WorksheetsGeology LT1 and 2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which layer of the Earth is thickest?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer is the thinnest?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer is solid and made of iron and nickle?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer has strong convection currents and is responsible for the crust's movement?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
What do we call the idea that our landmasses are shifting?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Big Bang Theory
Shifting Plates Theory
Continental Drift Theory
What is the force that moves the continents?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Tread Mills
What are the three main pieces of evidence used to explain the continental drift theory?
Earthquakes, floods, volcanoes
Fossils, Climate, Land forms/shapes
Shapes, Earthquakes, mountains
Salty oceans, density of continents, hurricanes on lands
Harry Hess discovered....
Submarines
Deserts at the bottom of the ocean
A new fish species
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
How are Alfred Wegner and Harry Hess connected?
They are cousins
Harry Hess was in Greenland helping Alfred Wegner explore.
Harry Hess was one of the scientists who made fun of Alfred Wegner.
Harry Hess accidentally discovered an explanation of how the continents might have moved.
The Atlantic Ocean is growing and the Pacific Ocean is shrinking.
True
False
We aren't sure. This isn't something that can be measured.
True or False? The earth has always looked like it does today.
True
False
Mountains are most often formed at a _______ plate boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Earthquakes happen at a _______ boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
The place where oceanic crust is pushed under continental crust is called...
A mountain
A subduction zone
An Earthquake
This never happens
Most of Earth's volcanoes happen at ...
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Hot Spots
California
The Ring of Fire
Continental Crust is thicker but less dense.
True
False
Oceanic Crust is made of BASALT.
True
False
It is is made of fruit roll-up
It is made of graham cracker
