WorksheetsInside the Earth
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which BEST describes the rock cycle?
a)
New rocks form from older rocks.
b)
Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
c)
Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
d)
Layers of rock are broken by faults.
2.
In order for sediments to become rock, the sediments are generally
a)
liquefied.
b)
compacted.
c)
returned to their origins.
d)
mixed with organic material.
3.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
4.
Which statement is true about rocks?
a)
Magma is made of solid rock.
b)
Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
c)
Crystals are made of rocks.
d)
Minerals are made of one or more rocks.
5.
Minerals are made of one or more
a)
minerals.
b)
sediments.
c)
elements.
d)
rocks.
6.
Which sentence BEST describes a process in the rock cycle?
a)
Sedimentary rocks can melt to become metamorphic rocks.
b)
Volcanoes can deposit sedimentary rock to form mountains.
c)
Metamorphic rocks can form by the weathering process.
d)
Igneous rocks can become metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
7.
What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
8.
What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
9.
What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
10.
What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?
a)
continental drift
b)
plate tectonics
c)
water cycle
d)
rock cycle
11.
Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
reactivity
c)
oxidation
d)
flammability
12.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
13.
All rocks contain at least one mineral.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which mineral is ranked highest on the Mohs scale?
a)
Talc
b)
Calcite
c)
Quartz
d)
Diamond
15.
What is the purpose of the scratch test?
a)
to find if the rock contained calcite
b)
to find the hardness of the mineral
c)
to find the color
16.
Using the Mohs Hardness Scale (click the text to see the Scale), name two minerals harder than Fluorite.
a)
Talc and Calcite
b)
Gypsum and Quartz
c)
Quartz and Feldspar
d)
Diamond and Talc
17.
The property of a mineral splitting evenly along a flat surface is
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
18.
The color of a mineral's powder left behind after it is scratched on a piece of unglazed tile is its
a)
color
b)
cleavage
c)
luster
d)
streak
19.
Because a mineral has a definite volume and shape, it is known as a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
luster
20.
How a mineral breaks apart when it does NOT split evenly is known as
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
luster
d)
solid
21.
How a mineral reflects light from its surface
a)
crystal
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
refraction
22.
What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
Nothing
c)
Movement
23.
What are the two types of earthquake waves?
a)
P and S waves
b)
Surface and Underground waves
c)
Fast and Slow waves
24.
The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...
a)
Epicenter
b)
Hypocenter (focus)
c)
Surface
d)
Crust
25.
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
a)
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
b)
Apart, Together, Slide
c)
Slide, Pull away, Push together
26.
What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
a)
Seismograph
b)
Seisologist
c)
Scale
27.
The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...
a)
Epicenter
b)
Hypocenter (focus)
c)
Underground
d)
Crust
28.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
29.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
30.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
31.
Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Volcano Ring
c)
Nucleus of Volcanoes
d)
Center of Fire
32.
From what layer of the earth would volcanic magma come from?
a)
Crust
b)
Inner Core
c)
Upper Mantle
d)
Lower Mantle
33.
What is the theory that states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Heliocentric Theory
c)
Geocentric Theory
d)
Continental Drift Theory
34.
What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?
a)
Ashes
b)
Bones
c)
Follicles
d)
Fossils
35.
What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?
a)
Pangea
b)
Asia
c)
Pantallasa
d)
Eurasi
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