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Practice - Earth Science

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Mechanical weathering

c)

Astronomical weathering

d)

Physiological weathering

2.

Freezing water is expanding, causing the crack in the rock to widen (frost action). What kind of weathering is this?

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Mechanical weathering

3.

What is weathering?

a)

occurs when the eroded materials are dropped or laid down

b)

fragments of weathering rocks

c)

the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical process

d)

the process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

4.

In the pictures below, choose each picture that shows different types of physical weathering.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What type of chemical weathering is in the picture shown?

a)

oxidation

b)

mosses and lichens

c)

acid precipitation

6.

What is erosion?

a)

When sediment is transported from one place to another

b)

When eroded materials are dropped or laid down.

c)

when sediment or rocks are broken down

d)

when rocks react with oxygen and water

7.

1. What happens to the sediment when a river slows down at a curve?

a)

the river picks up larger pieces of sediment

b)

the river loses energy and drops sediment

c)

the river gains energy and picks up large boulders

d)

the river stops all erosion at this point

8.

What geologic process happens when a delta forms as a river is emptied into the ocean?

a)

the sediment's composition is being changed by oxidation

b)

the sediment is being eroded by the river and deposited into the ocean

c)

the sediment has experienced frost wedging

9.
Mounds of wind-deposited sand in deserts and on shorelines are
a)
sea arches
b)
sea stacks
c)
dunes
d)
cliffs
10.
Which causes chemical weathering?
a)
acids and oxygen
b)
water, wind and gravity
c)
abrasion
d)
root and ice wedging
11.
U shaped valleys are formed by
a)
rivers
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
d)
human activity
12.

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock is deposited at the end of the river.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

weathering

d)

sediment

13.

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

sediment

14.

Which best describes the surface of the earth over billions of years?

a)

High mountains gradually wear down until most of the earth is at sea level

b)

High mountains stay side by side for billions of years with little change

c)

Flat surface is gradually pushed up into higher and higher mountains until the earth is covered with mountains

d)

High mountains gradually wear down as new mountains are continuously being formed, over and over again

15.

Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the

a)

speed of the river decreases

b)

force of gravity decreases

c)

volume of the river increases

d)

angle of the river increases

16.

Why are sinkholes common in Florida?

a)

Florida is a peninsula. Sinkholes are commonly formed on peninsulas because a peninsula is surrounded by water.

b)

Florida has a lot of swamps with animals that burrow into the sandy soil making holes and tunnels that collapse.


c)

Florida's underlying rock is limestone. Limestone dissolves easily, forming caverns which can then collapse and form a sinkhole.


d)

Florida has a lot of oil underground. When the oil is removed, there is nothing left to hold up the soil

17.

Earth's surface is constantly changing and new landforms are constantly taking shape due to natural processes. Which landform is most likely caused by deposition?

a)

caves

b)

deltas

c)

lakes

d)

valleys

18.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
19.

The earth is built up and torn down in many ways. Physical and chemical weathering are processes which are very important in making soil. Which statement accurately describes an example of chemical weathering?

a)

Tree roots break apart a rock.

b)

Sinkholes are formed in central Florida as seeping water dissolves underground limestone rocks.

c)

In Alaska, rocks are broken due to continuous freezing and thawing of water sitting in cracks.

d)

Blowing sand has created beautiful and strange rock formations in the Western United States.

20.

This landform is formed by

a)

water erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

deposition

d)

glaciers

21.

What is the correct order of the earth's layers from inside to outside?

a)

inner core, mantle, outer core, crust

b)

outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

22.

Select ALL layers that are solid.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

23.

Select ALL layers that are liquid/molten rock.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

24.

Interactions between layers of Earth cause convection currents to move crustal plates.


In which layer of Earth are the convection currents that directly result in tectonic plate motion found?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

Imagine you could travel in a straight line through Earth from a point on one side and come out on the other side.

What compositional layer would you travel through in the exact center of Earth?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Core

c)

Crust

d)

Lithosphere

26.

The diagram shows the collision of two tectonic plates in Asia.


What is a result of this collision?

a)

Volcanoes erupt periodically.

b)

The Tibetan Plateau slowly sinks.

c)

Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau melt.

d)

The Himalayas increase in height each year.

27.

What is the dropping of sediment is called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

transportation

28.

What is a major factor that affects wind erosion and deposition?

a)

presence of plants and vegetation

b)

water

c)

abrasion

d)

humidity

29.

Which probably experiences more runoff when it rains, a desert or a rain forest?

a)

desert

b)

rain forest

30.

What is the flat, wide area along a river called?

a)

flood plain

b)

meander

c)

delta

d)

tributary

31.

When the oceanic crust sinks beneath the less dense continental crust, like a cookie in milk, this is called:

a)

lithosphere

b)

asthenosphere

c)

subduction

32.

True or false.

The asthenosphere is located below the mantle. Due to extreme heat and pressure. The solid rocks can flow like liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or false.

Lithosphere is just another term for the rock that makes up the crust and some of the mantle, forming tectonic plates.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

This layer of the earth:

Is a solid ball of metal, is composed mostly of iron and spins faster than the Earth and is as hot as the sun.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

35.

Which layer is made of liquid metal (Fe and Ni)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

36.

Fossils of the fern-like, tropical plant, Glossopteris have been found on the continents of Africa, South America, and Antarctica. How have scientists explained this observation?

a)

The wind blew the plant's seed across the ocean from continent to continent.

b)

The fern developed on each continent.

c)

The continents were once joined together and later moved apart.

d)

The fern had adaptations to survive in different climates.

37.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edges of all the continents.

b)

along mid-ocean ridges.

c)

in deep-ocean trenches.

d)

at the north and south poles.

38.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

39.

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

sea-floor spreading

40.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

41.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary.

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

42.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

43.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
44.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
45.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

46.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

47.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

48.

This type of boundary can be found along the San Andreas fault in California....

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

49.

New crust is formed at this type of boundary

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

50.

This area is called the....

a)

Arc of Volcanoes

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Horseshoe of Magma

51.

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

b)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

c)

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

d)

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

52.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
53.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
54.

Which of the following rock layers is older than than C?

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

d)

A

55.

Which of the following rock layers is younger than D?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

56.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
57.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
58.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
59.

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

a)

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

b)

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c)

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

d)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

60.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

61.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

62.

Which of the following CAN be inferred from the diagram?

a)

Rocks can change over time

b)

Metamorphic rock can form from any other type of rock.

c)

Different types of rock will be made of different minerals.

d)

New rocks can be formed from older rocks of different ages.

63.

Which of these actions must take place in order for sedimentary rock to change into igneous rock ?

a)

The sedimentary rock melted and became magma.

b)

Sedimentary minerals dissolved in water to form igneous rock

c)

The sedimentary rock broke down into smaller pieces and then was melted into igneous rock

d)

The sedimentary rock was exposed to extreme heat and pressure.

64.

The forces that create metamorphic rock are related to which of the following?

a)

The breaking of rock into smaller particles over long periods of time

b)

extreme heat and pressures

c)

The cooling of magma above Earth’s surface after a volcanic eruption

d)

The transportation of Earth materials by moving water

65.

Select all of the following that are an example of mechanical weathering?

a)

a tree's roots growing in a cracked rock

b)

a gopher burrowing in the ground and loosening rock/soil

c)

iron oxide weakening and breaking down a rock

d)

ice expanding cracks in a rock