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Plate Tectonics & How the Earth was Made

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth is good at covering its tracks in giving evidence on how it was created

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What substance was used in the Space Station experiment?

a)

sugar

b)

salt

c)

sand

d)

rice

3.

Where do scientists suspect the moon came from?

a)

Compressed matter from space

b)

stars combining

c)

piece removed from what is to become Earth

4.

Pieces of moon rock are kept in

a)

a basket with other space materials

b)

a rock garden with space gnomes

c)

sealed container away from human touch

5.

plate boundaries moving side to side are...

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

transform boundaries

c)

convergent boundaries

6.

plate boundaries that move away from each other are...

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

7.

plate boundaries that move towards each other are...

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

8.

movement and changes at the Mid Atlantic ridge create...

a)

new continents

b)

new seafloor

c)

earthquakes

9.

T/F oxygen was always present in Earth's atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The lithosphere is made of how many parts?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

The "Ring of Fire" surrounds

a)

the Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Arctic Sea

12.

The most inner layer of Earth is

a)

the core

b)

the mantle

c)

the crust

13.

The middle "layer" of Earth is

a)

the crust

b)

the mantle

c)

the core

d)

the lithosphere

14.

Geologists study

a)

geodes

b)

rocks

c)

geography

15.

What is older than any other materials on Earth?

a)

meteorites

b)

minerals

c)

rocks

d)

bodies of water

16.

What materials are found inside the meteorite?

a)

ancient dust

b)

ancient solar system minerals

c)

ancient gasses

d)

ancient pieces of the moon

17.

These two elements make up the core

a)

nickel and iron

b)

iron and potassium

c)

nickel and carbon

d)

carbon and iron

18.

T/F radioactive materials were involved with the formation of Earth

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Earth is...

a)

4.4 Billion years old

b)

4.5 billion years old

c)

4.6 billion years old

d)

4.7 billion years old

20.

This mineral is significantly less from the moon samples compared to Earth's composition

a)

Iron

b)

Lead

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon