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Earth Materials Test

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
2.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
3.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
4.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
5.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
6.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.
Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.
a)
metamorphic
b)
magma
c)
igneous
d)
sedimentary
11.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
12.
It is steep on a topographic map where __________.
a)
lines are closest together
b)
a river flows into a lake
c)
contours bend
d)
contours are far apart
13.

Match the topographic map to its profile.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Match the topographic map to its profile picture.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

If sea level always equals (0), and the contour interval is 10 feet how tall is this mountain?

a)

30 ft

b)

40 ft

c)

50 ft

d)

60 ft

16.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

17.

Which is an imprint fossil?

a)

bone

b)

a cast

c)

an animal track

d)

amber fossil

18.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

19.

Who studies ancient environments?

a)

biologists

b)

specialologists

c)

paleontologists

d)

scientologists

20.

The BREAKING DOWN of small pieces of rocks or sand

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

21.

The MOVEMENT of small pieces of rocks or sand

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

22.

Water freezing in a crack, melting, and refreezing again is an example of _____________.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

23.

Which of these can cause weathering?

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

sun

d)

all of them

24.

True or False: People can build dams and levees to help stop or slow down weathering and erosion.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

25.

Which of these can help slow down or stop erosion?

a)

rocks piled up

b)

plants

c)

grass

d)

all of them

26.

True or False: Weathering, erosion, and deposition are happening all over the world right now.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

27.

Which picture shows the Grand Canyon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

faults

c)

magma

d)

lava

29.

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Puzzles

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Chunks

30.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

31.

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

a)

Ring of Earth

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Ring of Stone

d)

Ring of Diamond

32.

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

volcano

d)

earthquake

33.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

34.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

35.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

36.

The movement of magma in the mantel is caused by .......

a)

Trade winds

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Erosion

d)

Convection Currents

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