WorksheetsEarth's Geosphere, CD, and SFS
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Mafic or Felsic?
Mafic
Felsic
Mafic or Felsic?
Mafic
Felsic
Which layer is this?
Lower Mantle
Continental Crust
Asthenosphere
Oceanic Crust
Which layer is this?
Lithosphere
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Which layer is this?
Continental Crust
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
Lower Mantle
Which layer is this?
Lower Mantle
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Which layer is this?
Lower Mantle
Continental Crust
Asthenosphere
Oceanic Crust
Which layer is this?
Hint: it is actually a combination of two layers....
Lithosphere
Lower Mantle
Asthenosphere
Oceanic Crust
Which two metals make up most of the Earth's core?
(choose 2)
Aluminum
Iron
Copper
Nickel
Which of the Earth's three main layers is this?
Crust
Ozone
Mantle
Core
Which of the Earth's three main layers is this?
Crust
Ozone
Mantle
Core
Which of the Earth's three main layers is this?
Crust
Ozone
Mantle
Core
The properties of ______ ______ include the following....
*mostly mafic rock
*found beneath most major oceans and seas
*thinner
*more dense
*harder to study
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
The properties of ______ ______ include the following....
*made of many types of rock (but mostly felsic rock)
*makes up most major landmasses
*thicker
*less dense
*easier to study
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
This hot, liquid, melted rock moves through the mantle and sometimes pushes through the crust.
Sediment
Petroleum
Conduction
Magma
Small pieces of material that cover the ocean floor.
(Sand, mud, remains of microscopic organisms, etc.)
Magma
Sediment
Convection
Petroleum
This person is collecting samples of hot, liquid, melted rock from an eruption on Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaii.
This person is very likely to be a ____________.
Astronomer
Geologist
Hydrologist
Biologist
The order of the three main layers of the Earth from outermost to innermost is....
Crust, Core, Mantle
Mantle, Core, Crust
Core, Crust, Mantle
Crust, Mantle, Core
The thinnest and outermost of the three main layers of the Earth is....
The core
The mantle
The crust
The innermost of the three main layers of the Earth is....
Part of it is solid and the other part is liquid.
The core
The mantle
The crust
The middle layer of the Earth's three main layers is....
It includes the upper, asthenosphere, and lower.
The core
The mantle
The crust
Which two layers make up the lithosphere?
Crust and part of the Outer Core
Asthenosphere and Upper Mantle
Asthenosphere and Lower Mantle
Crust and part of the Upper Mantle
This unique part of the upper mantle is solid, but has the ability to "flow" plastically...kind of like modeling clay.
Lithosphere
Outer Core
Asthenosphere
Oceanic Crust
This picture best represents the....
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
This picture best represents the....
It is called Double Arch in Arches National Park, Utah.
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
We know and can see that "ripple marks" form where there is moving water (at the bottom of streams and rivers or at the edges of lakes and oceans).
If we find "ripple marks" preserved in rock formations....it is likely that these rocks formed in places that also had moving water (thousand to millions of years ago).
This is an example of the principle of ___________.
Conduction
Uniformitarianism
Convection
Nonconformity
This part of the core is so hot that it is a liquid....
Inner Core
Outer Core
This part of the core is extremely hot, but extreme pressure and the Earth's gravity keep it a solid....
Inner Core
Outer Core
The movement of the liquid metal in the Earth's outer core creates a ____________ that helps protect the Earth from solar wind.
Magnetic field
Corona
Ring of Fire
Giant wall
This property is mostly responsible for why the Earth has layers.
It is why the "heaviest" materials like iron and nickel sank to the core and "lighter" materials like felsic rock make up the continental crust.
Density
Temperature
Color
Altitude
Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?
Harry Hess in 1960
Charles Darwin in 1859
Alfred Wegener in 1915
James Hutton in 1785
Who discovered and explained seafloor spreading?
Harry Hess in 1960
Charles Darwin in 1859
Alfred Wegener in 1915
James Hutton in 1785
Where does seafloor spreading occur?
On continents.
Along the rift at a mid-ocean ridge.
Seafloor spreading no longer happens.
In a deep ocean trench.
Did Alfred Wegener know about seafloor spreading?
