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Cycles and Earth's Changes - PRACTICE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
2.
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.
a)
Pangea
b)
Gondwanda
c)
Laurasia
d)
Neverland
3.
The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...
a)
Pangea
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Gravity
4.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
5.

The thin and coolest layer of the earth is the ______________

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

6.

The thickest layer of the earth is the __________________

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

7.

The most dense layer of the earth is the ______________

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

8.

This layer of Earth is a mix between solid and liquid

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

9.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
10.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
11.
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
12.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
13.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph 
14.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
15.
What is the name of Horizon 1?
a)
Subsoil 
b)
Topsoil
c)
Bedrock 
d)
Parent Rock
16.
Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.
a)
Humas
b)
Subsoil
c)
Litter
d)
Rock
17.
The two main factors that determine the rate of weathering are the TYPE of rock and_____.
a)
Music
b)
Climate
c)
Size of rock
d)
Weight of rock
18.
Which combination creates sand?
a)
Rocks and ocean waves
b)
Wind and ocean waves
c)
Long waves and wind
d)
surf and ocean waves
19.

Soil layers are called __________________

a)

materials

b)

organic

c)

humus

d)

horizons

20.

The mixture of rock, mineral particles, and organic matter is...

a)

horizons

b)

humus

c)

soil

d)

clay

21.

Day after day, the Earth is worn down by ice, sand, wind, chemicals, and water

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Mountains become _____________ and _________ because of erosion

a)

taller, jagged

b)

slanted, gooey

c)

shorter, smoother

23.

Which option(s) are major types of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Sand

d)

Metamorphic

e)

Lava

24.

What type of rock is formed in layers?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

25.

How are metamorphic rocks made?

a)

Heat

b)

Pressure

c)

Sediments

d)

Heat and Pressure

26.

How are Igneous rocks formed?

a)

Cooling Lava

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Sediments

27.

Carbon and Fossil Fuels make the atmosphere warmer

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Oxygen is a gas released by _____ and breathed by ______

a)

plants, animals

b)

animals, plants

29.

The lower soil horizon where houses tend to be anchored

a)

Bedrock

b)

Topsoil

c)

Humus

30.

How does deposition create a beach?

a)

Pieces of sediment are carried and dropped off so they pile up

b)

Sand bubbles up from the soil because it is lighter

c)

A magical sand volcano explodes and forms a beach

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