WorksheetsCh. 3 The Dynamic Earth/ Env Sci
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The layer of the earth made of solid metal...
a)
inner core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
2.
The thin outer layer of the earth...
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
3.
The cause of Earth's crust movement is...
a)
spinning of the earth
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
gravitational pull from the moon
4.
The earth's crust is thickest
a)
under the continents
b)
under the oceans
5.
Hydrothermal vents are hot sea water found at cracks in the...
a)
ocean floor
b)
atmosphere
6.
The remains of once living organisms often preserved in sediment...
a)
strata
b)
fossils
c)
rock
d)
tectonic plates
7.
Large irregular sections of the earth's crust which float on the mantle...
a)
strata
b)
fossils
c)
rock
d)
tectonic plates
8.
A crack in the Earth's crust is called...
a)
a focus
b)
a fault
c)
the epicenter
9.
The shaking of the earth's surface caused by sudden movement of tectonic plates usually along a transform fault boundary...
a)
earthquakes
b)
focus
c)
volcanoes
d)
mountain
10.
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Fault Boundary
11.
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Fault Boundary
12.
When new sea floor is added to the crust as two plates separate is called...
a)
continental drift
b)
sea floor spreading
c)
convection currents
d)
tsunami
13.
The edges of plates are called...
a)
plate borders
b)
plate zones
c)
plate boundaries
d)
plate edges
14.
By studying ______, scientists have learned about the composition of the earth.
a)
fossils
b)
rock samples
c)
ice core samples
d)
earthquakes
15.
Seismic waves are carried by energy released during an ________ when rock moves.
a)
volcanic eruption
b)
earthquake
c)
tide
16.
A ______ records the strength and duration of an earthquake.
a)
seismograph
b)
quakeometer
c)
thermometer
d)
baramoter
17.
This is the opening in the crust through which magma flows...
a)
glacier
b)
volcano
c)
earthquake
d)
plate
18.
Which layer is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
19.
What is the active volcanoes around the Pacific Rim called?
a)
ring of volcanoes
b)
ring of fire
c)
ring of water
d)
ring of mountains
20.
Which of the following shows a diverging boundary?
a)
b)
c)
21.
Which of the following shows a transform boundary?
a)
b)
c)
22.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
The would all increase
b)
The would all decrease.
c)
They would stay the same.
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
23.
What is the breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, or gravity called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Cementation
24.
This is a diagram of the Mid Atlantic Ridge. What type of plate boundary is the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
What in the World is a Plate Boundary OH MY GOD I NEED TO STUDY!!!
25.
Where on Earth are tectonic plates located?
a)
Outer core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
26.
Over time, repeated cycles of heating and cooling can cause a rock to crack. The rock may then break into smaller pieces. What is this process called?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Subsidence
d)
Weathering
27.
Strain is a measure of how much force is placed on a fault.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
This sphere is a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
hydrosphere
29.
The measure of the energy released by an earthquake is called ___________________________________.
a)
magnitude
b)
dominant
c)
fault
d)
energy capacity
30.
The Earth’s surface is continually battered by wind and scoured by running water, which moves rocks around and changes their appearance
a)
True
b)
False
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