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Geology Chapter 1 Review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?

a)

plasma

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

gas

2.

Which earth layer is made up of the upper mantle and the crust?

a)

core

b)

lower mantle

c)

asthenosphere

d)

lithosphere

3.

What is geology?

a)

the study of rocks

b)

the study of history

c)

the study of maps

d)

the study of earth

4.

This layer of the earth is the thickest part

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

5.

This layer of the earth is the thinnest part

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

6.

When we study the earth to learn about the past, we are studying

a)

historical geology

b)

operational geology

c)

paleontology

d)

archaeology

7.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
8.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
Light shining onto a mountain.
b)
Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces. 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
d)
All of the above.
9.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
10.
What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?
a)
minerals
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
11.

Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

igneous rock

d)

minerals

12.

Once magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called __________.

a)

a vent

b)

minerals

c)

igneous rocks

d)

lava

13.

Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly

changed from one kind of a rock to another.

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

rock cycle

14.

Rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind & ice.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

sediment

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

igneous rock

15.

Rock formed when existing rock is changed by heat &

pressure.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

texture

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

intrusive rock

16.

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move.

a)

plate

b)

fault

c)

volcano

d)

sediment

17.

A section of the rigid layer of the mantle and crust that slowly moves over the soft layer of the mantle, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.

a)

plate

b)

volcano

c)

deposition

d)

fault

18.

Fine, tiny pieces of rock that are weathered away from larger rocks.

a)

gravel

b)

boulders

c)

soil

d)

sediment

19.

Rocks formed as sediment is deposited and pressed together.

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

20.

The chemical, physical, or biological process which breaks down rock into sediment is called.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

21.

When sediment is dropped and settles in a new location.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

22.

What is the correct order of processes changing the Earth's surface?

a)

weathering-deposition-erosion

b)

deposition-weathering-erosion

c)

erosion-weathering-deposition

d)

weathering-erosion-deposition

23.

What does this picture show an example of?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

24.

What does this picture show and example of?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

25.
Of the following organisms, which was around (or has been around) for the shortest amount of time?
a)
Dinosaurs
b)
Mammals
c)
Humans
d)
Reptile
26.
At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates move away from each other?
a)
sliding transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
mantle
27.
At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates move toward each other?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
sliding transform
d)
Earth's surface
28.
At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates rub against each other?
a)
sliding transform
b)
convergent
c)
the fault line
d)
divergent
29.
What kind of physical change occurs at a sliding transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
ocean waves
d)
valleys
30.
How is sedimentary rock formed?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
magma, cooled and hardened
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
weathering and erosion
31.
How is igneous rock formed?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
magma, hardening and crystallizing
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
weathering and erosion
32.
How is metamorphic rock formed?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
magma, hardened and crystallized
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
weathering and erosion
33.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
34.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
35.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
36.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
37.

Use the diagram to answer the question. What results when the two plates move in the direction indicated by the arrows?

a)

formation of a deep sea trench and island volcanoes

b)

earthquake activity and appearance of a transform fault

c)

volcanic eruption along the edges of both plates

d)

formation of a continental mountain range

38.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
39.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
40.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
41.
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
42.
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
43.
Sometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Subduction
44.

A divergent boundary on land creates what feature?

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Subduction Zone

d)

Deep Ocean Trench

45.

What is the 'magic' that is happening in the mantle that helps move the 'lithospheric plates'?

a)

Convection

b)

Subduction

c)

Seafloor Spreading

46.

The only type of crust that will subduct if two plates converge is...

a)

Oceanic

b)

Continental

47.

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

a)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

b)

Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

c)

yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

d)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

48.

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

49.

We live in an area without many earthquakes because _____

a)

We live near a major fault line

b)

We live near the boundary of 2 tectonic plates

c)

We live near the middle of the North American Plate

d)

We live near the Pacific Plate

50.
Oceanic crust is.....
a)
Younger and less dense than continental crust
b)
Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
c)
older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
d)
Bigger and younger than continental crust
51.

Which layer of the Earth is solid iron and nickel?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

52.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

53.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
54.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
55.
The Four Spheres of Earth
a)
are all connected
b)
have nothing to do with one another
c)
exist on Venus and Mars
d)
don't affect human life
56.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
57.
Scientist think the Earth is ___ years old.
a)
4,500
b)
45,000
c)
4.5 million
d)
4.5 billion
58.

Which layer of earth is molten (liquid metal)?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

crust

d)

lithosphere

59.
Which layer is plastic and has the consistency of silly putty allowing movement?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
crust
60.

How do scientists know the Earth has layers?

a)

Drilling into the mantle

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Seismic waves data

d)

ocean waves

61.

What are TWO sources of heat in Earth’s core?

a)

The sun

b)

High Pressure

c)

Radioactive Decay

d)

Convection in the mantle

e)

Leftover heat from the Earth’s formation

62.

What is the heat source that powers the convection currents in the mantle?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Inner Core

c)

Petroleum

d)

The Magnetosphere

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