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WorksheetsEarth Science, Second Semester Final Exam, 2018
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tectonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
2.
The first wave of an earthquake is . . . .
a)
tsunami
b)
surface wave
c)
p wave
d)
s wave
3.
Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Pacific
4.
Liquefaction is when...
a)
the soil behaves like liquid
b)
the ground becomes liquid
c)
magma rises to the surface
d)
buildings are damaged, crumbling like liquid
5.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
6.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
7.
A break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred is called a(n)
a)
fault
b)
earthquake
c)
epicenter
d)
volcano
8.
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The record of a seismic wave is the
a)
Seismogram
b)
Seismograph
c)
Seismometer
d)
Richter scale
10.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
11.
Seismographs detect and record_______ waves
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
seismic
d)
radio
12.
The earth's ________ is broken up into pieces just like a jigsaw puzzle.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
13.
This picture shows which kind of Plate Boundary?
a)
Colliding Boundary
b)
Fault Boundary
c)
Spreading Boundary
d)
Seismic Boundary
14.
What Geologic Activity is occurring in this picture?
a)
Sea-floor Spreading
b)
Volcano forming
c)
Earthquake
d)
Mountain building
15.
The fastest Seismic waves that can go through any of Earth's layers are...
a)
Secondary Waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
Primary Waves
16.
Volcanic belts form along
a)
islands in the Pacific Ocean
b)
North American mountain ranges
c)
the boundaries of Earth's plates
d)
the coast of Antarctica
17.
Liquid magma flows upward through cracks in rock because it is
a)
highly fluid
b)
less dense than the surrounding solid material
c)
highly magnetic
d)
more dense than the surrounding solid material
18.
If a volcano's magma is high in silicia, the volcano will probably
a)
erupt quietly
b)
remain dormant
c)
erupt explosively
d)
produce dark color lava
19.
When groundwater heated by magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pond, it is called a
a)
hot spring
b)
geyser
c)
vent
d)
pyroclastic flows
20.
Which of the following volcano hazards is made up of rocky particles about the size of a grain of sand?
a)
volcanic bombs
b)
pahoehoe
c)
volcanic cinders
d)
volcanic ash
21.
The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is
a)
volcanic bombs
b)
lava flows
c)
volcanic cinders
d)
volcanic ash
22.
When many layers of thin, runny lava build up a high, level area, the result is a
a)
lava plateau
b)
shield volcano
c)
cinder cone volcano
d)
composite volcano
23.
What is the landform that forms when rising magma, blocked by layers of rock, forces the layers of rock to bend upward?
a)
volcanic neck
b)
dike
c)
lava plateau
d)
dome mountain
24.
Besides Earth, what are two other bodies in the solar system where volcanic eruptions have been observed?
a)
Io, a moon of Jupiter, and Triton , a moon of Neptune
b)
Mars and Venus
c)
Earth's moon and Venus
d)
Saturn and Uranus
25.
Before lava reaches the surface it is called
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
26.
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust is called a
a)
neck
b)
dike
c)
lava plateau
d)
batholith
27.
The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a
a)
lava plateau
b)
caldera
c)
cinder cone
d)
shield volcano
28.
The smooth surfaces on Earth's moon that are visible from Earth are
a)
oceans
b)
craters where meteors smashed into the moon
c)
areas where lava flowed more than three billion years ago
d)
mountain ranges
29.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
30.
___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.
a)
cleavage
b)
magnetic
c)
luster
31.
__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
c)
fracture
32.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
33.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
34.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
35.
Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Density
d)
Streak
36.
The special property that causes some minerals to glow is:
a)
Density
b)
Reclamation
c)
Fluorescence
d)
Specific Gravity
37.
The ratio of an objects mass to its volume is called
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Streak
c)
Ore
d)
Density
38.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
39.
Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?
a)
talc
b)
sulfer
c)
mica
d)
pyrite
40.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
41.
How did the humans use rocks in the past?
a)
to play sports
b)
to tell time
c)
to write
d)
to make tools
42.
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
temperature and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
d)
compaction ad cementation
43.
When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have?
a)
coarse grained
b)
large grained
c)
medium grained
d)
fine grained
44.
When temperature and pressure change, what can happen to the minerals in rocks?
a)
they stay the same
b)
they change into coal
c)
they change into minerals that are less stable
d)
they change into minerals that are more stable
45.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
46.
Besides clastic and chemical, what is the other kind of sedimentary rock?
a)
extrusive
b)
foliated
c)
organic
d)
intrusive
47.
Besides texture, how else are rocks classified?
a)
by the amount of foliation
b)
by their grain size
c)
by grain shape
d)
by their composition
48.
Metamorphic rock in which minerals are NOT arranged in bands
a)
stratification
b)
non-foliated
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
strata
49.
Fossils are found only in _____ rock.
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
intrusive
50.
Which are sources of heat that help metamorphic rock to form?
a)
being near pockets of magma rising through the crust
b)
friction of plate movement
c)
the heat from the mantle
d)
all of these
51.
Extrusive rocks have a _____ texture because the mineral crystals that comprise them have only a short time in which to grow.
a)
large, course grained
b)
colorful
c)
small, fine-grained
d)
blended
52.
A geologist found a rock whose minerals have been aligned or arranged into parallel bands by high pressure. The geologist probably found _____.
a)
a sedimentary rock
b)
a metamorphic rock
c)
an igneous rock
d)
a meteorite
53.
Granite is an igneous rock with large crystals. What does the size of the crystals tell you about granite?
a)
It turned solid immediately.
b)
It turned solid very slowly.
c)
It started out as a sedimentary rock.
d)
It is about to transform into a metamorphic rock
54.
The process in which rocks change shape is called...
a)
deformation
b)
deposition
c)
composition
d)
foliation
55.
What kind of metamorphic rock has its minerals grains arranged in planes or bands?
a)
extrustive
b)
foliated
c)
non-foliated
d)
intrusive
56.
What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below the surface
a)
extrustive igneous rock
b)
intrustive igneous rock
c)
erupitve rock
d)
volcanic
57.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
58.
What are the main categories of sedimentary rock?
a)
extrusive and intrusive
b)
clastic, chemical, & organic
c)
felsic and mafic
d)
foliated and non-foliated
59.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
60.
Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of
a)
Cementation
b)
Stratification
c)
Erosion
d)
Foliation
61.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
62.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
63.
What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
magnetite
d)
hematite
64.
Fluorescence is
a)
an uneven, jagged, or irregular break of a mineral
b)
a special property of minerals that causes some of them to glow
c)
color of the powder of a mineral
d)
a mineral that contains oxygen
65.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have crystalline structure
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