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Geosphere

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Equator is a line of ______

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

2.

The Prime Meridian is a vertical line on the globe

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What should you wear during lab?

a)

Closed toed shoes

b)

A baggy sweatshirt

c)

Contact lenses

d)

Flip flops

4.

Minerals must:

a)

be inorganic

b)

be naturally occuring

c)

be solid

d)

have a definite chemical compound

e)

have an ordered internal structure

5.

Which is an example of an igneous rock?

a)

Halite

b)

Schist

c)

Limestone

d)

Granite

6.

What is an example of a Metamorphic Rock?

a)

Halite

b)

Schist

c)

Limestone

d)

Granite

7.

What is an example of Sedimentary Rock?

a)

Halite

b)

Schist

c)

Limestone

d)

Granite

8.

Which rock layer is the oldest?

a)

Top

b)

Middle

c)

Bottom

9.

Which are fossil fuels?

a)

Wood

b)

Coal

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Oil

10.

Which is a common negative for traditional fuels?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Air Pollution

d)

Water Pollution

11.

Geo means

a)

Air

b)

Rock

c)

Earth

d)

Life

12.

Which is renewable?

a)

Solar

b)

Nuclear

c)

Wood

d)

Coal

13.

What are oceanic plates composed of?

a)

Basalt

b)

Granite

c)

Diorite

d)

Limestone

14.

What three components move tectonic plates?

a)

Convection Cycles

b)

Slab Pull

c)

Ridge Push

d)

Magma

15.

Transform boundaries have what fault type?

a)

Normal

b)

Reverse

c)

Strike-Slip

16.

Which volcano types are present in the United States?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

17.

Which are Geologic Hazards?

a)

Landslides

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Floods

18.

What type of tectonic boundary is occurring here?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

19.

All Soil is the Same

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the least reliable way to identify a mineral?

a)

Color

b)

Hardness

c)

Luster

d)

Grouping

21.

Magma is ______ the Earth

a)

Inside

b)

Outside

22.

Who is responsible for the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Galielo

b)

Kepler

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Wegener

23.

What is the most recent Supercontinent?

a)

Gondawana

b)

Laruentia

c)

Pangea

d)

Tukwila

24.

Carbon Dioxide, like all greenhouse gases, ______ heat

a)

radiates

b)

traps

c)

produces

d)

expels

25.

What boundary do Earthquakes occur at?

a)

Transform

b)

Oceanic Divergent

c)

Continental-Oceanic Convergent

d)

Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent