watch and taking is seriously, and hearing sirens to alert the area
c)
watching animals behaviors, such as a unusual amount of birds flying to land from out at sea, knowing that when the water abnormally recedes out quickly and further than normal there most likely is a tsunami coming, head to high ground, if in a building go up as high as possible, be careful of electricity, sharp objects, hold onto something sturdy, follow any Tsunami evacuation rout signs
d)
do go out to assess the area after the first wave you will be safe
17.
What does Tsunami mean in Japanese?
a)
waving high
b)
harbor wave
c)
powerful water
d)
force of nature
18.
What is not part of the order of events in which a tsunami occurs? know the order for the test.
a)
1.an earthquake occurs, 2. a huge volume of water is moved side to side, or up and down due to the earthquake 3.the water rises in the deep sea it may be hardly recognizable and barely visible
b)
4. the tsunami starts to travel up to 600 miles per hour deep in the ocean 5. if the tsunami reaches near shore and shallower water the bottom of the wave hits the shallower beach floor
c)
6. if the tsunami reaches near shore and shallower water the bottom of the wave hits the shallower beach floor 7. the wave then slows down, but gains height, and the waves grow closer together 8. the waves push a large amount of water onto shore above sea level- this is called run up which is very deadly and destructible 9. the wave eventually recedes back , and more are often still to come
d)
all are true
19.
How is a glacier formed?
a)
A glacier begins when new ice falls on top of the cold water. Thick layers of water are gradually compressed into glacial ice.
b)
A glacier begins when new snow falls on top of the old snow. Thick layers of snow are gradually compressed into glacial ice.
c)
A glacier begins when old snow is cooled and warmed through the process of geothermal activity
d)
A glacier forms when ice moves slowly and warms due to friction, the warming melts,and cools over and over creating ice.
20.
What is a glacier?
a)
a small mound of ice that layes flat and freezes
b)
A large, long-lasting mass of ice that forms on land and moves downhill under its own weight.
c)
a large piece of liquid ice that floats in the water
d)
a short term mass of melting ice that moves up slopes to reach the peak and melts
21.
What is melted glacier water found at the bottom of the glacier, and it helps it to glide over the landscape?
a)
artega
b)
silt
c)
fjord
d)
meltwater
22.
What are long and narrow scratches on rock surfaces and they can tell a geologist what direction the glacier was moving
a)
striations
b)
caldera
c)
stalagtites
d)
stromboli
23.
What are chunks of ice that fall into the sea or ocean?
a)
islands
b)
craters
c)
ice mountains
d)
ice bergs
24.
What word is defined as the following?
When snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. Air bubbles are squeezed out and ice crystals enlarge, making the ice appear blue.
When snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. Air bubbles are squeezed out and ice crystals enlarge, making the ice appear blue.
a)
blue wave
b)
blue ice
c)
indigo floater
d)
blue snow
25.
What is an ablation?
a)
a measurement of lost ice from the top of a glacier as it freezes
b)
the loss of water from an ice berg as it floats
c)
the loss of ice and snow from a glacier system as it melts
d)
a large moving piece of land
26.
What is a large crack that forms on the surface of a glacier?
a)
crevasses
b)
ablation
c)
fjord
d)
caldera
27.
What is this?
a)
arratic from a glacier
b)
speratic from an iceberg
c)
asiatic from a glacier
d)
nomadic from a melted glacier
28.
What is unsorted rock material deposited by a glacier
a)
crevase
b)
till
c)
eratic
d)
geode
29.
What is a land form made from glacial till?
a)
morona
b)
terrain
c)
mortar
d)
moraines
30.
What is a drumlin?
a)
long, low, tear-shaped mound of glacial till
b)
a deep hole made by pressure from a glacier
c)
a tall mound of glacial ice
d)
a small pile of rocks form a glacier
31.
When a glacier melts it’s weight pushes down the earth and makes a hole. This hole fills with water and can become a lake, what is this process called?
a)
Round Lake
b)
Kettle Lake
c)
Drumlin Lake
d)
Pond Lake
32.
What is a long winding ridge of gravel and course sand deposited by a glacier?
a)
drumlin
b)
kettle
c)
esker
d)
moraine
33.
What is a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain caused by glacial erosion. After glaciation, the depression may contain a lake.
a)
morraine
b)
circle lake
c)
cirque
d)
dublin
34.
What is a fjord?
a)
a type of truck cowboys drive
b)
gently sloping area of run off due to glacial till
c)
low lying valleys
d)
steep-sided inlets of the sea which occur in flooded glacial troughs
35.
What is this an image of, and what can we use it for?
a)
ice core from deep within the earth, shows us what the water levels are from earth s history up to now
b)
ice sheet from a lake, shows us what lakes were like in geologic time
c)
ice core sample, shows us what climates were like millions of years ago up to present time, co2 levels etc can be analyzed
d)
silicon sample, shows us how explosive a volcano will be
36.
This image represents a process that is created when glaciers push rock over the land and it leaves scraping behind. This is called what, and what does it tell us?
a)
ablations, and what was being pushed along in the glacier
b)
striations, and direction the glacier was moving
c)
kettle formations due to divits being formed form rocks and filling with water
d)
fjording which is the direction of the movement of the galcier
37.
