wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Earth Science

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Seafloor spreading is caused by...

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tectonic Plates Colliding

d)

Tectonic Plates Spreading Apart

2.

What is a limitation of this model of the Layers of the Earth?

a)

Each layer should be the same color

b)

The inner core and outer core are in the wrong places

c)

The crust should be divided into two separate layers

d)

The layers are not the correct size and thickness

3.

A "limitation" to model means something that is

a)

correct about the model

b)

wrong about the model

c)

might be right about the model

d)

not needed in a model

4.

A rock that is formed through heat and pressure is a...

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

basaltic rock

5.

The Himalayan mountains were created on a plate boundary between two different plates. Which of the following would explain the plate movements

a)

The two plates collided

b)

The two plates caused a subduction zone

c)

The two plates diverged

d)

The two plates created a transform boundary

6.

Which of the following plate movements can create mountains?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

independent

7.

Graham Crackers would be a good model for the crust/lithosphere because...

a)

The lithosphere is brown

b)

The lithosphere is solid and brittle

c)

The lithosphere is flexible

d)

The lithosphere is thick and soft

8.

Volcanic eruption would most like result in...

a)

Formation of igneous rock

b)

Formation of sedimentary rock

c)

New elements created

d)

Loss of part of Earth's crust

9.

When lava hardens and cools it creates...

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Conglomerate rock

10.

The theory that we are moving around on pieces of the Earth's crust is called...

a)

coastal erosion

b)

plate tectonics

c)

ocean currents

d)

glacial melting

11.

The theory of Plate Tectonics states that...

a)

Earth is moving on one giant plate

b)

The Earth is divided into different plates that are slowly moving

c)

The Earth was once entirely made of land

d)

The Earth revolves around the sun in a plate-shaped movement

12.

Mount St. Helens is located near the boundary of the North American plate (continental) and the Juan de Fuca plate (oceanic). Which statement describes the plate movement for the formation of this volcano

a)

The Juan de Fuca plate moves under the North American plate.

b)

The Juan de Fuca plate moves away from the North American plate.

c)

The North American plate slides past the Juan de Fuca plate

d)

The North AMerican plate moves under the Juan de Fuca plate

13.

Transform boundaries can cause...

a)

A mountain

b)

An earthquake

c)

An ocean trench

d)

A volcanic island

14.

At a transform boundary, the most likely geological event to occur would be...

a)

An earthquake

b)

A volcanic Eruption

c)

The creation of a mountain range

d)

Seafloor spreading

15.

This plate movement in the diagram is an example of a _______ boundary

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

basaltic

16.

A student obtains a cup of quartz sand from a beach. A saltwater solution is poured into the sand and allowed to evaporate. The mineral residue from the saltwater solution cements the sand grains together, forming a material that is most similar to:

a)

An extrusive igneous rock

b)

An intrusive igneous rock.

c)

A sedimentary rock.

d)

A metamorphic rock.

17.

Sedimentary rocks are created by...

a)

cementation/compaction

b)

extreme heat and pressure

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

oxygenation of metals found in rocks.

18.

When sediments cement together that means that they are...

a)

getting heated together

b)

cooling to form a new rock

c)

getting pressed together

d)

being put into concrete

19.

This geological process in this picture is caused by a _____________ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

Mid-Atlantic

20.

A divergent plate is when two tectonic plates...

a)

collide

b)

slide past each other

c)

result in subduction

d)

spread apart

21.

Heat + Pressure =

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

basaltic rock

22.

This picture of sandstone is an example of a ___________ rock.

a)

Indonesian

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igenous

d)

Sedimentary

23.

This picture shows the cooling and creation of ____________ rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Hawaiian

24.

The image in the photo were created by...

a)

Two tectonic plates moving past each other

b)

Two tectonic plates moving away from each other

c)

Two tectonic plates colliding

d)

One tectonic plate that hasn't been ironed

25.

A limitation of this model is...

a)

The Mantle and Crust are the same color

b)

The layers of the earth are not the correct thicknesses

c)

The layers of the earth are not all the same state of matter

d)

All of the answer choices are limitations of this model

26.

Sediment...

a)

is tiny pieces of rock

b)

is created from the weathering of rock

c)

can be sand

d)

All of the answer choices are correct

27.

The lithosphere is located in which layer of the earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

28.

Distinct layers to a rock most likely means it is

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

intrusive igneous

29.

What was the name of the continent called when all of the continental plates were together?

a)

Pangea

b)

Panem

c)

Panda

d)

Platestogether

30.

In 2019, it would make sense that rocks found in Northern Africa could also be found in North America due to the theory of...

a)

coastal weathering

b)

Jet streams

c)

Volcanic Activity

d)

Plate Tectonics

31.

Rocks typically found by bodies of water and pressed together by gravity and water. These rocks are most likely

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Basaltic