WorksheetsGeoscience Processes
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 28mins
Natural processes that happen on Earth are called ____ processes.
slow
historic
landmark
Geoscience
Which of the following changes to Earth’s surface is most likely to represent the smallest scale of space and time?
formation of rock layers
formation of a canyon
Uplift of mountain ranges
A landslide on a mountain
What is a tectonic plate?
A piece of the earths crust
A piece of the mantle
A piece of the core
A piece of the whole world
Which term matches the definition below? "events that occur over a short period of time and/or affect a relatively small area?
small scale geoscience processes
large scale geoscience processes
gradual geoscience processes with sudden catastrophic events
A landslide is an example of ___________.
a small scale processes
a large scale process
a gradual process with sudden catastrophic event
What is the name of the super continent that occured 225 million years ago?
Pangaea
Wegener
Plate tectonics
continental crust
Which boundary is most likely to build mountains?
convergent
divergent
transform
What type of boundary is on the northern border of the Indian plate?
convergent
divergent
transform
Which type of boundary is found in the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and South America?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
What land form is created at a subduction zone?
trench
continental crust
oceanic crust
rift valley
What happens when continental crust converges with continental crust?
mountain building
trench
rift valley
mid ocean ridge
Which is most likely to subduct (sink) at a convergent boundary?
continental crust
oceanic crust
What is created at the place where oceanic crust diverges from oceanic crust? (choose two answers)
mid ocean ridge
continental crust
new seafloor
aethesnosphere
Where is a rift valley formed?
Diverging continental crust
Converging continental crust
Converging continental and oceanic crust
Transform boundary
Where is the youngest seafloor?
along the mid ocean ridge
near the continents
Earthquakes occur frequently along transform boundaries because....
plates slip past each other in opposite directions.
plates run into each other.
plates are pulling apart from one another.
Where is the ring of fire?
in the Pacific ocean
in the Atlantic ocean
in a volcano
in Africa
Which of the following changes to Earth’s surface is most likely to represent the smallest scale of space and time?
landslide on a mountain
uplift of mountain ranges
breakdown of rock into sediments
formation of a canyon
Which of the following is the best example of a change to Earth’s surface caused by a usually gradual process that is interrupted by a rapid event?
An earthquake resulting from tectonic plate movement
The formation of a delta at the mouth of a river
The creation of sediments by breaking down rocks
A flooding of wetlands caused by a hurricane storm surge
Which of the following in NOT an example of a gradual process with a sudden catastrophic event?
earthquakes
volcanos
landslides
What is geology?
the study of earth
the study of life
the study of space
the study of weather
Which type of rock does not belong when classifying layers of the Earth's crust?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Glaciers
Metamorphic
Through observations, sediment is deposited in horizontal layers with older layers on the bottom and younger layers on top. Which two laws support this evidence? (Choose two answers)
Law of Horizontality
Law of Superpower
Law of Horizon
Law of Superposition
The outer layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, is divided into plates which move around on what layer?
mantle
outer core
inner core
asthenosphere
Which variety of data that scientists gather is greater than any other natural recorder of Earth's history?
fossils
tree rings
ice core samples
sediment layers
Where does the original energy come from in the making of fossil fuels?
plants
animals
sun
atmosphere
Which of the following is not a renewable resource for alternative energy?
solar energy
wind energy
oil
geothermal energy
