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Layers of the Earth, rocks, boundaries and Earth's history.

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Underneath the crust is the __________ the largest layer, composed of rocky oxides and silicates under high pressure.

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

2.

At the very surface of the Earth is the_______________________

a)

Crust

b)

Core

c)

Mantle

3.

Intense heat causes the rocks to rise and then cool and sink. The process is called _______________, which causes the crust to move.

a)

Convection currents

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Continental drift

4.

Rocks that forms from cooled magma or lava are___________________________________

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Intrusive rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

5.

Select the correct order on the sequence of sedimentary rock formation

a)

Weathering and erosion, transportation, deposition, compaction, and cementation.

b)

Weathering and erosion, deposition, cementation, compaction, and transportation.

c)

Weathering and deposition, erosion, cementation, transportation, and compaction.

6.

Geologist noticed that evidence from the ________________ record supported continental drift.

a)

Fossils

b)

Rocks

c)

Plates

7.

What features did scientists observe that made them think that all the continents were once together as a big supercontinent?

a)

The continents look as though they could fit together.

b)

They knew that continents are moving.

c)

The continents are big tectonic plates.

8.

Plates move apart__________________________

a)

Divergent boundaries

b)

Convergent boundaries

c)

Transform boundaries

9.

Plates come together or __________________

a)

Converge

b)

Diverge

c)

Transform

10.

Plates slip past each other along a ___________________________

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

11.

_______________________ is its age compared to the ages of other rocks.

a)

Relative age

b)

Absolute age

c)

Compare age

12.

_____________________is the number of years that have passed since the rock form.

a)

Relative age

b)

Absolute age

c)

Total age

13.

The oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.

a)

Law of Superposition

b)

Theory of Plate Tectonics

c)

Theory Continental drift

14.

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?

a)

Fossils

b)

Superposition

c)

Unconformity

15.

The control group is the group that is left alone during the experiment.

a)

True

b)

False