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Worksheets3rd Quarter C9A 2022
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Magma seeps up through a crack in Earth’s surface and transfers heat energy to all material in which it comes in contact. What is this method of energy transfer called?
conduction
convection
radiation
Imagine a metamorphic rock that has been subjected to intense heat and pressure. Over time, it gets pulled underground as part of a tectonic plate that is sinking beneath another plate along a convergent boundary. The rock melts as it goes deeper; then the molten rock rises up and seeps out of a crack in the ocean floor and hardens. What type of rock is it now?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
A sedimentary rock unit was exposed to heat and pressure deep within Earth. The rock changed to metamorphic rock. Over a long time, it was exposed at Earth’s surface. How did this metamorphic rock unit reach Earth’s surface?
Deposition acted on the rock unit causing it to be exposed at the surface over time.
Magma brought it up to Earth’s surface where it flowed from a volcanic vent as lava
Weathering and erosion of the rock above it caused the metamorphic rock to uplift and become exposed.
Weathering of the metamorphic rock brought pieces up to Earth’s surface.
Jess is designing an experiment to find out it objects of different masses fall at different rates. She plans to drop four objects having a similar size and shape, but different masses, from the same height of a staircase. Jesse plans to measure how long it takes each object to hit the floor. Measuring how long it takes to hit the floor is which variable?
independent
dependent
How is energy as heat transferred throughout the world’s oceans?
Convection currents are driven by sunlight warming surface waters, which flow throughout the oceans, distributing energy as heat.
Sunlight penetrates the ocean’s waters, evenly distributing energy as heat from the surface to the ocean floor.
The warmed atmosphere transfers energy as heat to the surface waters and the energy is distributed by conduction to deeper waters.
Energy in the form of heat is transferred throughout the ocean by waves and surface currents.
Which layer of the Earth can be described as "the upper mantle and crust that is broken into plates"?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
mantle
Which plate boundary is shown?
divergent
convergent
transform
Which plate boundary is shown?
transform
convergent
divergent
Which plate boundary is shown?
transform
convergent
divergent
What force causes Earth’s continents to move and shift?
Cold, rigid rock in the mantle builds up until a release of pressure occurs causing Earth’s plates to move.
Convection currents with Earth’s surface cause heat to move toward Earth’s plates moving them rapidly.
Hot semi-liquid rock in the mantle rises and falls in slow moving convection currents causing Earth’s crustal plates to move.
Earth’s interior rotates quickly causing Earth’s surface to move and shift the continents.
The density of water is 1.00 g/cm3. An object has a density of 0.26 g/cm3. What can you conclude about the object?
it will sink
it will float
it has the same mass as water
it has the same chemical properties as water
The density of water is 1.00 g/cm3. An object has a density of 1.46 g/cm3. What can you conclude about the object?
it will sink
it will float
it has the same mass as water
it has the same chemical properties as water
Sariah carried out the following procedure to obtain a measurement needed to calculate the density of a solid object. What other measurement must she find and what tool would she use?
She would find mass using a ruler
She would find mass using a triple beam balance
She would find volume using a ruler
She would find volume using a triple beam balance
A scientist may choose to use observations rather than an experiment to research the answer to a question. Which of the following statements describes some limitations of investigating using observations?
This method does not usually reveal a pattern
This method cannot be used to answer a research question
This method does not allow variables to be changed to test a hypothesis.
This method typically reveals a pattern but takes too long
Tectonic activity can recycle old crust and form new crust in different places. Where on the ocean basin would you expect to find new oceanic crust?
mid ocean ridge
continental shelf
hot spot
trench
Which layer of Earth is the most dense?
inner core
outer core
crust
mantle
What is happening at Point A?
Sea floor spreading adds newly formed Crust
underwater earthquakes
A subduction zone that recycles old crust into the mantle
a deep ocean trench recycles old crust into the mantle
What is happening at Point B?
Sea floor spreading adds newly formed Crust
underwater earthquakes
A subduction zone that recycles old crust into the mantle
a deep ocean trench recycles old crust into the mantle
Jason writes a report about volcanoes, but one of his facts is incorrect. Which fact from his report is NOT true about volcanoes?
Volcanoes often form near tectonic plate boundaries
Lava is magma that flows on Earth’s surface
Volcanoes erupt molten material out of vents on Earth’s surface
Magma becomes gas and rises through a weak spot in the crust.
Which is an accurate description of the layer of Earth called the mantle?
Made of solid iron and nickel
Outermost layer of the solid Earth
Dense, hot layer of partially solid rock
Makes up approximately one-third of Earth’s mass.
