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Earth Processes

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
a landslide
2.
Most earthquakes occur near...
a)
state boundaries
b)
plate boundaries
c)
country boundaries
d)
rivers
3.
A mountain range is an example of which type of plate boundary movement?
a)
Divergent
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
4.
What is the correct order of the processes?
a)
they all happen at the same time
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, erosion, deposition
d)
weathering, deposition, erosion
5.

Which type of rock is formed by the liquid cooling of magma?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Cement

6.

A crack in the Earth's crust.

a)

Fault

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano

d)

Sink hole

7.

Which of these is formed where the crust is crumpled and pushed upward by the movements of plates?

a)

Volcanos

b)

Mountains

c)

Plateaus

d)

Beaches

8.

Which of the following causes both earthquake and volcanic eruptions?

a)

Erosion

b)

Gravity

c)

Earth's inner core

d)

Plate movement

9.

Which is used to measure the waves of an earthquake?

a)

Jetty

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Topography

d)

Seismograph

10.

What are earthquakes?

a)

when there is a rise of water that has no place to go

b)

the shaking or sudden shocks of the surface of the Earth

c)

massive waves caused by natural disasters

d)

an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt.

11.

What are tsunamis?

a)

the shaking or sudden shocks of the surface of the Earth

b)

massive waves caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or other natural disasters

c)

an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt

d)

the escaping energy that radiates outwards to the surface of the Earth and causes the shaking of the ground

12.

What is a volcano?

a)

an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt

b)

massive waves caused by natural disasters

c)

the shaking or sudden shocks of the surface of the Earth

d)

when there is a rise of water that has no place to go

13.

Tsunamis can occur in all oceans or large seas.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Tsunamis move very slow so there is a lot to time to prepare for them.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

What causes volcanoes to erupt?

a)

when pressure builds up in the mantle under the Earth's surface

b)

a rise in water that has no place to go

c)

the shaking or sudden shocks of the surface of the Earth

d)

when the plates of the Earth's crust are moving, or when they break apart due to the pressure that has built up for a long time.

16.
New crust forms at ___________ plate boundaries.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
fault-block
d)
transform
17.
What was lacking in Alred Wegener's theory of continental drift?
a)
similar fossil evidence on different continents
b)
a definition of the term "supercontinent"
c)
the appearance of matching coastlines
d)
an explanation of how or why the continents moved
18.
At convergent plate boundaries, plates ____________________.
a)
pull apart
b)
slide past each other
c)
collide
d)
form rifts
19.
____________ rocks form when heat and pressure inside Earth change one kind of rock into another kind.
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Extrusive
c)
Intrusive
d)
Sedimentary
20.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust different?
a)
Oceanic crust is thicker and less dense, Continental crust is thinner and more dense
b)
Both types of crust are the same
c)
Continental crust is thicker and less dense, Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense
d)
Continental crust is more dense because the air pushes down on it, Oceanic is lees dense because the waer pushes down on it
21.
What is false about the ring of fire? All other answers are true
a)
about 90% of the world's earthquakes occur there
b)
it has 452 volcanoes, which is 75% of all volcanoes on Earth, and most of them are located under the water
c)
the Ring Of Fire is horseshoe shaped area that  lies on the edge of the Pacific Plate which is the largest of all plates
d)
this is an area where glaciers form
22.
What types of landscapes are featured near or with volcanoes?
a)
Uplifts, Erosion, and Weathering
b)
Hot Spots and Flood Basalts
c)
Vents, Craters, and Calderas
d)
Batholiths, Stocks and Sills
23.
The belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean is called:
a)
Island arc
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Lava plateau
d)
Hawaii
24.
Shield volcanoes have:
a)
gently sloping sides
b)
a steep cone shape
c)
moderately sized sides
d)
long cracks along plate boundaries
25.
When a volcano erupts, empties the magma chamber, and collapses the top leaving a huge hole.
a)
Dike
b)
Caldera
c)
Silica
d)
Geyser
26.
This type of volcano has explosive eruptions that result in massive amounts of tephra (ash).
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Composite / Stratovolcano
c)
Cinder cone
d)
Fissure volcano
27.
This common type of volcano is made up of alternating layers of ash and lava.
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Composite / Stratovolcano
c)
Cinder cone
d)
Fissure volcano
28.

Earth’s lithosphere is made up of what layer/s?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust and Mantle

d)

Crust and upper mantle

29.

What do you call the broken segments that make up the lithosphere?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Plates

30.
Which layer of Earth is the source of lava that erupts from volcanoes?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
31.
Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter D
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
32.
Identify the letter in the diagram.  Identify letter E
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Outer Core
33.

The warm, top layer of ocean water

a)

surface zone

b)

bio-luminescence

c)

deep zone

d)

transition zone

34.

the production of light by means of a chemical reaction in an organism

a)

transition zone

b)

deep zone

c)

bio-luminescence

d)

surface zone

35.
As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
36.
This ocean zone includes the deepest trenches, such as the Mariana Trench.. 
a)
Abyssal
b)
Pelagic
c)
Bathyal
d)
Hadal
37.
The hadal zone is found at point:
a)
G
b)
D
c)
F
d)
E
38.

What sea floor feature is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Ocean trench

b)

Continental slope

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Abyssal Plain

39.

What is the MAIN reason humans cannot dive down into the deep ocean waters?

a)

The Pressure is too Intense

b)

The Water is too Salty

c)

The Temperature is too Low

d)

The Dark is too Scary!

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