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Earth Systems Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a GLACIER?

a)

A slow moving river of ice formed by the accumulation of ice and snow

b)

A theory that explains movement of earths crust

c)

A body of water

d)

Sea level

2.

When water freezes it (a)  

3.

Which rock layer is the oldest?

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4.

A theory that explains movement of Earth's crust is.......

a)

Pizza

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

A Rock Profile

d)

Sandstone

5.

A sudden shaking or vibration at the earths surface caused by moving plates is an (a)  

6.

Erosion is ______

a)

A special type of flat map that shows the contours of the land

b)

When land disappears

c)

When soil and rocks are moved away from their source material

d)

A theory that explains earths crust

7.

What are some problems that earthquakes could cause?

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8.

Magma is.....

a)

Something that occurred a very long time ago

b)

Part of a skeleton or an animal

c)

An area of low flat land

d)

Molten Rock and is below the earths surface

9.

Explain what happens when water freezes

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10.

What is LAVA?

a)

A type of sedimentary rock formed by clay.

b)

Lava is magma that reaches the surface and erupts out of the top of the volcano

c)

Cold liquid

d)

A force that pulls objects down to the earth

11.

What is a fossil ?

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12.

Erosion is

a)

The breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

b)

A naturally occurring phenomenon that has caused harm to people or the environment.

c)

When soil and rocks are moved away from their source material.

d)

A deep narrow valley with steep sides formed by a river.

13.

Weathering is ______

a)

The extra materials

b)

The steepness of a hillside

c)

when sediments are deposited or dropped onto the floor of a body of water

d)

The breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

14.

Sedimentary rocks form in what type of environment?

a)

Water

b)

Land

15.

What type of rock layer would you find fossils in?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Plaster

16.

The difference between magma and lava is ....

a)

Magma is hot and lava is cold

b)

Magma is below the earths surface and lava reaches the surface

c)

Magma wears and lava deposits

17.

Which natural disaster did you find most interesting?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Stella

18.

A vertical selection of rock showing the sequence of various layers is a.....

a)

Rock Profile

b)

Earthquake

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Chemical weathering

19.

How high or low a feature of land is compared to sea level is ......

a)

Delta

b)

Glacier

c)

Volcano

d)

Elevation

20.

What is weathering?

a)

A type of sandstone

b)

The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces

c)

A type of rock

d)

Cheese Pizza

21.

A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand grains cemented together is

a)

Trilobite

b)

Sandstone

c)

Limestone

d)

Coral

22.

A large dangerous WAVE in the ocean usually caused by an undersea earthquake or volcano is a

a)

Sediment

b)

Glacier

c)

Tsunami

d)

Volcano

23.

What type of map uses lines to show elevation?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Landform

c)

Contour

d)

Physical

24.

What shape do glaciers create in a valley?

a)

All of the above

b)

W

c)

U

d)

V

25.

What can cause a gap between the two rock profiles?

a)

Weathering or erosion

b)

French Fries

c)

Deposition