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KS3 Climate and Earths resourses

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the second Earth's layer?

a)

Core

b)

Earth's surface

c)

Outer crust

d)

Mantle

2.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
3.
All of the following are causes of Global Warming except
a)
Rotation of the Earth
b)
Deforestation
c)
Increases in Greenhouse Gases
d)
Burning Fossil Fuels
4.
The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Greenland Effect
d)
Ice Age
5.
All of the following are effects of Global Warming EXCEPT
a)
increase in hurricanes
b)
lower sea levels
c)
increase in disease
d)
melting polar ice caps
6.

Which of these is a natural resources?

a)

water

b)

steel

c)

plastic

7.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

8.

Which layer is made of "flowing" solid rock (think clay or pudding)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

9.

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

10.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

11.

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

a)

deposition

b)

melting

c)

compaction

d)

weathering

12.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

13.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

14.

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

extrusive rock

15.

Where is magma?

a)

inside a volcano

b)

outside a volcano

c)

In Minecraft

16.

How is Pumice used?

a)

countertops

b)

skin abrasive

c)

gravel

d)

weapons

17.

Rocks formed from cooling lava and found at the base of an inactive volcano.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Magical unicorn rock

18.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

a)

keeps the rocks in place

b)

makes the rocks last longer

c)

expands cracks and breaks rocks

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides

19.
These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
abrasion
c)
acid rain
d)
mechanical weathering
20.

A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Biological weathering

21.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
22.

The air is mainly made up of ........

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

Happyness

23.

Plants use what gas in photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

d)

Nitrogen

24.

What gas do animals use from the air?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

25.

What gas in the air is causing global warming?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

26.

What layer protects us from the sun's harmful rays?

a)

protection layer

b)

ozone layer

c)

atmospheric layer

27.

What do we call harmful gases in the air?

a)

solution

b)

creation

c)

pollution

28.

Combustion is another word for _______________.

a)

a train

b)

a bus

c)

a dog

d)

burning

29.

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Animal respiration

d)

Plants decaying

30.

Bacterias that decompose dead plants release _____________ back into the atmosphere.

a)

water

b)

nitrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon