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TIMSS - EARTH SC 2 - Earth's Processes, Cycles and History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
2.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
3.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
4.
Rock that forms when pressure and temperature change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
5.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
6.

Alfred Wegener used __________ to prove that Pangea once existed ?

a)

graham crackers and frosting

b)

math

c)

a metal detector

d)

fossils

7.

Tectonic plates that are coming together or colliding?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Sedergent

8.

Tectonic plates that are spreading or pulling apart.

a)

Convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

merging

9.

Tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

collusion

10.

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

a)

The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes

b)

The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers

c)

The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

d)

The mountains are probably formed by running water.

11.
What is the process of breaking rocks and soil into smaller pieces?
a)
Fossil
b)
Igneous
c)
Weathering
d)
Minerals
12.
Why are coal, oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?
a)
All of these sources of energy tap the power of long dead plants and animals.
b)
Rock like fossils are high in sulfur and other energy producing substances.
c)
Because they are old-fashioned power sources.
d)
Because they are generally found in the oldest parts of the Earth.
13.
Several layers of rock are illustrated.  They are in the same order as when they first formed.  Which layer formed first?  
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z  
14.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
15.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
16.
What is climate?
a)
 What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
b)
The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
c)
An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
d)
How much sunshine an area gets 
17.

Weather is

a)

the typical weather at a certain place

b)

what it feels like on a certain day

18.

Climate is

a)

a typical weather in a certain place

b)

how it feels outside

19.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4

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