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Inside Our Earth - 1

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   are also called primary rocks.

2.

Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of (a)  

3.

The thinnest layer of the earth is (a)  

4.

Deccan plateau is made up of (a)   rocks

5.

The Taj Mahal is made of (a)  

6.

There are two types of igneous rocks: intrusive rocks and extrusive rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Rocks which contain fossils are metamorphic rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Clay changes into slate and limestone into marble.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

It is constantly undergoing changes inside and outside.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Grinding stones used to prepare paste/powder of spices and grains are made of sedimentary rock.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The earth, our homeland is a dynamic planet.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Give an example of extrusive igneous rocks.

(a)  

13.

The radius of the earth is (a)   km.

14.

The core of the earth is mainly made up of _____ and __________.

(a)  

15.

The innermost layer of the earth is the (a)  

16.

Name the monument which is made of red sandstone?

(a)  

17.

Which layer of earth has high temperature

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

18.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
19.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
20.

Select the 3 layers of the Earth

a)

Crust

b)

Mantel

c)

Core (Outer core and inner core)

d)

Atmosphere

21.

What is the first (1) layer of the Earth?

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

22.

What is the second (2) layer of the Earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Core

23.

What is the Latin word for igneous?

(a)  

24.

Latin word for sedimentary is sedimentum which means settle down.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Greek word for metamorphic is (a)   meaning change of form.

26.

The main mineral constituents of the continental mass are __________

a)

silica

b)

alumina

c)

nickel

d)

cobalt

27.

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

28.

Any natural mass of mineral matter that makes up the earth’s crust is called a (a)  

29.

The crust forms only ______ per cent of the volume of the earth

a)

1

b)

84

c)

15

30.

The mantle forms only ______ per cent of the volume of the earth

a)

1

b)

84

c)

15

31.

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

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

32.

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils

33.
Remains, imprints or traces of once-living organisms
a)
water
b)
superposition
c)
fossils 
34.

When the igneous and sedimentary rocks are subjected to heat and pressure they change into

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils