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WorksheetsPlanet Earth Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Liquid molten rock contained within the Earth is called:
Lava
Magma
Volcanoes
Intrusions
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust
Which layer of the Earth consists mainly of solid iron and nickel?
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust
The name of the instrument that is used to measure and record earthquakes is called a:
Seismogram
Seismograph
Seismometer
Seismic graph
This occurs when the products of weathering are transported from place to place.
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Sedimentation
Rocks are classified into three groups according to:
The size of their crystals
Their position in the rock layer
Their colour, lustre and shape
How they were formed
Rock formed inside the Earth from _______________ that then cools and hardens is called ___________________ rock.
Lava, extrusive
Magma, intrusive
Lava, intrusive
Magma, extrusive
A description of how a mineral shines under light would be known as:
Crystal
Transparent
Streak
Lustre
The powdery mark left by some minerals when they are scraped against a hard surface is known as:
Scribble
Lustre
Stripe
Streak
When one tectonic plate collides with another tectonic plate, what is likely to form along the edge?
River valleys
Sedimentary rocks
Mountains
Fossils
Which of the following will occur when one plate slides under another?
Earthquakes
Mountains
Volcanoes
Only mountains and volcanoes
All of the above
Rocks that contain fossils are most likely:
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Volcanic
Since many fossils of sea life have been found at the top of mountains in the Kananaskis area just outside of Calgary, what might we infer?
Birds had left the remains there after a meal
Previous species of marine life could survive in a mountainous climate
In the past, this area had been under water
The mountains were once volcanic and the fossils were brought up in lava
Which of the following would probably NOT become a fossil?
A shark tooth
A snail shell
A tiger footprint
A human’s heart
The ________________ era is a time period that dates from the present day back to 65 million years ago.
Precambrian
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Which occurred during the Precambrian Era?
Dinosaurs ruled and then became extinct
The Earth was formed and the first simple organisms appeared
The first human-like species appeared
Reptiles, insects and large land plants appeared
Which type of fossil is formed by filled in cavities left by the original organic body?
Mineralized
Trace
Cast
Petrified
What type of fossil dating is measured through the breakdown of radioactive materials found in rocks and fossils?
Absolute dating
Isotope dating
Relative dating
Online dating
Slate is classified as what type of rock?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Obsidian
What are the two types of igneous rocks?
Internal and External
Shale and Gneiss
Sandstone and Limestone
Intrusive and Extrusive
Who were the two baseball teams playing during the 1989 World Series when it was postponed due to a 6.9 magnitude earthquake?
Toronto Blue Jays & New York Yankees
Texas Rangers & San Francisco Giants
Oakland A's & San Francisco Giants
Tampa Bay Rays & Houston Astros
How many times has Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted?
5 times
3 times
7 times
More than 50 times
Which tectonic plate stretches from Vancouver Island, Canada down to California, USA?
Pacific Plate
Nazca Plate
Juan De Fuca Plate
Cocos Plate
Approximately how many earthquakes happen each day?
50
20
5
120
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic plate?
African Plate
Arabian Plate
Mexican Plate
Scotia Plate
The Himalayan mountain range is formed by a ______________ boundary.
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
Which of these is NOT a mineral or rock?
Fluoride
Pyrite
Marble
Lapiz lazuli
Which seismic waves are body waves (underground)?
S waves and L waves
P waves and R waves
L waves and R waves
P waves and S waves
What does the "P" in a P-wave represent?
Present
Primary
Prime
Pulsing
What does the Richter Scale measure?
Force of a volcano eruption
Height of a tsunami wave
Magnitude of an earthquake
Wind speeds of a tornado
Which tectonic plate is the largest?
Antarctic Plate
North American Plate
African Plate
Pacific Plate
What is the correct order of Earth's layers starting from the inside and working outward?
inner core, outer core, mars, mantle, crust
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Which statement about an S-wave is FALSE
Waves can travel through solid, liquid, and gas
Moves in a side-to-side or up-and-down motion
Is a body wave
Is the second wave detected following the P-wave
What is the focus?
Epicenter of an earthquake
Primary wave
Underground origin of an earthquake
Point at which a volcano begins to erupt
In the Geologic Time Scale, dinosaurs appeared during this era.
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Who is best known for his theory of Continental Drift?
Alex Wegener
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Wallace
Ansel Adams
Which of the following is NOT an example of an incremental (slow) change?
Weathering
Volcano
Erosion
Deposition
Which type of weathering happens when the wearing away of rocks is caused by living things?
Chemical Weathering
Biological Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Sedimentation
Which statement is FALSE
The Mohs Scale of Hardness ranges from 1-10
Diamonds are the hardest mineral
Talc is the softest mineral
Diamonds can be scratched with an iron nail
Which layer makes up 2/3 of Earth's mass?
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
