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Quiz on Geo-science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term paleontology is derived from

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Arabic

d)

Egypt

e)

German

2.

when a whole or part of the organism is preserved as a fossil it is referred to as a

a)

Trace fossils

b)

Chemical Fossils

c)

Body fossils

3.

Is Arca a Bracchiopods

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Which word means the study of the Earth's surface?

a)

geologist

b)

geology

c)

geographer

d)

geography

5.

Which word means related to the heat of the earth's interior?

a)

geothermal

b)

geoscience

6.

weathering of rocks result in

a)

pebbles

b)

boulders

c)

sediment

d)

magma

7.

which is formed when magma cools off

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

lava

8.

which is formed by compaction and cementation

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

magma

9.

when two continental crust converge what forms at the boundary

a)

mountains

b)

rift valley

c)

mid ocean ridge

d)

subduction zone

10.

a tsunami occurs following which ocean activity?

a)

hurricanes

b)

whirlpool

c)

earthquake

d)

volcanic eruption