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Earth And Space Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Processes Transform A Sedimentary Rock Directly Into A Metamorphic Rock?

a)

Rapid Cooling And Crystallizing On Earth's Surface

b)

Extreme Heat And Pressure

c)

Erosion And Deposition Of Statement

d)

Compaction And Cementation In Earth's Oceans

2.

When Lava Cools At Earth's Surface, ____ Igneous Rocks Are Formed.

a)

Intrusive

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Extrusive

3.

When Did Fish First Appear?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Cambrian

c)

Devonian

d)

Triassic

4.

When Magma Cools Deep "Inside The Earth," ____ Igneous Rocks Are Formed

a)

Intrusive

b)

Fine-Grained

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Extrusive

5.

What Are Three Characteristics Are Necessary For An Index Fossil?

a)

They Are Abundant

b)

Found In Multiple Layers

c)

In a Limited Spot

d)

They Are Short-Lived

e)

Found In Multiple Locations Or Outcrops

6.

Rock Formed From Magma Cooling And Solidifying.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

7.

Disadvantages Of Fossil Fuels: (Choose 2)

a)

Limited Supply

b)

Relatively Inexpensive

c)

Pollution From Mining And From Burning

d)

Relatively Easy To Transport

8.
What caused a canyon to form?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
volcano
9.

What Caused The Mass Extinction Of The Dinosaurs? (Choose 3)

a)

Meteorite Strike

b)

Smoke, Ash, And Debris

c)

Lack Of Room And Plants

d)

Volcanoes

10.

What Period Did The First Mammals Appear?

a)

Triassic

b)

Cambrian

c)

Proterozoic

11.
Earth's rotation causes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
day and night
b)
apparent movement of the sun across the sky
c)
changing shadows
d)
weather
12.

What Is a Downfall To Renewable Energy Sources? (Choose 2)

a)

Wind Farms And Dams Can Disrupt Wildlife

b)

There Is a Limited Supply Of These Types Of Resources

c)

Creates Major Pollution By Emitting Greenhouse Gases

d)

Renewable Energy Prices Can Be Unstable Over Time

13.
Which of the following is not necessary in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a)
deposition
b)
compaction
c)
cementation
d)
earthquakes
14.

Which Of The Following Is A Fossil Fuel?

a)

Biomass

b)

Coal

c)

Water

d)

Petroleum/Oil

e)

Natural Gas

15.
Energy formed form moving water
a)
biofuels
b)
hydroelectric
c)
wind
d)
geothermal
16.

Which Era Had The First Land Plants And The Age Of The Fishes?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Mesozoic

17.
Why do we have night and day?
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
Earth's revolution around the Sun
c)
The Sun rotating
d)
The moon block the sun
18.
What planet is closest to the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
19.

What Causes The Lithospheric Plates To Move?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Upper Mantle

d)

Inner Core

20.

Which Energy Resources Produces No Pollution?

a)

Biomass

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Geothermal

d)

Coal