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Geosphere

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of Earth has the heaviest elements?

a)

Crust

b)

Core

c)

Mantle

2.

Which type of plate movement involves the creation of mountains and/or volcanoes?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transverse

d)

Continental Breakfast Plates

3.
Extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
4.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

5.
Which agents  break down earth materials?
a)
wind only
b)
earthquakes and gravity
c)
ice and 007
d)
wind, water, and ice
6.

What are the main layers of Earth from outermost to innermost?

a)

Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

b)

Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle Crust

c)

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

d)

Crust, Outer Core, Mantle, Inner Core

7.
What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Magma
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Volcano
8.
The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition 
9.

Which layer of the core is mostly liquid?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

The sub-core

d)

under the floor

10.

When two plates slide past each other, this is a _______.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform fault boundary

11.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike slip fault
12.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike slip fault
13.

Convection causes tectonic plates to move.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Plates move apart at ____________ boundaries.

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

stable

d)

divergent

15.

What often occurs at tectonic plate boundaries?

a)

mountain building

b)

increased erosion

c)

thinning of the biosphere

d)

increasing air pressure

16.

Ocean ridges form as a result of __________.

a)

slab pull

b)

the upwelling of magma from the asthenosphere

c)

sediment being deposited in the ocean

17.

All living things on earth are part of the....

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

18.

How do the geosphere and the atmosphere interact?

a)

Air contains water.

b)

Volcanic ash can enter the atmosphere.

c)

Living things need air to survive.

19.

All living things on earth are part of the....

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

20.
What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
21.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
22.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
23.
What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Combustion
c)
Pressurization 
d)
Respiration 
24.
Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 
a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
25.

Wegener observed scratches from glaciers in Africa and India where it is currently too hot for glaciers to form. This is considered...

a)

Fossil Evidence

b)

Rock Formation Evidence

c)

Climate Evidence

d)

Objective Evidence

26.

Wegener noticed that the Appalachian Mountains and Caledonian Mountains line up and are made of the same rock types. This was a type of ....

a)

Fossil Evidence

b)

Rock Formation Evidence

c)

Climate Evidence

d)

Objective Evidence

27.

Wegener found fossils of land reptiles on two different continents. This was important because

a)

Land reptiles are often found all over the world, showing that they can survive in most climates

b)

Land reptiles cannot swim, so the continents must have been connected for them to get across

c)

Land reptiles are never moved around the Earth by humans, so they must have travels to these continents by themselves

d)

Land reptiles fossilized much better than other animal species

28.

Wegener found fossils of ancient ferns on Antarctica, this shows

a)

That some ferns can survive temperatures well below freezing

b)

That humans put ferns on Antarctica millions of years ago

c)

That Antarctica drifted from a warmer climate where plants could grow

d)

That fossils can be formed in cold climates

29.
What drives tectonic plate movement? 
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
30.
Investigation of seafloor spreading showed what about the age of the seafloor?
a)
the oldest seafloor is at the ridge
b)
youngest seafloor is destroyed at the ridge
c)
youngest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
d)
oldest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
31.

The Appalachian Mountains in the eastern side of North America are similar to the mountain ranges in Greenland, Scotland, and Norway.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

This German scientist first proposed continental drift theory

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Archimedes

d)

Thomas Warner

33.

The Colorado river...

a)

is not part of the canyon.

b)

has nothing to do with the creation of the canyon.

c)

helped to create the canyon.

34.

This type of volcanism is generally located far from plate boundaries in the middle of continents. Yellowstone and Hawaii are examples of this phenomenon.

a)

shield volcano

b)

cinder cone volcano

c)

stratovolcano

d)

hot spot volcano

35.
Himilayan Mountains
a)
converging continent to continent
b)
earthquake in subduction zone
c)
converging ocean to continent
d)
transformational
36.

What kind of plate boundary is this?

a)

ocean to continent

b)

ocean to ocean

c)

continent to continent

37.

What is formed when these plates converge?

a)

islands

b)

mountains

c)

islands and trenches

38.

What kind of plate boundary is this?

a)

ocean to continent

b)

continent to continent

c)

ocean to ocean

39.

What is formed when these plates converge?

a)

mountains

b)

islands and trenches

c)

volcanos and trenches

40.

What kind of plate boundary is this?

a)

ocean to ocean

b)

ocean to continent

c)

continent to continent

41.

What forms when these plates converge?

a)

fold mountains

b)

volcanos

c)

volcanos and islands

42.

When the denser crust moves under the lighter crust, it is called..

a)

abduction

b)

reduction

c)

subduction

43.

The denser crust is...

a)

lighter

b)

heavier

c)

younger

44.

A transform boundary, where one tectonic plate slides past another, is likely to result in which of the following?

a)

Frequent earthquakes

b)

Rift valley formation

c)

Intense weathering

d)

Mountain building

45.
The San Andreas fault in California is on this type of plate boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
46.

What type of boundary creates a mountain chain?

a)

convergent ocean ocean

b)

divergent

c)

convergent continental continental

d)

convergent ocean continental

47.
What are the three kinds of mountains?
a)
Fault-Block, Volcanic, and Dormant
b)
Fault-Block, Folded, and Towering
c)
Folded, Mechanic, and  Volcanic
d)
Folded, Volcanic, and Fault-Block
48.
How do Folded Mountains form?
a)
Forms when layers are turned upside down.
b)
Forms when layers are small and begin to grow. 
c)
Forms when layers are move downward into the core. 
d)
Forms when layers are squeezed and pushed together upward. 
49.
How do Folded Mountains form?
a)
Forms when layers are turned upside down.
b)
Forms when layers are small and begin to grow. 
c)
Forms when layers are move downward into the core. 
d)
Forms when layers are squeezed and pushed together upward. 
50.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
51.

What type of fault is this?

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

52.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
53.
What type of mountain is formed when rock layers are pulled apart and one block slides down while the other moves up
a)
Fault block mountain
b)
Folded mountain
c)
Volcanic mountain
54.

P waves are

a)

perpendicular waves

b)

compression waves

55.

P and S waves help us to understand (check the 2 that are correct)

a)

The properties of the layers of the Earth

b)

which layers of the Earth are solid or liquid

c)

How the tides work in oceans

56.

S waves (check the 3 that are correct))

a)

are longitudinal

b)

can't travel through liquids

c)

travel at 60% the speed of P waves

d)

arrive after the P waves.

57.

Which set of waves are probably the surface waves?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

d)

They are all surface waves.

58.

Which set of waves are the P waves?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

d)

They are all P waves

59.

Which set of waves are the S waves?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

d)

They are all S waves

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