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Review Geosphere

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ waves are used to know about the earth's interior.

a)

Seismic

b)

Earthquake

c)

Sentic

d)

Bad

2.

The largest System is the:

a)

Geosphere

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Core

3.

The smallest system is the:

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Crust

d)

Core

4.

Most of the Geosphere is made up of:

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

5.

The most dense physical layer is the:

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Inner Core

6.

The largest, largest Compositional layer is the:

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mantle

d)

Mesosphere

7.

Humans have not been able to reach the:

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Asthenosphere

8.

Tectonic plates are part of the:

a)

Compositional Layers

b)

Physical Layers

c)

Earth's System

d)

Atmosphere

9.

Tectonic plates can be found on the:

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Outer Core

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

10.

Tectonic plates float on top of the:

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Lower Mantle

11.

The Mesosphere is part of the:

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Biosphere

12.

The Core is made up of

a)

Silicates

b)

Magnesium

c)

Iron

d)

Volfranium

13.

The difference between Inner and outer core is:

a)

The outer core is solid

b)

The inner core is solid

c)

The outer core has nickel

d)

The inner core has nickel

14.

The deeper we go in the Earth:

a)

the higher the temperature

b)

the lower the pressure

c)

the colder the temperature

d)

the more oxygen we find

15.

The outer core is a type of:

a)

Physical layer

b)

Compositional layer

c)

Atmospheric layer

d)

Earth system

16.

What did Alfred Wegener call all the continents together?

a)

Pangea

b)

Panthalasa

c)

Kuwait

d)

Laurasia

17.

Alfred Wegener used __________ as evidence to his theory.

a)

Fossils

b)

Age of rocks

c)

Myths

d)

Density

18.

There are mainly _____ large tectonic plates.

a)

4

b)

7

c)

12

d)

29

19.

There are ______ types of tectonic plates.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

20.

There are _____ types of tectonic Boundaries

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

21.

Divergent is when tectonic plates

a)

Move towards each other

b)

Move away from each other

c)

Move next to each other

d)

Fly to space with wonder woman

22.

Convergent plates are when plates:

a)

move towards each other

b)

move away from each other

c)

move next to each other

d)

dance under the moonlight

23.

In many cases convergent plate boundaries create

a)

mountains

b)

planets

c)

magma

d)

oceans and seas

24.

In many cases divergent boundaries create

a)

mountains

b)

oceans and seas

c)

kangaroos

d)

lard

25.

A break in the Earth's crust is called a:

a)

Earthquake

b)

Fault

c)

Volcano

d)

Slip

26.

Earthquakes occur mostly on:

a)

land

b)

tectonic plates

c)

asthenosphere

d)

tectonic boundaries

27.

The instrument for measuring earthquakes is called a:

a)

Earthmometer

b)

Wavegraph

c)

Seismograph

d)

Seismometer

28.

A magnitude 5 Earthquake is _____ times stronger than a magnitude 3

a)

2

b)

100

c)

10

d)

20

e)

1000

29.

After an earthquake a light pole falls and the city has no electricity. This is an example of:

a)

Primary effect

b)

Secondary effect

c)

Tertiary effect

d)

Surplus

30.

The Earth shakes and a mountain side crumbles and falls. This is an example of:

a)

Primary effect

b)

Secondary effect

c)

Geometrical effect

d)

Tolstoi

31.

Which of the following earthquakes is stronger:

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

32.

What type of country normally has more costly damages?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

c)

Sustainable

d)

Lithosphere

33.

Volcanoes occur on:

a)

land

b)

under the sea

c)

land and under the sea

d)

none of the above

34.

Near the volcanic explosion the most dangerous effects are

a)

climate change

b)

animal stampede

c)

magma coming towards you

d)

lava coming towards you

35.

When eruptions are large or last a long time, the main effects are:

a)

Climate becomes colder

b)

Animals stampede

c)

Plants stampede

d)

Clouds of water vapor

36.

The earth is always changing because of ______ forces

a)

interior

b)

exterior

c)

magic

d)

interior and exterior

37.

Erosion is caused when

a)

Material is broken

b)

Material is moved and broken

c)

Material is broken and forgotten

d)

Material is dropped

38.

The strongest type of erosion is:

a)

wind erosion

b)

ice erosion

c)

water erosion

d)

gravity erosion

39.

Compared to wind erosion, water erosion can move

a)

smaller things

b)

larger things

40.

In a river, the erosion is stronger at the:

a)

Source, or beginning

b)

Middle

c)

Mouth, or end

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