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Earth science

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of _____________.

a)

deposition

b)

glaciers

c)

hurricanes

d)

volcanic activity

2.

Which of these can rapidly affect Earth’s surface?

a)

earthquakes

b)

annual rainfall

c)

sediment deposits

d)

frozen precipitation

3.

Certain land features form where plates meet. Which land feature forms where two continental plates collide?

a)

glaciers

b)

oceans

c)

mountains

d)

trenches

4.

Which of these most likely caused the landform shown below?

a)

rock slide

b)

rain storm

c)

strong winds

d)

glacial movement

5.

The Grand Canyon was formed as the result of _______________.

a)

erosion

b)

a glacier

c)

a volcano

d)

an earthquake

6.

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by natural processes is called _________.

a)

deposition

b)

fossilization

c)

sediment

d)

weathering

7.

The technology of a seismograph is helpful to humans because it ________.

a)

determines the height of tidal waves

b)

records historical temperature extremes

c)

identifies locations with poor soil

d)

helps detect and measure earthquakes

8.
A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere is called
a)
dirt
b)
pollutant
c)
oxygen
d)
precipitant
9.
Shifting pieces of the Earth's crust are called
a)
tectonic plates
b)
volcano
c)
magma
d)
island
10.
True or false?  Tectonic plates move quickly, so mountains take only a few years
to form.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What type of plate boundary forms mountains and volcanoes?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
12.
What is Pangaea?
a)
a supercontinent that existed
 millions of years ago
b)
a new planet
13.
What type of plate boundary forms rift valleys?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
14.
Tides are caused by:
a)
rotation of planet Earth
b)
Earth's revolution
c)
Gravitational pull of the moon
15.

Which Earth sphere contains oxygen, water vapor, nitrogen and other gases to help us survive?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

16.
Sea grass has begun to grow on a sand dune.  How will the sea grass MOST likely influence the sand dune?
a)
The dune will move toward the land.
b)
The dune will move toward the ocean.
c)
The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
d)
The dune will erode more quickly.
17.
How do volcanoes change Earth's landforms?
a)
They release pressure that has built up under Earth's crust.
b)
They blow ash and lava high into Earth's atomosphere.
c)
They form over hot spots.
d)
They form mountains of ash and lava.
18.

What is an inorganic, solid material found in nature?

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

19.

What is a solid inorganic material that is usually made of two or more minerals.

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

20.

What type of rock is made from pieces of other rocks, dissolved minerals, or plant and animal matter that collects to form rock layers?

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

21.

Type of rock that is formed when existing rock is heated and squeezed.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

22.

Tectonic plates that move apart are

a)

transforming

b)

converging

c)

subducting

d)

diverging

23.

Tectonic plates that move towards each other and collide are

a)

transforming

b)

converging

c)

subducting

d)

diverging

24.

When one tectonic plate one goes under another plate it is

a)

transforming

b)

converging

c)

subducting

d)

diverging

25.

Tectonic plates that slide beside each other are

a)

transforming

b)

converging

c)

subducting

d)

diverging

26.

Sedimentary rock forms by this process

a)

Compaction and cementation

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Cooling of magma

d)

Weathering and erosion

27.

Metamorphic rock forms by this process

a)

Compaction and cementation

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Cooling of magma

d)

Weathering and erosion

28.

Igneous rock forms by this process

a)

Compaction and cementation

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Cooling of magma

d)

Weathering and erosion

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