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WorksheetsMovement of the crust 5th grade
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 7hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
2.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
3.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
4.
Layer 1 is the Earth's ______ core.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
5.
Layer 2 is the Earth's _____________.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lower Mantle
d)
Upper Mantle
6.
Layer 3 is the Earth's ______ core.
a)
Core
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
7.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
8.
What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
Shaking Earth
c)
Volcano
9.
Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Pacific
10.
What boundary does this picture show?
a)
Divergent
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
11.
What boundary does the picture show?
a)
Transfrom
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
12.
What boundary does this picture show?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
13.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
14.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
15.
What type of weathering is occurring in the picture?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Biological
c)
Chemical
16.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
17.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
18.
An avalanche is an example of which process?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Volcanic Eruption
19.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
20.
A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
21.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
22.
What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
Waves
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Wind
23.
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Crop Rotation
24.
Which way do sand dunes move?
a)
up & down
b)
to the west
c)
toward the sea
d)
in the direction of the wind
25.
What type of volcanoe is?
a)
Shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
26.
What type of volcanoe is?
a)
Shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
27.
What type of volcanoe is?
a)
Shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
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