WorksheetsTerm 2 CTA Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins
A researcher examines fossils found in some rock layers. The fossils shown were found in undisturbed layers of rock. Which fossil is the youngest?
Trilobites
Armored fish
Dinosaurs
Early horses
A baby woolly mammoth was discovered frozen for 40,000 years. What type of fossil would this be?
Mold
Trace
Preserved
Carbonized
A type of rock that forms from cooled or hardened magma.
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Bedrock
Metamorphic rock
Where has much of the evidence for the evolution of life forms been obtained from?
Radioactive dating
Studying the life span of present-day animals
Relative dating
Examining fossils preserved in rock
Identical rock types, identical fossils, and very similar mountain ranges have been found on different continents separated by wide oceans. What best explains this phenomena?
These continents were once joined together
Some things are common and found everywhere on earth
Animals were able to travel to separate continents by water or air
It really is just a coincident and means nothing
What question could be answered by studying fossils?
How do coral reefs form in the ocean?
How have mountains formed over time?
How have certain animals evolved over time?
How do earthquakes occur?
What geologic event has happened most recently?
A
F
Y
D
Which layer is an intrusion?
F
X
Y
A
The movement of the continents can be attributed to -----.
Subduction zones
Hot spots underneath continents
Earthquakes underneath the ocean
Convection currents in the mantle
A
B
C
D
How do most fossils form?
The soft parts of an organism change to stone
Crystals begin to form in the porous cell walls
Organism dies and is buried by sediment
Flash floods wash the remains to the bottom of a river, lake, stream, or ocean
What is true about the organisms in this diagram?
The dinosaur fossils are older than the early horse fossils
The trilobite fossils are younger than the dinosaur fossils
The early horse fossils are older than the trilobite fossils
The armored fish fossils are younger than the dinosaur fossils
What type of fossil would you find the remains of an insect with little to no change?
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Permineralized fossil
Fossil in amber
Igneous rock that forms from lava erupting onto Earth's surface is called -----.
Metamorphic rock
Extrusive rock
Intrusive rock
Sedimentary rock
Fossils that are widely distributed but only live for a short amount of time are called -----.
Preserved fossils
Trace fossils
Index fossils
Carbon film fossils
A scientist makes a model of a fossil by pressing seashell into a piece of clay. What kind of fossil will this make?
Cast fossil
Mold fossil
Index fossil
Trace fossil
What does the diagram represent?
Pangea
North American Continent
Mid-Atlantic ridge
Lithosphere
What is Pangea?
The mid-ocean ridge that runs along the Atlantic Ocean floor
A complex theory that explains the motion of continents
A single-large landmass in which all of the Earth's continents were once joined together
A type of fossil that was found on continents separated by a large body of water
Which diagram represents a divergent boundary?
What do the arrows for #5 & #8 represent in the water cycle diagram?
Precipitation & Surface run-off
Evaporation & Condensation
Infiltration & water table rising
Surface run-off & movement of ground water
Which diagram represents a convergent boundary?
Which of the following statements describes a divergent boundary?
Two oceanic plates rubbing against each other, resulting in an earthquake
Two continental plates colliding, forming a mountain range
Two continental plates moving away from each other, forming a rift valley
An ocean plate & a continental plate moving towards each other, forming a subduction zone
Which statement best describes the lithosphere and asthenosphere?
Both the lithosphere and asthensosphere are brittle and rigid
The lithosphere is rigid and deforms, and the asthenosphere is flowing and plastic-like
The asthenosphere is rigid and deforms, and the listhosphere is flowing and plastic-like
Both the lithosphere and asthenosphere are flowing and plastic-like
What does the diagram represent that results in the denser oceanic crust sinking beneath the less continental crust?
Fault
Mid-ocean ridge
Rift valley
Subduction Zone
Which diagram represents a transform boundary?
What Theory could best support the evidence that similar mountains ranges are along the coastlines of continents and could match up perfectly if the continents were joined together?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory of the Law of Superposition
Theory of Global Warming
Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Which layer is made of the Earth's crust and the upper rigid part of the mantle?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Outer Core
Mesosphere
Which layer of Earth is plastic and can flow in response to any deformation?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Outer Core
Mesosphere
What is the main cause for continental drift, earthquakes, and volcanoes primarily at plate boundaries?
Rotation of the Earth on its axis
Heat from the Earth's core
Convection currents in the mantle
Erosion and weathering of Earth's crust
What is a convergent boundary?
Two oceanic plates colliding to form a rift valley
Two continental plates colliding to form a mountain range
Two continental crust moving apart to form a rift valley
Two oceanic plates rubbing against each other to form a mid-ocean ridge.
What would be the result of this type of plate movement?
Magma pushes up and cools and harden to form new ocean floor
Plates push together and upward to form mountain ranges
The oceanic crust subducts beneath the continental crust to form a trench
Two plates are grinding against one another to form an earthquake
What evidence could support the theory that all the continents were once joined together and have slowly drifted apart?
Glacial striations have been discovered in parts of Antarctica, Africa, India, Australia, and South America
The layer of rock below is younger than the layer of rock that is above it
The youngest ocean floor is near a mid-ocean ridge and the older ocean floor is near a trench
Layers of lava cool and harden to form new rock on the Earth's surface
Which diagram would represent the correct motion of the plates are the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
This diagram shoes the distribution of fossils spread across different landmasses. Which theory or law is most likely supported from this information in this diagram?
The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selecton
The Law of Superposition
Newton's Laws
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Which part of the Hydrologic Cycle represents the release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere?
#1 Evaporation
#2 Transpiration
#3 Condensation
#4 Precipitation
Three seismograph stations record seismic waves from an earthquake. A scientist plots circles on a map using these recordings. Based on the map, where is the epicenter of the earthquake?
1
2
3
4
The ring of fire is an area of plate boundaries. What events most often occur in this area surrounding the Pacific Ocean?
Glaciers and Ice Caps
Tornadoes and Thunderstorms
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Typhoons and Hurricanes
Where do Earthquakes usually occur?
Near fault zones
Near the equator
The boundary between the core and the mantle
The interior of an oceanic plate.
Which type of seismic wave arrives at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion?
Surface Waves
Love Waves
S Waves
P Waves
Which type of waves are absorbed by the Earth's liquid layer?
Surface Waves
Love Waves
S Waves
P Waves
What tool would be appropriate for scientist to use to determine the epicenter of a series of moderate tremors along the Californian coast?
Anemometer
Seismograph
Richter Scale
Mercalli Intensity Scale
Based on this diagram, which letter would represent magma?
A
B
C
F
What landform change results from constructive volcanic eruptions?
Folding mountains
Separating of continents
Formation of new islands
Erosion of a mountain
What type of fault results from shear forces at a transform boundary?
Reverse Fault
Normal Fault
Thrust Fault
Strike-slip Fault
What letters in the diagram represent the epicenter and the focus?
A-Focus, C-Epicenter
B-Focus, C-Epicenter
D-Focus, A-Epicenter
D-Epicenter, B-Focus
