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5.7 Earth Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

a)

cementing and compacting

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

cooling and hardening

d)

heat and pressure

2.

Shelly is classifying rocks in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category would these rocks be classified?

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

granite

3.

Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Gaseous Rock

d)

Igneous Rock

4.

The presence of an animal fossil in a rock gives evidence of

a)

what hunting behaviors the animal used

b)

how many babies the animal had

c)

exactly when the animal was born

d)

the time period the animal lived in

5.

What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?

a)

Outer core

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Continental Shelf

6.

Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?

a)

Mantle

b)

Outer Core

c)

Inner Core

d)

Crust

7.

What kind of material makes up the Crust?

a)

solid rock

b)

solid iron and nickel

c)

liquid iron and nickel

d)

magma

8.

What kind of material makes up the Mantle?

a)

solid rock

b)

solid iron and nickel

c)

liquid iron and nickel

d)

magma

9.

What kind of material makes up the outer core?

a)

solid rock

b)

solid iron and nickel

c)

liquid iron and nickel

d)

magma

10.

What kind of material makes up the inner core?

a)

solid rock

b)

solid iron and nickel

c)

liquid iron and nickel

d)

magma

11.

What most likely happens as the plates slide past each other?

a)

A mountain forms

b)

An earthquake occurs

c)

The ocean floor widens

d)

Magma comes to the surface

12.

What type of plate tectonic boundary has two plates that pull away from each other?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Mountain

13.

What type of plate tectonic boundary has two plates that collide into each other?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Mountain

14.

What type of plate tectonic boundary has two plates that slide past each other?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Mountain

15.

Which of these often occur as the Earth's crustal plates move?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Floods

d)

Hurricanes

16.

Magma, gases, and ashes can erupt through vents in the Earth's surface called —

a)

earthquakes

b)

hurricanes

c)

volcanoes

d)

trenches

17.

The breaking down of all rocks is called —

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

earthquakes

18.

Changes to a land surface caused by a river flowing through the area for many years washing away the land. Which process caused the changes to the surface?

a)

erosion

b)

condensation

c)

pollution

d)

evaporation

19.

Which action can be used to prevent soil erosion?

a)

Raising grazing animals

b)

Spraying with water

c)

Digging ditches

d)

Planting grass

20.

Which of these is an impact made by humans?

a)

Marble being dug from a rock quarry

b)

Marble forming from sedimentary rock

c)

Oceans drying and exposing limestone

d)

Limestone forming from shells of ocean animals