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Earth Science Trivia

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the Inner Core solid?

a)

Extreme Heat

b)

It's under a lot of pressure

c)

All the layers are solid

d)

It's made of rock

2.

Which layer of the Earth is made of melted metals and is the Earth's magnetic field?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

3.

What is the thinnest layer of the earth?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

crust

d)

outer core

4.

The thickest layer of the earth is the mighty, molten

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

5.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
6.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
7.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
8.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
9.

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

a)

Athenosphere & Crust

b)

Crust & Upper Mantle

c)

Mantle & Athenosphere

10.

Living things can survive on this layer...

a)

Upper Mantle

b)

Lower Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

11.

This layer is the MOST dense and under the MOST pressure.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

12.

This layer is the LEAST dense!

a)

Crust

b)

Upper Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

13.

This layer includes the Upper Mantle and Crust!

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Core

14.

If something sinks, it is _______ dense than the air.

a)

LESS

b)

MORE

c)

Equal

15.

The Earth's crust is MORE dense than the mantle.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
17.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
18.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
19.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
20.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Island Arc
21.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
22.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
23.

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

a)

Divergent Oceanic

b)

Divergent Continental

c)

Convergent Oceanic

d)

Transform

24.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

recycling

25.

Why is the Inner Core solid?

a)

Extreme Heat

b)

It's under a lot of pressure

c)

All the layers are solid

d)

It's made of rock

26.

Which layer of the Earth is made of melted metals and is the Earth's magnetic field?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

27.

Which picture shows material that is more dense?

a)

The picture of the left

b)

The picture on the right

28.

This occurs in the mantle and moves Earth's tectonic plates around the globe.

a)

Melted metals

b)

wind

c)

ocean currents

d)

convection currents

29.

Most of Earth's surface is covered with water. Only 2.5% of Earth's global water is freshwater. Of all the fresh water on Earth, 78% is frozen. Where is most of Earth's water found?

a)

oceans

b)

lakes

30.

Where are most of the Earth's freshwater located?

a)

in rivers and streams

b)

in ice caps and glaciers

31.

Approximately what percent of earth water is saltwater?

a)

89%

b)

97%

32.

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

a)

3% freshwater, 97% salt water

b)

97% freshwater, 3% salt water

33.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
34.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
35.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
36.

Precipitation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

37.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

38.

Condensation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

39.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
40.

Evaporation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

41.

During evaporation water changes from ...

a)

water vapor (gas) to liquid

b)

liquid to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to solid ice

42.

During condensation water changes from ....

a)

solid ice to liquid water

b)

liquid water to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

43.

Liquid water turns into gas and rises into the sky in....

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

44.

Water falls from the sky in...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

45.

_____________________ is the step of the water cycle where the Sun heats up liquid water in a puddle and turns it into water vapor gas.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

runoff

46.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
47.
Which source of freshwater is not easily available for human use?
a)
oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
rivers
d)
icecaps/glaciers
48.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
49.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
50.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
51.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

52.

What causes the phases of the moon?

a)

Earth's movement around the sun

b)

the moon's movement around Earth

c)

Earth's movement around the moon

d)

the sun's movement around the moon

53.
CHALLENGE
When the moon is lined up exactly between the sun and Earth, it is called a ______ ______. 
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
54.
A solar eclipse occurs when:
a)
The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
b)
The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
c)
The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
d)
The sun doesn't come out during the day. 
55.

The moon phase cycle repeats about every

a)

365 days

b)

20 days

c)

29 days

d)

15 days

56.

What type of eclipse is this an example of?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

57.

What covers 70% of the earth's surface

a)

Ocean

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Ponds

58.

As depth increases..........

a)

Things become shallow

b)

temperature decreases, pressure increases, and light decreases

c)

It is more salty

d)

An Ocean Current

59.

Flat, deep, and smooth part of the ocean floor. Cold temperatures are found here.

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Seamounts

60.

Amount of salt found in water

a)

Photic Zone

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Salinity

61.

Sharp underwater hill connecting the continent to the ocean floor?

a)

Ocean

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Plankton

d)

Continental Slope

62.

Hawaii was formed by these...

a)

Volcano Islands

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridges

c)

Trenches

d)

Abyssal Plains

63.

Choose the percentage the represents how much WATER covers the Earth's surface.

a)

97%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

3%

64.

Choose the percentage the represents how much SALT WATER makes up the water covering Earth's surface.

a)

3%

b)

97%

c)

70%

d)

25%

65.

Choose the definition for transpiration

a)

Water evaporating from the ocean and becoming water vapor

b)

Water evaporating from the a plant and becoming water vapor

c)

Water condensing in the cooler atmosphere and becoming precipitation

d)

Water that enters the ground

66.
What is the geological process by which sediment and soil builds up in an area?
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
67.

What is the process of breakdown or dissolution of minerals and/or rocks on Earth?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

68.

How can erosion, which formed this mesa, lead to the formation of other land-forms?

a)

by the deposition of eroded material

b)

by the removal of rocky material

c)

by the creation of additional rocky material

d)

by the transformation of eroded material

69.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
70.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition 
d)
A nice place to swim
71.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
72.
An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)
a)
Chemical Rock
b)
Foliated Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Intrusive Rock
73.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
74.
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Extrusive rock
75.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
76.

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

77.

Any rock that forms as a result of heat and pressure is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

78.

A naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

a)

It´s a rock

b)

It´s a crystal

c)

It´s a mineral

d)

It´s a substance

79.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
80.

What are the inner planets mostly made of?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

rock

d)

fire

81.

What are the outer planets mostly made up of?

a)

rock and sand

b)

fire and ice

c)

gas and liquid/ice

d)

liquid and solid

82.

Is this a picture of an asteroid or a comet? How do you know?

a)

Comet. It is a chunk of rock and ice that has a tail of light that trails behind it.

b)

Asteroid. It is a chunk of rock that orbits the sun.

83.

Which is the correct order of the planets in our solar system, starting from the sun?

a)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, and Jupiter

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

84.

What is a terrestrial planet?

a)

a small rocky planet

b)

a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere

85.

This was once in space, but now it is on Earth. What is it called?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteor

d)

meteorite

86.

What would happen to Earth if there were no gravity?

a)

Earth would crash into the sun

b)

Earth would fly out to space

c)

Earth would collapse

d)

Earth would orbit the moon

87.

Holds the Earth and other planets in orbit around the Sun.

a)

The Sun's gravitational force

b)

The moon's gravitational force

c)

The Earth's gravitational force

d)

The lack of gravitational force

88.

When you travel to a planet, like Jupiter, where the force of gravity is greater than on Earth, _____

a)

You will "weigh more" than on Earth

b)

You will "weigh less" than on Earth

c)

You will have "less mass" than on Earth

d)

You will have "more mass" than on Earth

89.

The more distance between two objects, the __________ gravity they will have.

a)

more

b)

less

90.

When a basketball player jumps into the air_________will keep them up in the air before gravity brings them back down?

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Orbit

d)

Air

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