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WorksheetsEarth's Dynamic System PRACTICE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
What has to happen to for a rock to become a sedimentary one?
They must go through liquefaction (The turning of a liquid into a solid)
They must be melted and come out of a volcano
They must be put under extreme pressure and heated
They must be weathered, eroded, deposited, and compacted
What kind of rock can a sedimentary rock become?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
All of the Above
How can we measure the tectonic plates move in real time?
The GPS uses satellites to track metal markers in the ground
Measuring sticks at plate boundaries are marked and recorded every year
Which is correct?
Rocks are made of minerals, minerals are made of elements
Minerals are made of rocks, elements are made of minerals
Rocks, minerals, and elements are the same
The Himalaya Mountains were built over a time frame of ___.
hours
months
years
thousands of years
millions of years
Which type of buildings are most likely to collapse in an earthquake?
Flexible wood houses
Tall, narrow, glass skyscrapers with mass damping
Un-reinforced masonry buildings, like old brick buildings
Tree Houses
When does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
When its left all alone over a long period of time
When it erupts out of a volcano
When its subjected to intense heat and pressure
When its sediments are cemented together
Which statement is NOT true?
Layer E is the oldest rock layer shown in this diagram
Layer B is shale and was made in a lake
Layer D is the youngest rock layer since it cuts through all the other layers
There must have been a beach with a river nearby to create the sandstone in Layer A
What is Subduction?
When one tectonic plate goes under another due to density differences
When the fault moves and energy is suddenly released
When two equally dense tectonic plates crumple into one another
When two tectonic plates are being pushed apart from one another by lava rising through cracks between them and hardening into new rocks
It was below 32 degrees Fahrenheit this morning. I woke up and saw the dog's water bowl was frozen on the porch. Water freezes at 32 Fahrenheit. That means the temperature had to be under 32 Fahrenheit - Which part is evidence?
It was below 32 degrees Fahrenheit this morning
I woke up and saw the dog's water bowl was frozen on the porch
Water freezes at 32 Fahrenheit
Substances that are MORE dense ___. (More Dense = More heavy)
sink below less dense substances
float above less dense substances
fold into less dense substances
rise and become even denser
Ancient marshes, bogs, and swamps where thick layers of dead plant matter collected without decaying formed with heat and pressure into _____.
Basalt
Coal
Shale
Conglomerate
When you are researching, what should you do if you find a recent article on topic by George Barkley? Select All that Apply.
Read the article carefully and see if it has lots of facts
"Google" George Barkley and find out his job and education
Find out what the publisher's purpose is and if it is biased
See if the font looks reliable
Design a 5 story tower that can support 2 pounds of sand on each floor and that can withstand a one minute magnitude 7 earthquake without collapsing. The base must be no wider than 10 inches. Each floor must be open to accommodate people and furniture. IDENTIFY which statement is correct.
The criteria of the design challenge is to build an earthquake proof building no wider than 10 inches at the base
The 2 pounds of sand will put a lateral force on the building
The criteria of the challenge is to build a 5 story tower that can support 2 pounds on each floor without collapsing during a one minute long magnitude 7 earthquake
The constraints are that it cant collapse during an earthquake and it must accommodate people and furniture on each floor
How does convection drive plate tectonics?
The plates crash into each other and create earthquakes
The titanium is dense and sinks
Heat from the sun causes hot air to rise and creates low pressure
Heat in the core causes hot rock to rise, cool at the surface, then sink
When conducting an experiment, the variable that you MEASURE IN RESPONSE after changing something is called the ____.
Dependent variable and it is graphed on the y-axis
Independent variable and it is graphed on the x-axis
Controlled variable and it is not graphed at all
What is the key difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
All non-renewable resources pollute the environment; renewable resources don't
Non-renewable resources must be refined before humans can use them; renewable resources don't
Non-renewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources don't
Non-renewable resources cannot be replaced in a time useful to humans; renewable resources form on a time scale useful to humans
A tsunami occurs over a time frame of ___.
hours
months
years
thousands of years
millions of years
When conducting an experiment, the variable that you DELIBERATELY ALTER from one trial to the next is known as the ___.
Dependent variable and it is graphed on the y-axis
Independent variable and it is graphed on the x-axis
Controlled variable and it is not graphed at all
Scientists identify tectonic plate boundaries by looking at the locations of ___. Select All That Apply.
Earthquake location
Mid-ocean ridges
Volcano chains and arcs
GPS data
Sedimentary Rocks
When two tectonic plates collide with each other, they form this type of boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
What type of map can you look at to see the effects of earthquakes in your town?
Topographic map
Economic map
Geologic map
Hazard map
The steps of the Engineering Design process should be completed in this order
Ask, Imagine, Create, Improve, Plan
Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve
Create, Imagine, Improve, Plan, Ask
Which geologic processes are happening in this picture? (Yes the quality is bad forgive me pls)
Erosion
Weathering
Uplift
Deposition
All of the Above
What does NOT affect how much a building shakes during an earthquake?
If it is on soft sediment or hard rock
How close it is to the fault
If its on a Valley or a Hill
The weather
How the building is constructed
