WorksheetsBirth of Rocks & Earth's Landforms
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
Rocks at the top of a mountain will be more _____.
Smooth
Jagged
Rocks at the bottom of a mountain will be more _____ due to weathering.
Smooth
Jagged
How do rocks change shape and size?
Rocks grow bigger as they get older.
Rocks shrink as they get older.
Rocks build up and get bigger as they roll down a mountain.
Rocks get worn down as they tumble down a mountain.
How could a scientist figure out if rocks from 2 different places are similar?
By weighing them
By breaking them open
By comparing the size and color of the rocks
Volcanoes form a pattern shaped like a _____.
Ring/horseshoe
Square/rectangle
Straight line
Triangle/trapezoid
Volcanoes form a pattern around which ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Earthquakes and volcanoes have similar patterns.
True
False
Volcanoes are more likely to pop up in places located in the Ring of Fire.
True
False
What is the name of the supercontinent scientists believed existed millions of years ago?
Great America
Eurasia
Pangaea
Galatia
What makes up earth's crust and is constantly moving?
plate tectonics
sedimentary rock
magma
continents
Choose all examples of landforms.
mountains
hills
grass
valleys
What evidence supports that Pangaea existed? (Choose 2)
the shape of the continents
Alfred Weggener
discovered fossils
global warming
What type of rock forms when sediments settle together in layers?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
What type of rock forms when magma cools?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
What type of rock forms once it is put under heat and pressure?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
Process in which rocks change into other types of rocks
weathering
erosion
rock cycle
fossilization
The way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
rock cycle
fossilization
weathering
erosion
The movement of weathered rock and soil
erosion
weathering
rock cycle
fossilization
Something that has lasted from a once living thing that died long ago
mineral
rock
sediment
fossil
Which type of process can change the earth quickly?
erosion
glaciers
landslides
water
What is the first step in which fossils form?
Layers of rock get worn away by erosion.
An organism dies and sinks to the bottom of water.
Layers of sediment cover the bones.
The sediments around the bones harden into rock.
What is the second step in which fossils form?
Layers of rock get worn away by erosion.
An organism dies and sinks to the bottom of water.
Layers of sediment cover the bones.
The sediments around the bones harden into rock.
What is the third step in which fossils form?
Layers of rock get worn away by erosion.
An organism dies and sinks to the bottom of water.
Layers of sediment cover the bones.
The sediments around the bones harden into rock.
What is the last step in which fossils form?
Layers of rock get worn away by erosion.
An organism dies and sinks to the bottom of water.
Layers of sediment cover the bones.
The sediments around the bones harden into rock.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
none of the above
What kinds of volcanoes are more likely to explode?
Cone volcanoes with thick lava
Shield volcanoes with runny lava