Yes.
No.
Which continent is this?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Which continent is this?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Which continent is this?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Which continent is this?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Which continent is this?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Which continent is this?
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
South America
Which continent is this?
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
South America
What key piece of information did "echo sounders" used by ships during WWII give scientists?
Detailed locations of fossils.
Detailed pictures of mountain ranges that contain coal.
Detailed maps of the ocean floor.
Detailed lists of all glaciers on Earth.
Which of the following were used by Alfred Wegener as evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift?
(check all that apply)
Fossil evidence
Identical mountain ranges separated by the Atlantic Ocean
Climate evidence
Shapes of coastlines
Seafloor spreading
Alfred Wegener gathered evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
Which type of evidence is best shown by this picture?
Climate (Evidence that a warm climate once existed in place that is now cold)
Rock Formations (Mountain ranges of same age, type, and elevation found on separate continents)
Fossils (Identical fossils found on separate continents)
Shapes of Coastlines (Fit together like puzzle pieces)
Alfred Wegener gathered evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
Which type of evidence is best shown by this picture?
Climate (Evidence that a warm climate once existed in place that is now cold)
Rock Formations (Mountain ranges of same age, type, and elevation found on separate continents)
Fossils (Identical fossils found on separate continents)
Shapes of Coastlines (Fit together like puzzle pieces)
Alfred Wegener gathered evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
Which type of evidence is best shown by these pictures?
Climate (Evidence that a warm climate once existed in place that is now cold)
Rock Formations (Mountain ranges of same age, type, and elevation found on separate continents)
Fossils (Identical fossils found on separate continents)
Shapes of Coastlines (Fit together like puzzle pieces)
Alfred Wegener gathered evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
Which type of evidence is best shown by this picture?
Climate (Evidence that a warm climate once existed in a place that is now cold)
Rock Formations (Mountain ranges of same age, type, and elevation found on separate continents)
Fossils (Identical fossils found on separate continents)
Shapes of Coastlines (Fit together like puzzle pieces)
While he was alive, most scientists did not support Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift.
What was the one thing that Alfred Wegener could not explain?
Why there are seven continents.
Which fossils were plant fossils and which were animal fossils.
How the continents actually moved.
What a glacier was actually made of.
These sheets or rivers of ice leave behind unique grooves and rock deposits that serve as clues to the past!!!
What is this geologic feature?
A fossil.
A glacier.
A mid-ocean ridge.
A deep ocean trench.
A lava flow.
Why was the discovery of seafloor spreading important?
It explained how glaciers form.
It showed scientists that the continents did not move.
It showed scientists where to find more fossils.
It explained how the continents could actually move.
Where do scientists find the newest/youngest oceanic lithosphere?
On continents.
In deep ocean trenches.
Close to the rift that runs along mid-ocean ridges.
Nowhere. All oceanic lithosphere is the exact same age.
Where do scientists find the oldest oceanic lithosphere?
On continents.
Far way from mid-ocean ridges. In deep ocean trenches and near the edges of continents.
Closest to the rift that runs along mid-ocean ridges.
Nowhere. All oceanic lithosphere is the exact same age.
This picture best shows ____________________.
the rift that runs along the center of a mid-ocean ridge.
an active glacier.
a deep ocean trench.
a good place to find the oldest rocks on Earth.
This picture best shows ____________________.
the rift that runs along the center of a mid-ocean ridge.
an active glacier.
a deep ocean trench.
a good place to find the newest/youngest rocks on Earth.
Which important process is shown in this picture?
Mountain building on a continent.
Seafloor spreading at a mid ocean ridge.
Destruction of oceanic lithosphere at a deep ocean trench.
Glaciation in a cold climate.
Which ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Alfred Wegener believed that all of the continents were once attached and formed a huge supercontinent called _________________.
Glossopteris
Pangea
Greenlandia
Mesosaurus
Which statement best describes this picture?
This fossil evidence shows the leaves of the plant Glossopteris.
This fossil evidence shows the bones of the lizard Glossopteris.
This fossil evidence shows the bones of the lizard Mesosaurus.
This fossil evidence shows the leaves of the plant Mesosaurus.
