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WorksheetsEarth: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins
The deepest (or lowest) rock layer is the oldest layer.
True
False
Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains are the two major mountain chains in the United States. What geological event formed these mountains.
Volcanoes
Plates colliding
Erosion
Glacier movement
What is the name of the inner most layer of the Earth?
Metallic core
Crust
Convecting mantle
Upper mantle
What state of matter do scientist believe the Earth's outer core is made of?
Gas
Liquid
Solid
Which layer of the Earth is divided into segments called tectonic plates?
Hydrosphere
Mantle
Core
Lithosphere
Iron and nickel make up which layer of the Earth?
Lithosphere
Crust
Inner core
Mantle
On average how much movement do the tectonic plates experience over one year?
A few miles a year.
A few kilometers a year.
A few centimeters a year.
A few yards a year.
Which type of boundary moves towards each other?
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Which type of boundaries separate from each other?
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Which type of boundaries slide past one another?
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Which one of the following questions could scientist answer by studying the Earth's layers?
Which organisms lived at the same time?
What did Trilobites eat?
Are reptiles ancestors of birds?
Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
A timeline shows the sequence of events that happen over a period of time. A geologic timeline records the geological history of the Earth, as shown in the fossil record, rock layers, and other geological features.
True
False
How does erosion help scientist learn about past geological events?
It breaks large rock samples into smaller pebbles.
It reveals the relative position of rocks and fossils so they can be studied.
It changes the path and shape of rivers.
It creates new layers of sedimentary rock.
Earth's magnetic field is created by...
the spinning of the Earth's outer core.
the composition of the Earth's poles.
the structure of the Earth's surface.
the revolution of the Earth around the Sun.
The Grand Canyon has many layers of Earth exposed. What can scientists learn from how the layers are sequenced?
Future geologic events
Part of the geologic history of that area
The number of organisms that live in the area
The impact that visitors have had on the park over time.
Mountain formation occurs when two continental plates collide.
True
False
Earthquakes occur when...
two continental plates collide.
two continental plates rub against each other.
an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate (subduction).
when two plates pull apart.
When energy stored in the Earth's crust is suddenly released what occurs?
Volcano
Earthquake
Mountain formation
Tornado
The remains or evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
extinct
fossil
endangered
plate tectonics
The area on a magnet where the pull or attraction is the strongest.
magnetic field
pole
magnet
compass
The magnetized area that surrounds a magnet or magnetic object.
compass
pole
magnet
magnetic field
How is the Earth's magnetic field like other natural magnets?
They exhibit a north and south pole.
They attract all types of metal.
They are produced by a rectangular metal bar.
They have a spinning liquid core.
Scientific tool used to show direction. It has a magnetic needle that moves and points toward Earth's magnetic north.
Navigation
Magnetic field
Compass
Magnet
Magnets with like poles will...
repel
attract
Magnets with unlike poles will...
repel
attract
Fossils are found in which type of rock?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
The innermost layer of the Earth is an extremely hot sphere of solid iron and nickel. The next layer is the outer core, which is hot moving liquid made of iron and nickel. The motion of the hot liquid creates an electric current that causes a magnetic field around the Earth.
True
False
The convecting mantle is also referred to as the...
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
By studying fossils we can learn about...
how the Earth's environments have changed.
how earthquakes were formed.
Earth's magnetic field.
how erosion changed mountain ranges.
Mrs. Regnier's class made a model that explains how plate motion is related to earthquakes and mountain building. This model was....
a puzzle of the world continents that can be assembled into Pangaea.
a volcano that erupts when vinegar is added to the baking soda inside.
a three dimensional clay mold of the Rocky Mountains.
a working replica of a real seismograph.
A large crack is found in the Earth. What is most like the cause of the crack?
Glacier movement
Erosion
Volcanic eruptions
Earthquake activity
Boundaries of the tectonic plates where plate movement occurs.
Vibrations
Fault
Plate tectonics
Magnitude
Scientist have to use logic to determine how old one geologic feature is relative to another. Which is an example of this?
Sedimentary layers on top of other features are younger.
Thicker sedimentary rock layers are older than the thinner layers.
A fault that breaks rock layers is older than the layers.
Volcanic layers are thought to be younger than other types of rocks.
What can scientist learn by studying fossils?
How an organism will respond to future environmental changes.
How an organism changed over time.
How an organism changed an environment.
How many off-spring an organism produced.
Ocean crust is created by...
Two plates rubbing past one another.
Two plates colliding with one another.
Two plates spreading apart.
Plates being pulled down into the mantle.
If a scientist finds a fossil of a fish embedded in a layer of rock at the top of a mountain, he/she may conclude...
a sea or body of water once covered the area.
a lush forest covered the area.
a volcano once erupted in the area.
an earthquake once occurred in the area.
We collect data from multiple trials when investigating because...
most of the measurements will be close, but not exactly the same.
all of the measurements will be exactly the same.
most of the measurements will be exactly the same.
all of the measurements will be correct.
What are the three types of rock?
metamorphic, volcanic, sedimentary
volcanic, river, sedimentary
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
igneous, volcanic, sandstone
The three distinct layers of the Earth are...
crust, plates, mantle
core, mantle, crust
convecting mantle, lithosphere, crust
upper mantle, crust, lithospheric plates
Lithospheric plates is another term for tectonic plates.
True
False
Major geological events are a result of the movement of...
tectonic plates
core
lithosphere
fossils
The Earth has its own magnetic field.
True
False
What two things give evidence for measuring geologic time and how life and environmental conditions have changed?
mountains and earthquakes
earthquakes and volcanoes
fossils and rock layers
land and oceans
Using rock layers to help decide the age of a fossil is called?
carbon dating
relative dating
sedimentary layers
sedimentary rock
A huge sea wave that travels at fast speeds; sometimes caused by an earthquake.
fault
seismograph
earthquake
tsunami
The process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves UNDER another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
Divergent boundary
Scientist have to use logic to determine how old one geologic feature is relative to another. Which is an example of this?
Sedimentary layers on top of other features are younger.
Thicker sedimentary rock layers are older than the thinner layers.
A fault that breaks rock layers is older than the layers.
Volcanic layers are thought to be younger than other types of rocks.
