WorksheetsEarth's Processes & Resources Unit Exam Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
When is a mineral considered an ore?
When it is easily accessible.
When it is profitable and useful.
When it is hard to find.
When it is useful but not profitable.
What process forms igneous rock?
Heat & Pressure
WED & CCC
solidification
melting
What process forms sedimentary rock?
Heat & Pressure
WED & CCC
solidification
melting
What process forms metamorphic rock?
Heat & Pressure
WED & CCC
solidification
melting
Which Earth Layer matches the description given? Slow flowing pudding-like rock, site of convection currents that interact with the lithosphere
Continental Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Which Earth's layer matches the description? Thinnest layer made mostly of granite.
Continental Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Which Earth's layer matches the description? Solid rock broken into pieces continuously drifting.
Continental Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Which Earth's layer matches the description? Solid iron and nickel.
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
Oceanic crust
Which Earth's layer matches the description? Not visible from above, made mostly of a solid rock called basalt.
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
Oceanic crust
Which Earth's layer matches the description? Liquid metal that flows.
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
Oceanic crust
What type of boundary is located at label A?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Strike-slip
Which of the following plate boundaries would the illustration depict?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Strike-slip
Which of the following plate boundaries would the illustration depict?
Shearing
Tension
Compaction
Compression
Which statement below best explains why the lithospheric plates move?
The heat in Earth’s atmosphere causes plates to move slowly at certain times.
The energy from the Sun creates seismic waves that move the lithospheric plates.
The energy released from Earthquakes causes swift plate movements occasionally.
The convection currents caused by the heat inside Earth creates constant slow plate movements.
Which of the following explains how a volcano might form in the middle of a tectonic plate?
The plate is splitting apart.
The plate lies over a hot spot.
The plate lies over a subduction zone.
It is not possible for a volcano to form in the middle of a plate.
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves travel faster through the mantle than the crust. This data
supports which of the following inferences?
The mantle is liquid.
The mantle is thicker.
The mantle is hotter.
The mantle is denser.
In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy from an earthquake?
From the surface to the mantle.
Through the mantle only.
Away from the focus.
Toward the focus.
While we certainly have some big volcanoes here on Earth, the biggest known volcano in our solar system is
actually on Mars. Its name is Olympus Mons and it measures a whooping 600km (373 miles) wide and 21km
(13 miles) high. What inference can be made from this fact?
Mars’s atmosphere is like Earth’s.
Mars has a layer of magma.
Mars has a liquid core.
Mars has crust made of granite.
What type of boundary is shown in the illustration to the right?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Strike-slip
Earthquakes are plotted & tracked everyday. A map was made from data collected for 50 years and plotted on a map. What pattern was observed?
Earthquakes do not seem to occur in any consistent pattern.
Earthquakes occur with the same frequency everywhere on Earth.
Earthquakes most frequently occur near the middle of continents.
Earthquakes generally occur along the edges of tectonic plates.
As you go deeper and deeper into Earth's interior, what happens to the pressure and temperature?
Both increase
Temperature increases and pressure decreases
Both decrease
Pressure increases and temperature decreases
The diagram shows a side view of a tectonic plate boundary.
Which term best describe features 1, 2, and 3?
1- continental crust, 2- mantle, 3- oceanic crust
1- oceanic crust, 2- mantle, 3- continental crust
1- mantle, 2- oceanic crust, 3- continental crust
1- continental crust, 2- oceanic crust, 3- mantle
Which statement is true according to the theory of plate tectonics?
Lithospheric plates are destroyed at the mid-ocean ridges.
Continents drift because they rest on lithospheric plates that move.
Lithospheric plates move because the inner core of the Earth is liquid.
Transform boundaries form when two lithospheric plates collide.
The Sphinx in Egypt has many worn-down features. Much of the rock has been worn away and been turned into sand that has blown away. What process turned the rock into sand?
Cementation
Deposition
Weathering
Faulting
How do wind and water change rocks over time?
They add minerals to the rocks.
They increase the mass of the rocks.
They change the shape of the rocks.
They build up the rocks with sand particles.
Fossil fuels are the compressed remains of ancient organisms like plants or dinosaurs. They cannot be
recycled. Once they are used, they are gone. Which of these is a fossil fuel?
Corn
Coal
Timber
Sunshine
Water slowly freezes in the cracks of rocks until they eventually split. What is happening to the rocks?
Chemical Weathering
Chemical Erosion
Physical/Mechanical Weathering
Physical/Mechanical Erosion
Bricks on a building are being eaten away by acids dissolved in rainwater. What is happening to them?
Chemical Weathering
Chemical Erosion
Physical/Mechanical Weathering
Physical/Mechanical Erosion
What process moves sediment from place to place?
Deposition
Erosion
Subduction
Weathering
What does the following definition describe?
A naturally occurring solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
Element
Fossil Fuel
Ore
Mineral
What are luster, color, streak, and hardness examples of?
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties
Composition
Crystal Structure
When you test a mineral for a reaction to acid what are you measuring?
Physical property
Chemical property
Compostion
Crystal structure
When an igneous rock cools slowly underground, which type of rock forms?
extrusive with fine crystals, like basalt
foliated with flattened crystals, like gneiss
intrusive with large crystals, like granite
organic with the cemented shells of marine organisms, like limestone
What process does the number 4 represent?
melting
breaking down rock
cooling & solidifying
change due to heat & pressure
Granite is a coarse or medium-grained rock that is rich in quartz and feldspar. It is formed when bodies
of magma cool and harden deep below the earth. What type of rock is granite?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
Compare how heat is different in the formation of igneous rocks versus the formation of metamorphic
rock.
Heat to form an igneous rock is less intense than a metamorphic rock
Heat to form a metamorphic rock is less intense than an igneous rock
The heat to form a metamorphic rock and an igneous rock is the same
The heat is not used to form a metamorphic rock or an igneous rock
More than a billion years ago, the continent of Africa hit North America, generating enormous pressure
and heat while pushing up the Blue Ridge Mountains to a height of 30,000 feet. Most of these
mountains have since been worn away by wind, rain, and the growth of living organisms. The order of
the rock cycle in this case is BEST described as
igneous → sedimentary
metamorphic → igneous
igneous → metamorphic
metamorphic → sedimentary
