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Introduction to Physical Geology - Chapter 1

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
a)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
b)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
c)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
d)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
2.
The _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.
a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

e)

Asthenosphere

3.

Rocks formed as molten (melted) magma or lava cools.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igenous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Heavy metal

e)

All of the above

4.

The Red Bluff Granite in the Franklin Mountains were once connected to:

a)

Arctic

b)

Antarctica

c)

Moon

d)

Baja Californa

e)

None of the above

5.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

A possible “crazy” idea

b)

A statement that has been proven through numerous test

c)

A limited scientific statement that is testable

d)

A) and C)

e)

None of the above

6.

We live in the Rio Grande Rift, which is:

a)

a) Where a new ocean might form

b)

b) The continent is splitting apart

c)

c) Earthquakes may occur

d)

d) Where the Rio Grande had a rift with Mexico and is splitting up

e)

e) a), b), c)

7.

Convergent plate boundaries are where:

a)

a) Continents collide

b)

b) An oceanic plate subducts beneath another oceanic plate

c)

c) An oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent

d)

All of the above

e)

b) and c)

8.

An oceanic transform plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

a)

Oceanic trench

b)

Subduction zone

c)

Mountain belt or island arc

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

9.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of:

a)

Evolution

b)

Continental drift

c)

Climate change

d)

Ocean drift

e)

None of the above