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Earth's Dynamics - 7th Grade

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The "outer" most layer of the Earth is called the ____________.

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

2.

The intensity and strength of an earthquake is measured with a ________________________.

a)

thermometer

b)

recorder

c)

seismograph

d)

tectonic reader

3.

The layer of Earth that is the most dense is the ___________.

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

4.

The inner core of our planet is likely solid (not liquid) primarily due to the intense _____________________.

a)

volcanic action

b)

seismographic waves

c)

heat

d)

pressure

5.

The thickest geologic layer inside our planet is the ___________.

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

6.

With respect to geologic time, we are currently in the _________________ era.

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Precambrian

7.

Planet Earth is estimated to be __________________ years old.

a)

4.6 million

b)

4.6 billion

c)

3.5 billion

d)

2.8 billion

8.

Dinosaurs existed during the _______________________ era.

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Precambrian

d)

Mesozoic

9.

_______________ have been used to help solve the theory of continental drift.

a)

Fossil records

b)

All of these are correct

c)

Similar mountain ranges and geologic structures

d)

Shapes of coastlines (like a puzzle)

10.

This is a concept map of ___________________________.

a)

Pangea

b)

the United States of America

c)

None of these are correct

d)

the arctic circle

11.

The first scientist to suggest the theory of "Continental Drift" was ______________________________.

a)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Alfred Wegener

12.

Yucca Mountain (in Nevada) is a place in the USA where it has been proposed that we store ____________________ due to its stable geologic features.

a)

garbage

b)

seismograph equipment

c)

nuclear waste

d)

atomic bombs

13.

This chart/graph is an example of a(n) _________________________ reading which tells how strong a(n) ________________________ was.

a)

seismograph; tornado

b)

seismograph; earthquake

c)

topograph; tornado

d)

digital graph; earthquake