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Unit 1 Science

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
2.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
3.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
4.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
5.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
6.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
7.

Which type of rock is made when magma/lava cools?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

all of the above

8.
Sedimentary rocks are made when layers of _____________ are pressed together.
a)
water
b)
sediments
c)
fossils
d)
limestone
9.
Magma is another word for ___________.
a)
rocks
b)
volcano
c)
lava
d)
minerals
10.

What does the word igneous mean?

a)

hot

b)

fire

c)

lava

d)

cool

11.

What does metamorphosis mean?

a)

forming of rock

b)

change of rock

c)

change of form

d)

how rocks form

12.
Which term describes the transport (movement) of weathered rock?
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Earthquake
13.
Weathering is
a)
the moving of sediments.
b)
the process of breaking down rocks
c)
large sheets of ice that cover land
d)
how clouds are formed
14.
Identify this landform:
a)
Dune
b)
Stream
c)
Volcano
d)
Island
15.
How do these plants slow erosion caused by heavy rains?
a)
Plant roots don't absorb water from the wet soil.
b)
Plant roots hold soil particles together.
c)
Plants' leaves release water from the soil into the air.
d)
Plant roots decrease moisture evaporation from the soil.
16.
The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, and ice is
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
landslides
17.
A sudden release of energy under the Earth's surface that makes the ground shake or crack is
a)
weathering
b)
earthquake
c)
landform
18.

Which of these most likely caused the rapid change to the Earth's surface illustrated here?

a)

landslide

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

mountain building

d)

sandstorm

19.

A landslide is most likely to be caused by –

a)

strong winds

b)

breaking rocks

c)

heavy rains

d)

cold weather

20.

The rock layers pictures here have split and been shifted. What most likely caused this change?

a)

river

b)

landslide

c)

earthquake

d)

volcano

21.

Something that happens quickly to Earth's surface to make it different--

a)

Earth's surface

b)

Rapid change

c)

A river forming

d)

A mountain forming

22.

Volcanoes and earthquakes cause what?

a)

large, rapid changes to Earth's surface

b)

small, slow changes to Earth's surface

23.

Select all of the things that scientist can tell from studying fossils.

a)

Whether dinosaurs walked on two or four legs

b)

Which types of animals and plants lived at a certain time in Earth's history

c)

Whether there was an earthquake or not

d)

What animals and plants looked like

24.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

25.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

26.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-renewable Energy Resource

27.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

28.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Win

29.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

30.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

31.

Hyrdoelectric Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

32.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

33.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

34.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

35.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

36.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydroelectric power plant

c)

solar station

d)

coal burning power plant

37.

What is conservation of resources?

a)

Not using fuels

b)

Not using fossil fuels

c)

Using only recycled fossil fuels

d)

Using only what you NEED

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