wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

IA #1 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This pie chart shows the colour of hats that Tom owns. Which colour hat does he own the second most of?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

yellow

2.

These pie charts show how people travel to work in 2 towns. In which town do more people travel to work by bike?

a)

town A

b)

town B

c)

both the same

d)

impossible to say

3.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
4.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
5.

You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 7.8g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances doe you most likely have?

a)

Zinc

b)

Copper

c)

Tin

d)

Iron

6.

You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 5.7g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances do you most likely have?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Iron

c)

Tin

d)

Zinc

7.
_____ is how light bounces off of a mineral.
a)
Color
b)
Hardness
c)
Luster 
d)
Streak
8.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
streak
9.
How much a mineral resists scratching is
a)
Streak
b)
Fracture
c)
Hardness
d)
Cleavage
10.
The least useful property when identifying minerals is
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Color
11.
_________ is when a mineral splits along flat surfaces.
a)
color
b)
cleavage
c)
fracture
12.
___________ breaks in irregular or with jagged edges.
a)
properties
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
13.

Which mineral is HARDER than quartz?

a)

Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond

b)

Feldspar. Apatite, and Talc

c)

Talc, Gypsum, Topaz

d)

Diamond, Calcite, Fluorite

14.

Quartz can be scratched by Topaz.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Minerals have different properties to help scientists identify them.  Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
size
d)
luster
16.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
17.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
18.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
19.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
20.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
21.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
22.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

23.

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

a)

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

b)

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c)

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

d)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

24.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?

a)

extrusion

b)

weathering

c)

crystallization

d)

intrusion

25.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?

a)

compaction & cementation

b)

weather & erosion

c)

heat & pressure

d)

melting

26.

Which best describes one way igneous rocks form?

a)

Sedimentary rocks erode.

b)

Sedimentary rocks are compacted.

c)

Metamorphic rocks are melted, then cooled.

d)

Metamorphic rocks are deposited and cemented

27.
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
a)
Deposition breaks rocks down, weathering carries sediment away
b)
Weathering breaks rock down and erosion moves it
28.
What are the agents of erosion?
a)
oxidation, acid rain, abrasion, root rust, root pry, abrasion
b)
deflation and depostion
c)
water, wind, ice, gravity
29.

Erosion is

a)

When particles carried by water, ice or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location

b)

The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological means

c)

The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice or wind

30.

What process created these landforms?

a)

exfoliation and abrasion

b)

abrasion and erosion

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

deposition and compaction

31.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
32.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
33.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
34.
Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?
a)
Part of the mantle
b)
Crust, mantle, Core
c)
Crust and upper mantle
d)
Only the crust
35.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
36.
What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
crust
37.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Nothing
38.
Less dense materials rise to the top.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
40.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

41.

Which layer is shown in orange?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

42.

Which layer is shown in yellow?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

43.

Which layer is shown in brown?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

44.

Which layer has convection currents?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

45.

When tectonic plates collide into one another, which type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

all of the above

46.

When tectonic plates move away from each other, this boundary is:

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

none of the above

47.

When a continental plate collides with another continental plate what type of land form will be created?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

mountain ranges

c)

islands

d)

deep see trenches

48.

When oceanic plate and continental plate collide, what type of land form will be created?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

Volcanoes

c)

islands

d)

earthquakes

49.

When tectonic plates move away from each other, what type of land form will be created?

a)

islands

b)

mid ocean ridges

c)

ocean trenches

d)

all of the above

50.

What type of phenomena/event is created at a transform boundary?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornados

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Volcanic Eruption

51.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense continental crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

52.

Wegener said the continents seemed to ...

a)

fit together like puzzle pieces

b)

have never moved

c)

be made of coal

d)

sinking into the mantle

53.

In Africa and South America, Wegener found ___________ matching in thickness and composition with the same fossils found within.

a)

coal beds

b)

glacier evidence

c)

mountain ranges

d)

rock layers

54.

Wegener found that __________ in South America were the same type, height, composition, and were formed in the same way as the ___________ on the east coast of Africa.

a)

coal beds

b)

glaciers

c)

mountains

d)

fossils

55.

Volcanic mountain ranges found in the middle of the Atlantic where new seafloor is being created are called ________________.

a)

deep ocean trenches

b)

mid ocean ridges

c)

hot spots

d)

subduction zones

56.

What plate is labeled as C?

a)

Pacific

b)

North American

c)

Eurasian

d)

African

e)

Australian

57.

What plate is labeled as A?

a)

Pacific

b)

North American

c)

Eurasian

d)

African

e)

Australian

58.

What plate is labeled as B?

a)

Pacific

b)

North American

c)

Eurasian

d)

African

e)

Australian

59.

What plate is labeled as E?

a)

Pacific

b)

North American

c)

Eurasian

d)

African

e)

Australian

60.

What plate is labeled as D?

a)

Pacific

b)

North American

c)

Eurasian

d)

African

e)

Australian

Similar Resources on Wayground

Rocks and Minerals Review

55 questions

Rocks and Minerals Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Semester 2 Final Quizziz

62 questions

Semester 2 Final Quizziz

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Final Science EOG Review

60 questions

Final Science EOG Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 6th Grade

Q3 Exam Review

55 questions

Q3 Exam Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Muscular System

65 questions

Muscular System

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Grade 7 Science Final Review!

60 questions

Grade 7 Science Final Review!

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Net Force & Inclined Planes

57 questions

Net Force & Inclined Planes

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Hurricanes and Blizzards

58 questions

Hurricanes and Blizzards

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University