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WorksheetsLayers of the Earth, rocks, boundaries and Earth's history.
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Underneath the crust is the __________ the largest layer, composed of rocky oxides and silicates under high pressure.
Core
Mantle
Crust
At the very surface of the Earth is the_______________________
Crust
Core
Mantle
Intense heat causes the rocks to rise and then cool and sink. The process is called _______________, which causes the crust to move.
Convection currents
Tectonic Plates
Continental drift
Rocks that forms from cooled magma or lava are___________________________________
Igneous rocks
Intrusive rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Select the correct order on the sequence of sedimentary rock formation
Weathering and erosion, transportation, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
Weathering and erosion, deposition, cementation, compaction, and transportation.
Weathering and deposition, erosion, cementation, transportation, and compaction.
Geologist noticed that evidence from the ________________ record supported continental drift.
Fossils
Rocks
Plates
What features did scientists observe that made them think that all the continents were once together as a big supercontinent?
The continents look as though they could fit together.
They knew that continents are moving.
The continents are big tectonic plates.
Plates move apart__________________________
Divergent boundaries
Convergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Plates come together or __________________
Converge
Diverge
Transform
Plates slip past each other along a ___________________________
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
_______________________ is its age compared to the ages of other rocks.
Relative age
Absolute age
Compare age
_____________________is the number of years that have passed since the rock form.
Relative age
Absolute age
Total age
The oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.
Law of Superposition
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory Continental drift
Rock layers are not the same everywhere. So, what do scientists use to figure out if rock layers from different areas are the same relative age?
Fossils
Superposition
Unconformity
The control group is the group that is left alone during the experiment.
True
False
