Worksheets6wk CP
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
2.
Identify the Major Plate labeled I
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
3.
Identify the Major Plate labeled N
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
4.
Identify the Major Plate labeled J
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
5.
Identify the Major Plate labeled D
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
6.
Identify the Major Plate labeled L
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
7.
Identify the Major Plate labeled G
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
8.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
9.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
10.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
11.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
12.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
13.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
14.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Two elements that occur in the earth's atmosphere are _____ and _______.
a)
Silicon and Argon
b)
Argon and Aluminum
c)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
d)
Helium and Nitrogen
16.
Which of the following are the elements found in the solid part of the Earth?
a)
Calcium and Oxygen
b)
Oxygen and Silicon
c)
Iron and Oxygen
d)
Potassium and Silicon
17.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
18.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
19.
What is the thinnest layer of the earth’s composition?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
outer core
20.
The thickest layer of the earth is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
21.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
22.
Is the outer core a liquid or solid?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
23.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
24.
Who first proposed the idea of Continental Drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Galileo Galilee
25.
What did Wegener name the large supercontinent where all the continents were joined together?
a)
Wegenerland
b)
Gondwanaland
c)
Laurasia
d)
Pangaea
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