WorksheetsGeology
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is made up of nickel and iron in the Earth?
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
atmosphere
2.
What are three types of rocks?
a)
sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
b)
mantle, igneous, sedimentary
c)
crust, core, mantle
3.
When lava cools, what does it form?
a)
igneous rock
b)
fossils
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
metamorphic rock
4.
Which layer would be the oldest?
a)
siltstone
b)
sandstone
c)
conglomerate
d)
mudstone
5.
Hot gases and lava flow from...
a)
faults
b)
volcanoes
c)
glaciers
d)
earthquakes
6.
Which of these often occur as the Earth's crustal plates move?
a)
earthquakes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
hurricanes
7.
Mountains are formed by...
a)
wind slowly building up rocks
b)
erosion
c)
lowering of the sea level
d)
folding and faulting of the Earth's crust
8.
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes likely to occur?
a)
anywhere
b)
at boundary plates (fault lines)
c)
on mountains
9.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
10.
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
11.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
12.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
13.
After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
15.
What layer is shown by letter A?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
16.
The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
all rocks
17.
The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossils
18.
Large rocks can be broken down into smaller rocks by wind and water. These small rocks can break down into very tiny pieces called _______.
a)
minerals
b)
pebbles
c)
sediments
d)
chalk
19.
Rocks that are found in different layers of earth can be found to be older, oldest, younger, and youngest by observing where it is found in the earth. This is called .....
a)
the rock cycle
b)
relative age
c)
aging
d)
layers of the earth
20.
If a metamorphic rock contains an intrusion of igneous, which rock is the oldest?
a)
The igneous rock is older.
b)
The rocks are the same age.
c)
The metamorphic rock is older.
21.
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of crosscutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Unconformity
22.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
23.
What states that a fault or a body of rocks must be younger than any feature or layer of rock that the fault or rock body cuts through?
a)
Unconformity
b)
Intrusion
c)
Law of superposition
d)
Law of crosscutting
24.
The layers in sedimentary rock are also called
a)
strata
b)
fossils
c)
eras
d)
epochs
25.
Which of the following represents the longest time period
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
26.
Fossils are most common in which rock types?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
all of these commonly contain fossils
27.
The age estimate for point A in the diagram above is ______ million years
a)
0.16
b)
1.6
c)
16
d)
116
28.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
29.
Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?
a)
Layers #4
b)
Layers #5
c)
Layers #6
d)
Layers #7
30.
Which of the following is an example of rock and mineral properties?
a)
color and taste
b)
texture and height
c)
shape and odor
d)
weight and taste
31.
To test the Mohs levels of rock, you used a penny, steel nail, fingernail, and glass plate. What were you testing?
a)
mineral properties
b)
mineral hardness
c)
mineral streak
d)
mineral luster
32.
Which event is an example of erosion?
a)
Snow falls during a storm
b)
Rocks slide down a hill slide
c)
A plant grows in a garden
33.
The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as
a)
continents
b)
tectonic plates
c)
geoshields
d)
cores
34.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
35.
Which layer has convection currents?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
36.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
37.
The way light reflects off of a mineral is it's _________.
a)
streak
b)
fracture
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
38.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
39.
Which of the following is would prove that a rock is NOT a mineral?
a)
The rock has a metallic luster
b)
The rock has a hardness below 4.5 on Moh's hardness scale
c)
The rock has very tiny crystals
d)
The rock was made by humans in a laboratory
40.
The thinnest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
41.
How do you determine the density of a mineral?
a)
D=M/V
b)
D=V/M
c)
D=M x V
d)
D= V x M
42.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
43.
What type of boundary creates new seafloor?
a)
convergent ocean ocean
b)
convergent ocean continental
c)
convergent continental continental
d)
divergent
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