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Earth's Spheres

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
2.
An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)
a)
Chemical Rock
b)
Foliated Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Intrusive Rock
3.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a
a)
Clastic Rock
b)
Nonclastic Rock
c)
Nonfoliated Rock
d)
Foliated Rock
4.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
5.
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Extrusive rock
6.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
7.
The parent rock of Gneiss is
a)
Marble
b)
Granite
c)
Obsidian
d)
Biotite
8.
When minerals line up in bands within a metamorphic rock, this rock is...
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Foliated
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary
9.
Which of the following is not a rock
a)
Pumice
b)
Lava
c)
Halite
d)
Sandstone
10.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
11.
The igneous rock texture that is characterized by two distinctly different crystal sizes is called
a)
Coarse grained
b)
Fine grained
c)
Glassy
d)
Porphyritic
12.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
13.

Identify two processes labeled in this rock cycle that must occur in order to change any rock into an igneous rock.

a)

heat and/or pressure

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

melting and solidification

d)

deposition and cememtation

14.

Identify two processes labeled in this rock cycle that change igneous rock into sediments.

a)

heat and/or pressure

b)

melting and solidification

c)

deposition and cementation

d)

weathering and erosion

15.

Identify two processes required for the formation of a sedimentary rock.

a)

heat and/or pressure

b)

melting and solidification

c)

deposition and cementation

d)

weathering and erosion

16.

What type of rock forms directly from magma?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

17.

What type of rock forms directly from heat and/or pressure?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

18.

What type of rock forms directly from Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

19.

According to this diagram, metamorphic rock is formed by

a)

melting and solidification

b)

burial and compaction

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

20.

Which letter on the diagram shows pieces of igneous rock are compressed and glued together to form a sedimentary rock.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which letter on the diagram shows metamorphic rock becomes liquid and crystallizes to form igneous rock.

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

22.

Which letter on the diagram shows sedimentary rock is broken down into sediments and transported by a stream.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Which layer of the atmosphere has meteors?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

24.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ionosphere?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

25.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

26.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

27.

"atmo-" means

a)

gas or vapor

b)

water

c)

Earth or rocks

d)

life

28.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

29.

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which 2 gases? CHOOSE 2!!!!!!

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

ozone

d)

water vapor

30.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
31.
What is greenhouse effect?
a)
the process by which gasses hold heat in the air .
b)
water vapor and dioxide.
c)
particles in the atmosphere.
d)
heat
32.
Sunburn is caused by _____________________.  It can't be felt as heat.
a)
infrared radiation
b)
visible light
c)
spectrum radiation
d)
ultraviolet radiation
33.
A natural process that holds heat in is called_________________.
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
infrared radiation
c)
ultraviolet radiation
d)
visible light
34.
Convection occurs in the Earth's 
a)
oceans
b)
mantle
c)
atmosphere
d)
all of these
35.

Which layer of the atmosphere has meteors?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

36.
How are the layers of the atmosphere classified?
a)
Density
b)
Gases
c)
Humidity
d)
Temperature
37.
The order of the layers of the atmosphere from space to the earth's surface.
a)
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
b)
troposphere, thermosphere, stratotosphere, mesosphere
c)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere
38.
What percentage of the earth's atmosphere is oxygen?
a)
78%
b)
28%
c)
71%
d)
21%
39.
What percentage of the earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
28%
c)
71%
d)
21%
40.
As we go higher in  the atmosphere, the air pressure
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
does not change
d)
gets heavier
41.
Energy in the form of electromagnetic waves is
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Density
42.
Energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Density
43.
Energy transferred by direct contact in the form of heat is
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Density
44.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
45.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
46.
In which layer of the atmosphere would you expect to find the auroras?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
Ionosphere
47.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
48.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
49.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
50.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
51.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
52.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
53.
The sun's energy 
a)
changes daily
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation
c)
directly causes evaportation
54.
More evaporation occurs 
a)
at night 
b)
during the day 
55.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
56.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
57.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
58.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
59.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
60.

Which term describes a single living thing?

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

organism

d)

community

61.

Which term describes "living" things in an ecosystem?

a)

biotic

b)

biosphere

c)

abiotic

d)

prokaryotic

62.

Which term refers to all the biotic and abiotic factors that interact in a habitat?

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

organism

63.

A collection of the same type of living things is defined as a(n)...

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

population

64.

Which term refers to the non-living parts of the ecosystem?

a)

biosphere

b)

abiotic

c)

prokaryotic

d)

biotic

65.

Which vocabulary term best describes all the different types of living things in a habitat?

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

abiotic

66.

Which of these pictures best illustrates a community?

a)
b)
c)
d)
67.

Which of these is abiotic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

Which of these is best described as an organism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which picture is best described as a population?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

All of the factors listed are abiotic factors of this underwater ecosystem EXCEPT the

a)

sunlight

b)

water currents

c)

fish population

d)

water temperature

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