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The Earth

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the core made of?

a)

steel

b)

magnesium

c)

aluminum

d)

iron

2.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
3.
What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Pressure Decreases
b)
Pressure Increases
c)
Nothing
4.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Nothing
5.
Identify layer  #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
6.

____________ is the outermost system which is an invisible layer of gases that surround the planet.

a)

biosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

atmosphere

7.

What is the atmosphere made of?

a)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Trace gases

b)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Helium

c)

Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Trace gases

d)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

8.

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

Glaciers and Ice Caps

d)

Groundwater

9.

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Isoceles

d)

Sedimentary

10.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
11.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
metamorphic 
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
fossil
12.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossil
13.
This property can be tested using a nail, penny, or fingernail. (Example: soft)
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
14.
What type of rock might contain fossils? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
15.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

16.

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

a)

It must be broken down into sediment

b)

It must be melted into magma

c)

Its minerals must dissolve in water

d)

It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

17.

This rock is formed in layers.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

18.

Fossils are often found in this rock.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

19.

This rock is often found near water.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

20.

You would most likely find this rock near a volcano.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

21.

What kind of rock is "Granite"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

22.

What kind of rock is "Marble"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

23.

What kind of rock is "Limestone"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

24.

What kind of rock is "Sandstone"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

25.

What kind of rock is "Basalt"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

26.

This rock is usually made up of pieces of rock called sediments that have been pressed and cemented together.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

27.
The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...
a)
The newest and youngest layer.
b)
The oldest layer.
c)
The only layer that is made from pebbles.
d)
The second layer of sediments.
28.

Which of the following gases does not trap heat?

a)

A. Carbon dioxide

b)

B. Nitrogen

c)

C. Water vapor

d)

D. Methane

29.

Everyone should try to reduce their ...

a)

carbon footprint

b)

solar footprint

c)

pylon footprint

d)

global footprint

30.

A group of compounds that are able to trap heat in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth's surface warmer than it would be if they were not present.

a)

CO2 emissions

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

climate change

31.

Which of these is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrous Oxide

c)

Oxygen Gas

d)

Methane

32.

TRUE OR FALSE: The greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

In the past hundred years, the overall amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has...

a)

decreased

b)

stayed about the same

c)

increased

34.

Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be...

a)

colder.

b)

about the same.

c)

warmer.

35.

Oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by _

a)

plants and animals

b)

photosynthesis and carbon dioxide

c)

animals and plants

d)

carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

36.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
37.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
38.

Plants use ____________ to make their own food

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

All of these

39.

When humans EXHALE, we release __________________.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Water

40.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, water, oil

b)

Oxygen, coal, oil

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

d)

None of the above

41.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the _______________________ as carbon dioxide.

a)

Water

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Sun

d)

Ground

42.

Carbon enters the soil through dead plant or animal matter.

a)

Decomposition

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Diffusion

43.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Combustion is another word for _______________.
a)
a train
b)
a bus
c)
a dog
d)
burning
45.

What is to recycle?

a)

To transform things into materials for new things

b)

to use something more than once

c)

use and produce less things

46.

Select some benefits of recycling:

a)

Uses fewer limited resources.

b)

Uses less energy.

c)

Difficult to separate components of some materials.

d)

Makes less rubbish, which ends up in landfill sites.

47.

It is important to recycle aluminium because it uses less energy to recycle aluminium than to mine and extract aluminium from aluminium ore.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

49.

What is aboveground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

50.

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

a)

Compaction

b)

Layering

c)

Cementation

d)

I don't know

51.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

52.

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

a)

deposition

b)

melting

c)

compaction

d)

weathering

53.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

54.

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

a)

clastic

b)

extrusive

c)

organic

d)

intrusive

55.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
56.

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

a)

droughts

b)

flooding

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

all of the above

57.
Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neon
58.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
59.
Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
60.
What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?
a)
drought
b)
weather
c)
emissions
d)
climate

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