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effects of the geosphere

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the plates can move and that results in ....

a)

volcanoes

b)

earthquakes

c)

mountains

d)

all answers are right

2.

Which of these would you be doing if you are interacting with the geosphere?

a)

rock climbing

b)

swimming

c)

sailing

d)

riding air plane

3.

Anna goes to the same beach with her family every summer. This year she noticed that the beach was smaller than last year. What might have caused the beach to change over the years?

a)

A volcano erupted and lava flowed over the beach.

b)

The cold weather caused the beach to change.

c)

Wind and water eroded the beach.

d)

Oxygen in the air reacted with the sand.

4.

Which of the following is not part of Earth's geosphere?

a)

rivers

b)

soil

c)

mountain

d)

volcano

5.

What is the name of the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

6.

The two kinds of crust are ....... and.........

a)

land and air

b)

geosphere and atmosphere

c)

land and water

d)

no right answer

7.

Which layer contains the highest mountains and the deepest oceans?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

8.

Which layer has the coolest temperature?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

9.

the most dense layer of the earth is .....

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

10.

........... are volcanoes that are erupting

a)

extinct

b)

dormant

c)

active

d)

folded

11.

when the magma is raised up to the surface it's called

a)

mantle

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

crust

12.

A volcano that is sleeping but may erupt again is called a__________ volcano.

a)

extinct

b)

active

c)

dormant

d)

active or dormant

13.

Molten material below the Earth's surface is called ___________.

a)

mantle

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

outer core

14.

Himalaya mountains are folded mountains

a)

true

b)

false

15.

sierra Nevada mountains are fault-block mountain

a)

true

b)

false

16.

......... mountains are formed because of the pushing forces

a)

folded mountains

b)

Himalaya mountains

c)

both answers are right

d)

no right answer

17.

......... mountains are formed because one rock rubs past the other.

a)

sierra nevada mountains

b)

Himalaya mountains

c)

both answers are right

d)

no right answer

18.

the islands form because of the existence of the hot spot.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

landslides can be caused by....

a)

earthquakes

b)

loosened rocks and soil pulled down by gravity.

c)

heavy rain

d)

all of the above

20.

......... is a SUDDEN movement of a large amount of rocks and soil

down a slope.

a)

crust

b)

folded mountains

c)

hill

d)

landslide