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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics & How the Earth was Made
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Earth is good at covering its tracks in giving evidence on how it was created
True
False
What substance was used in the Space Station experiment?
sugar
salt
sand
rice
Where do scientists suspect the moon came from?
Compressed matter from space
stars combining
piece removed from what is to become Earth
Pieces of moon rock are kept in
a basket with other space materials
a rock garden with space gnomes
sealed container away from human touch
plate boundaries moving side to side are...
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
plate boundaries that move away from each other are...
divergent
convergent
transform
plate boundaries that move towards each other are...
divergent
convergent
transform
movement and changes at the Mid Atlantic ridge create...
new continents
new seafloor
earthquakes
T/F oxygen was always present in Earth's atmosphere
True
False
The lithosphere is made of how many parts?
1
2
3
4
The "Ring of Fire" surrounds
the Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Arctic Sea
The most inner layer of Earth is
the core
the mantle
the crust
The middle "layer" of Earth is
the crust
the mantle
the core
the lithosphere
Geologists study
geodes
rocks
geography
What is older than any other materials on Earth?
meteorites
minerals
rocks
bodies of water
What materials are found inside the meteorite?
ancient dust
ancient solar system minerals
ancient gasses
ancient pieces of the moon
These two elements make up the core
nickel and iron
iron and potassium
nickel and carbon
carbon and iron
T/F radioactive materials were involved with the formation of Earth
False
True
Earth is...
4.4 Billion years old
4.5 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.7 billion years old
This mineral is significantly less from the moon samples compared to Earth's composition
Iron
Lead
Nitrogen
Carbon
