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WorksheetsGeologic Jouneys Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins
Jimmy hears on the news that there had been a huge earthquake, but he didn't know the location of the earthquake. Based on the map below, what would be the most likely location for an earthquake?
California
Maryland
Germany
Nigeria
Brazil
Which of the following areas would be more likely to experience earthquakes?
An area that is closest to tectonic plate boundaries.
An area that can flood very easily.
A scientist is examining a core sample and studying rock layers. Which rock layers are older?
The layers on the bottom of the sample.
The layers on the top of the sample.
A scientist finds a fish fossil on the top of a mountain. What can the scientist infer from this evidence?
The top of the mountain was once under a body of water and the water has receded over time.
The fish once lived on the mountain before moving into the ocean.
The fish was placed there by somebody.
Which of the following can cause a tsunami (soo-nah-mee)?
Undersea earthquakes
Landslides
The eruption of an oceanic volcano
All of these
What is weathering?
The breakdown of rocks over time.
The movement of soil and rock over time.
Soil, rock, or sand moves from one place and settles in another. The process of dropping sand, soil, or rock in a new location is called...
What is erosion?
The breakdown of rocks over time
The movement of soil and rock over time
Soil, rock, or sand moves from one place and settles in another. The process of dropping sand, soil, or rock in a new location is called...
What is deposition?
The breakdown of rocks over time
The movement of soil and rock over time
Soil, rock, and sand moves from one place and settles in another. The process of dropping sand, soil or rock in a new location is called...
Erosion can be caused by... (select ALL that apply)
ice
water
wind
rocks
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?
The freezing water keeps the rocks in place.
The freezing water expands the cracks and breaks rocks.
The freezing water makes the rocks last longer.
The freezing water causes rocks to fall in landslides.
Weathering and erosion are SLOW changes to the earth.
True
False
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found...
at the top of the rock layers
in the middle of the rock layers
near the bottom of the rock layers
somewhat near the surface
Based on this image, what can we say about the area where these fossils were found?
This area was underwater a long time ago.
Mammals are the oldest fossils.
Trilobites are the youngest fossils.
Which statement about the fossils shown in this diagram is true?
There are fossils of water animals on top of the fossils of animals that live on the land. This shows that the land animals were before the water animals.
There are fossils of land animals on top of the fossils of animals that live in the water. This shows that the water animals were before the land animals.
There are fossils of water animals and land animals mixed. This means that you can not tell if the area was dry or under water at any time.
Take a look at the diagram. Does #2 represent the wavelength or the amplitude of the wave?
wavelength
amplitude
Wavelength is...
the height of a wave
the highest point of a wave
the distance between two adjacent wave crests/troughs
the lowest point of a wave
Amplitude is...
the highest point of a wave
the distance between two adjacent wave crests/troughs
the height of a wave
the lowest point of a wave
