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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Earth's interior consists of 3 major zones. Which zone makes up over 80% of Earth's interior?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
lithosphere
2.
The crust and uppermost part of the mantle make up which layer of Earth?
a)
inner core
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
upper mantle
3.
The composition of the mantle is examined through lava that comes from the ___
a)
crust
b)
core
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
4.
Our best clues about Earth's core come from ___ that collide with Earth.
a)
moon rocks
b)
meteorites
c)
lava
d)
asteroids
5.
Who proposed the idea of continental drift?
a)
Alfred Wegener
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Aristotle
d)
Albert Einstein
6.
The picture shows one example of evidence for continental drift. what evidence does it depict?
a)
similar fossils
b)
shape of coastlines
c)
land bridges
d)
rock types & structures
7.
The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere is called ___
a)
subduction
b)
divergence
c)
sea floor spreading
d)
mountain building
8.
Which of the following is a CONSTRUCTIVE plate boundary?
a)
oceanic-oceanic convergent
b)
continental-continental convergent
c)
oceanic-continental convergent
d)
oceanic-oceanic divergent
9.
Spreading at divergent boundaries within a continent creates a
a)
trench
b)
rift valley
c)
subduction zone
d)
folded mountains
10.
At what type of boundary is a subduction zone formed?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
strike-slip
11.
The point below ground where movement first occurs
a)
fault
b)
epicenter
c)
focus
d)
shadow zone
12.
A vibration of Earth caused by a rapid release of energy is an earthquake and occurs at a ____
a)
fault
b)
fracture
c)
anticline
d)
subduction zone
13.
Location on the surface directly above the focus where the most damage occurs is called the ___
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
fracture
d)
subduction zone
14.
Which vibration is the strongest?
a)
background activity
b)
main shock
c)
foreshock
d)
aftershock
15.
Here is a picture of a seismogram. Which seismic wave reaches the station first?
a)
P Wave
b)
S Wave
c)
H Wave
d)
L Wave
16.
Scientists locate the epicenter of an earthquake by using the ___ of the P and S waves.
a)
combination of arrival times
b)
speed
c)
direction
d)
difference in arrival times
17.
The process where rocks are physically broken down is called _________.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Liquifaction
d)
Sublimation
18.
Magma hardens beneath Earth's surface creating ________.
a)
Organic Sedimentary Rock
b)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
19.
Magma hardens beneath Earth's surface creating ________.
a)
Organic Sedimentary Rock
b)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
20.
The physical transportation of rock sediments is called _______.
a)
Chemical Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Mechanical Weathering
d)
Erosion
21.
_________ form when dissolved minerals precipitate from water solutions.
a)
Unfoliated Metamorphic Rock
b)
Chemical Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
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