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Earth Science review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first stage in a stars life

a)

Nebula

b)

Nuclear Fusion

c)

Red Giants

d)

Black dwarf

2.

What are the closest longitude and latitude near the point

a)

30s, 60w

b)

30n, 60w

c)

60n, 30e

d)

30s, 60e

3.

What kind of boundary is pictured

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reverse

d)

Transform

4.

What are elements of both erosion and weathering

a)

water

b)

ice

c)

heat

d)

pressure

5.

Where do volcanoes form

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Transform Boundaries

c)

Convergent Boundaries

d)

Middle of plates

6.

What is the hottest layer of the earth, despite being solid

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

7.

What is the hottest planet in out solar system

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

8.

what kind of fault is pictured

a)

reverse

b)

normal

c)

divergent

d)

strike-slip

9.

what type of boundary is pictured

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Normal

10.

what type of boundary is pictured

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

strike-slip

11.

What is one correct order of a stars life

a)

supernova, white dwarf, red giant

b)

pro-star, supernova, red super giant, white dwarf

c)

supernova, black dwarf, pro-star

d)

nebula, pro-star, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf

12.

which point would feel the secondary wave last?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Why do plates move?

a)

convection in the mantle

b)

pressure

c)

convection in the crust

d)

heat

14.

What is the hardest mineral on earth

a)

quartz

b)

topaz

c)

diamond

d)

talc

15.

In what order do sediments deposit in a delta

a)

pebbles, sand, silt, clay

b)

silt, clay, pebbles, sand

c)

sand, pebbles, clay, silt

d)

sand, clay, silt, pebbles

16.

whats the difference between erosion and weathering

a)

erosion breaks rocks down, weathering carries away sediments

b)

weathering breaks down rocks, erosion carries it away

c)

water is the only agent of erosion, weathering has more agents

d)

wind and rain are the only agents of weathering, erosion only has water

17.

When do neap tides occur

a)

Full moon

b)

Third quarter moon

c)

First quarter moon

d)

New moon

18.

What happens during a solar eclipse

a)

The moon blocks out a majority of the suns light and casts a shadow over certain areas of the earth

b)

The earth blocks out a majority of the suns light and casts a shadow over the moon

c)

The sun is between the earth and the moon

d)

Nothing

19.

What is the most important line of longitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

tropic of capricorn

20.

What happens when you increase the temperature and pressure on igneous rock

a)

it becomes metamorphic rock

b)

it becomes soil

c)

it becomes sedimentary rock

d)

it becomes magma