What is not true about glaciers? All other are true and will be on the test.
a)
We expect the oceans to rise due to glacial melting between 11 and 38 inches by 2100, three-quarters of the world’s large cities are coastal. Glacial flooding will affect coastal areas, and displace millions of people, ruin drinking water, and eliminate coastal area crops that feed the world
b)
the burning of fossil fuels are polluting our atmosphere, causing a rise in temperatures, causing glaciers to melt, and in turn inevitable flooding will take place all over the world, when President Taft created Glacier National Park in 1910, it was home to an estimated 150
glaciers. Since then the number has decreased to fewer than 30, and most of those remaining have shrunk in area by two-thirds. Predicts say that within 30 years most if not all of the park's namesake glaciers will disappear
glaciers. Since then the number has decreased to fewer than 30, and most of those remaining have shrunk in area by two-thirds. Predicts say that within 30 years most if not all of the park's namesake glaciers will disappear
c)
glacial ice can be hundreds of thousands of years old, which makes it a valuable resource for assessing climate change. By extracting and analyzing the ice in an ice core sample, scientists can learn about what the climate was like on Earth thousands of years ago, if Antarctica’s ice were to melt, the sea level would rise 70 m or 230 ft.
d)
Glaciers are not shrinking, and will not cause any type of global warming impact on the Earth
38.
What is the correct order of events that lead up to the eruption of a volcano?
a)
the dissolved trapped gases in the magma builds up tremendous pressure, part of the earth melts and magma forms,as the magma heats up it's volume increases making it less dense,the pressurized magma travels up fissure vents, the volcano erupts when the pressure overcomes weak areas and it explodes
b)
part of the earth melts and magma forms,as the magma heats up it's volume increases making it less dense,the less dense magma rises due to it's lower density and buoyancy, the dissolved trapped gases in the magma builds up tremendous pressure,the pressurized magma travels up fissure vents,the volcano erupts when the pressure overcomes weak areas and it explodes
c)
the earth cools the solid magma, the magma chips off and rubs against other rocks, the rocks friction creates heat, the heat build up pressure in the solid rocks, the rocks ae released via vents on the sides of the volcano
d)
We are not sure why volcanoes erupt, it rarely has happens so we know nothing
39.
What is the cause of different types of eruptions in volcanoes?
a)
Violent, thick lava is from granitic lava with high amounts of Silica, quiet oozy lava and eruptions are from is from basaltic lava with less Silica
b)
The less silica the more violent the eruption, the more silica the more quiet it is and runny lava
c)
the taller the volcano the more violent it is , the smaller the volcano the less violent and oozier lava there is
d)
the more wind there is at the time, the cooler the volcano is, which creates a more violent explosion and thicker lava than no wind situations
40.
What is the law of superposition?
a)
the layers represent wind direction according to what is on top
b)
the youngest layers are found on top and the oldest are on the bottom
c)
the oldest layers are found on top and youngest on the bottom
d)
the layers represent the youngest in the middle and youngest on top
41.
What is not true about Geothermal Energy? All other are true and will be on the test.
a)
Geothermal energy is renewable and sustainable energy that comes from inside the Earth from the heat that naturally exists there, the word geothermal is Greek and means Geo-Earth, and Thermal- heat, Geothermal Earth energy can be found and harvested almost anywhere with geothermal heat pumps
b)
Geothermal energy can be used to create electricity, and heat, Geothermal energy is generated in over 20 countries. The United States is the world’s largest producer, and the largest geothermal development in the world is The Geysers north of San Francisco in California, Geothermal power is homegrown, reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
c)
Unlike solar and wind energy, geothermal energy is always available, 365 days a year. It’s also relatively inexpensive; savings from direct use can be as much as 80 percent over fossil fuels, It can be extracted (pulled out of the Earth) without burning a fossil fuel such as coal, gas, or oil, Some U.S. cities pipe geothermal hot water under roads and sidewalks to melt snow.
d)
Geothermal Energy creates wars, pollution, peverty, bad health, less jobs, higher temperatures glabally
42.
Mechanical weathering is what?
a)
when new compounds are formed from interactions of natural things
b)
when rock is changed due to freezing thawing, water, wind, or roots
c)
when geothermal energy is created from wind and climate changes
d)
weathering that occurs due to changes in chemical composition
43.
Chemical weathering is what?
a)
throwing rocks at someones head is not chemical change
b)
the chemicals remain unchanged, but the appearance of the rock changes
c)
the act of a rock splitting in 2 due to freezing and thawing changing each part
d)
the break down and transformation of a rock into a different chemically changed rock
44.
What is not true about Lake Superior agates? All others are true and will be on the test
a)
carried as far as Kansas by glaciers
b)
Formed from gas trapped in magma in the Earth, rock cooled gas left cavities, which filled with fluids, evaporated and left minerals of different colors and layers behind
c)
made from caves cool temperatures and oxidation
d)
layered rock
45.
What is true about Duluth ?
a)
Duluth has not been affected by past geologic events
b)
lots of earthquakes caused lots of sand to form
c)
lots of quarts found there from pressurized water
d)
lots of basalt is found there made by volcanoes
46.
What causes Lake Superiors rocks to be so round and smooth, which makes them great for skipping?
a)
water and waves rubbing them against each other makes them smooth and round
b)
vocanic activity makes them smooth and round
c)
chemical processes of acid rain make them smooth and round
d)
the large boats that come in rub them as they approch shallow water and make them smooth and round
47.
What is not true about Minnesota's geologic history? All others are true and will be found on the test
a)
Minnesota was once covered by ocean , and was once tropical and located near the equator
b)
Minnesota was once volcanic
c)
Minnesota was once a desert
d)
Minnesota was once mostly covered by glaciers
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