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WorksheetsEarth's Dynamics - 7th Grade
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The "outer" most layer of the Earth is called the ____________.
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
The intensity and strength of an earthquake is measured with a ________________________.
thermometer
recorder
seismograph
tectonic reader
The layer of Earth that is the most dense is the ___________.
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
The inner core of our planet is likely solid (not liquid) primarily due to the intense _____________________.
volcanic action
seismographic waves
heat
pressure
The thickest geologic layer inside our planet is the ___________.
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
With respect to geologic time, we are currently in the _________________ era.
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Planet Earth is estimated to be __________________ years old.
4.6 million
4.6 billion
3.5 billion
2.8 billion
Dinosaurs existed during the _______________________ era.
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian
Mesozoic
_______________ have been used to help solve the theory of continental drift.
Fossil records
All of these are correct
Similar mountain ranges and geologic structures
Shapes of coastlines (like a puzzle)
This is a concept map of ___________________________.
Pangea
the United States of America
None of these are correct
the arctic circle
The first scientist to suggest the theory of "Continental Drift" was ______________________________.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Yucca Mountain (in Nevada) is a place in the USA where it has been proposed that we store ____________________ due to its stable geologic features.
garbage
seismograph equipment
nuclear waste
atomic bombs
This chart/graph is an example of a(n) _________________________ reading which tells how strong a(n) ________________________ was.
seismograph; tornado
seismograph; earthquake
topograph; tornado
digital graph; earthquake
