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“A Tale of Two Rocks” V. Jablow

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

What "two rocks" are at the center of this article?

a)

stalagmites

b)

quartz

c)

breccia

d)

obsidian

2.

What "scientific bombshell" did the Alvarez's offer?

a)

The Earth is round

b)

The Earth is growing

c)

The Earth has a giant asteroid crater on it

d)

The Earth is magnetic

3.

Where is the Chicxulub crater?

a)

In the Arizona desert

b)

Under the sea in the Yucatan Peninsula

c)

In the snow field of Siberia

d)

Under the sea near Europe

4.

How was the Chicxulub Crater formed?

a)

A large explosion of methane gas

b)

An object crashing into Earth

c)

The first atomic bomb

d)

A large amount of quartz exploding

5.

A magnetometer is

a)

An instrument that measures the strength of magnets

b)

An instrument that measures magnetic forces

c)

An instrument that measures the height of mountains

d)

An instrument that measures the depth of the sea

6.

Anomalous means

a)

Following a pattern

b)

Consistent

c)

Straight line

d)

Inconsistent

7.

Iridium is:

a)

Common, soft metal

b)

Rare silver-white, brittle metallic element

c)

Rare white, soft metallic element

d)

Rare gold-yellow, brittle metallic element

8.

The metaphor "smoking gun" means:

a)

Recently fired gun

b)

Gun with a grey, cloudy finish

c)

Absolute and final evidence that an event truly happened

d)

Drawing a conclusion based on known facts

9.

A tsunami is

a)

Huge wave caused by an earthquake

b)

Huge wave caused by an underwater methane explosion

c)

Huge wave caused by the tidal changes

d)

Huge wave caused by a large cruise ship

10.

Sediment is

a)

Matter that is a breath freshener

b)

Matter that floats in liquid

c)

Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

d)

Matter that is magnetic