Worksheets5.7 Earth Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
cementing and compacting
weathering and erosion
cooling and hardening
heat and pressure
Shelly is classifying rocks in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category would these rocks be classified?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
granite
Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Gaseous Rock
Igneous Rock
The presence of an animal fossil in a rock gives evidence of
what hunting behaviors the animal used
how many babies the animal had
exactly when the animal was born
the time period the animal lived in
What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?
Outer core
Mantle
Inner Core
Continental Shelf
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
What kind of material makes up the Crust?
solid rock
solid iron and nickel
liquid iron and nickel
magma
What kind of material makes up the Mantle?
solid rock
solid iron and nickel
liquid iron and nickel
magma
What kind of material makes up the outer core?
solid rock
solid iron and nickel
liquid iron and nickel
magma
What kind of material makes up the inner core?
solid rock
solid iron and nickel
liquid iron and nickel
magma
What most likely happens as the plates slide past each other?
A mountain forms
An earthquake occurs
The ocean floor widens
Magma comes to the surface
What type of plate tectonic boundary has two plates that pull away from each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Mountain
What type of plate tectonic boundary has two plates that collide into each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Mountain
What type of plate tectonic boundary has two plates that slide past each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Mountain
Which of these often occur as the Earth's crustal plates move?
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
Magma, gases, and ashes can erupt through vents in the Earth's surface called —
earthquakes
hurricanes
volcanoes
trenches
The breaking down of all rocks is called —
melting
erosion
weathering
earthquakes
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?
erosion
condensation
pollution
evaporation
Which action can be used to prevent soil erosion?
Raising grazing animals
Spraying with water
Digging ditches
Planting grass
Which of these is an impact made by humans?
Marble being dug from a rock quarry
Marble forming from sedimentary rock
Oceans drying and exposing limestone
Limestone forming from shells of ocean animals
