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M2 Science Core Final Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 14 pieces of the Earth's crust are:

a)

Inner core

b)

Outer core

c)

Mantle

d)

Tectonic plates

2.

Pangea is defined as

a)

The 7 continents that we see today

b)

1 large supercontinent about 60 million years ago

c)

The land in the Avatar movie

d)

A layer of the earth

3.

_______ is the process through which rocks and other materials are broken down.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Transportation

d)

Weathering

4.

________ occurs when rocks and other materials are dropped off in a new location.

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Transportation

5.

________ is the movement of weathered rocks and materials from one location to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Layering

6.

Mixture of organic matter, minerals, liquids, and organisms that support life is known as:

a)

Crust

b)

Soil

c)

Rock

d)

Magma

7.

A horizontal layer of soil is:

a)

Soil horizon

b)

Soil profile

c)

Sediment

d)

Sandstone

8.

A vertical cross-section of the soil from the surface downwards is

a)

Soil horizon

b)

Soil profile

c)

Sediment

d)

Sandstone

9.

Which rocks are formed from cooled lava or magma?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Soil

10.

Which rocks are formed from erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediments?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Soil

11.

Which rocks are formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been changed by heat or high pressure within the earth?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Magnificent

12.

What layer of the earth is A?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

13.

What layer of the earth is B?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

14.

What layer of the earth is C?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

15.

What layer of the earth is D?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

16.

What type of weathering does this represent?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Biological

17.

What type of weathering does this represent?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Biological

18.

What type of weathering does this represent?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Biological

19.

What is the 1st layer of soil?

a)

Bedrock

b)

A horizon

c)

O horizon

d)

B horizon

20.

What is the 2nd layer of soil?

a)

Bedrock

b)

A horizon

c)

O horizon

d)

B horizon

21.

What is the 3rd layer of soil?

a)

Bedrock

b)

A horizon

c)

O horizon

d)

B horizon

22.

What is the 4th layer of soil?

a)

C horizon

b)

Bedrock

c)

O horizon

d)

B horizon

23.

What is the 5th layer of soil?

a)

C horizon

b)

Bedrock

c)

O horizon

d)

B horizon

24.

Which soil layer is made from plant and animal remains?

a)

O horizon

b)

A horizon

c)

C horizon

d)

Bedrock

25.

The B horizon is made from:

a)

Solid rock

b)

Weathered rocks

c)

Plant and animal remains

d)

Sediments and minerals

26.

Imagine you are digging a hole and you hit a large solid rock. What layer could this be?

a)

O horizon

b)

A horizon

c)

B horizon

d)

Bedrock

27.

Which is magma?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

Neither

28.

Which is lava?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

Neither

29.

Extrusive igneous rocks are formed from:

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Sediments

30.

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from:

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Sediments

31.

Sandstone is an example of which type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Soil

32.

Granite is an example of which type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Soil

33.

Marble is an example of which type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Soil

34.

Process through which rocks are being changed from one form to another is the

a)

Rock cycle

b)

Rock song

c)

Rock layering

d)

Rock types

35.

What causes movement of the tectonic plates?

a)

Magma in the Earth's mantle is moving

b)

Lava in the Earth's mantle is moving

c)

Magma in the Earth's core is moving

d)

Lava in the Earth's core is moving

36.

Is the inner core of the Earth solid or liquid and why is it that way?

a)

Liquid - Because temperatures are so great that the rock is melted.

b)

Liquid - Because every layer except the crust is liquid.

c)

Solid - Because pressure is so low that the metal can move about freely.

d)

Solid - Because pressure so great that the metals are squeezed together and unable to move.

37.

Which is a type of the earth's crust?

(Can select more than 1 answer)

a)

Oceanic

b)

Continental

c)

Rivers

d)

Atlantic

38.

Rocks stay the same and never change.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Why is soil important?

a)

For food

b)

For clothing

c)

For medicine

d)

All of the options

40.

Imagine you find a rock with large crystals. What type of rock would it be?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary