WorksheetsIntroduction to Physical Geology - Chapter 1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Outer core
Inner core
Mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
Rocks formed as molten (melted) magma or lava cools.
Metamorphic
Igenous
Sedimentary
Heavy metal
All of the above
The Red Bluff Granite in the Franklin Mountains were once connected to:
Arctic
Antarctica
Moon
Baja Californa
None of the above
What is a hypothesis?
A possible “crazy” idea
A statement that has been proven through numerous test
A limited scientific statement that is testable
A) and C)
None of the above
We live in the Rio Grande Rift, which is:
a) Where a new ocean might form
b) The continent is splitting apart
c) Earthquakes may occur
d) Where the Rio Grande had a rift with Mexico and is splitting up
e) a), b), c)
Convergent plate boundaries are where:
a) Continents collide
b) An oceanic plate subducts beneath another oceanic plate
c) An oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent
All of the above
b) and c)
An oceanic transform plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):
Oceanic trench
Subduction zone
Mountain belt or island arc
All of the above
None of the above
The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of:
Evolution
Continental drift
Climate change
Ocean drift
None of the above
