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Sci 9 Sem 2-3 SG

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins

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.
When minerals line up in bands within a metamorphic rock, this rock is...
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Foliated
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary
8.
Which of the following is not a rock
a)
Pumice
b)
Lava
c)
Halite
d)
Sandstone
9.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
10.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
11.
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
12.

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

13.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
15.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
16.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
17.

What do we call the material that comes from rocks that have been broken down into smaller pieces. This usually results from weathering.

a)

texture

b)

weathering

c)

sediment

d)

erosion

18.

What causes igneous rocks to form

a)

animal and plant remains aka fossils

b)

cooling magma, lava, and pressure

c)

compaction of sediment

d)

cementation or hardening of minerals

e)

sediment

19.

Name of the impression of a plant or animal, in the soil, that existed in the past

a)

diamond

b)

hardness

c)

fossil

20.

Geologists are scientists that study _______.

a)

rocks

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

animals

21.

In order for sedimentary rock to form, which of the following must occur?

a)

compaction

b)

intrusion

c)

oxidation

d)

metamorphism

22.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
23.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
24.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
25.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
26.

What causes igneous rocks to form

a)

pressure

b)

cooling magma and lava

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

27.

Metamorphic rocks were once...

a)

igneous rocks that cooled too quickly.

b)

sedimentary rocks that were changed by time, heat, and pressure.

c)

seashells that are pressed together.

d)

layers of mud and sand that built up over time.

28.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

magma

29.

A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Magma

30.

A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sediments

31.

When heat and water and ice break down rock into sediments this is called?

a)

Erosion

b)

Compaction

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

32.

The rock that forms by heat and pressure deep under ground?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Lava

33.

Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Compaction

34.

How does a Metamorphic rock become a Sedimentary rock?

a)

Heat, pressure and radiation

b)

Melting, cooling and evaporation

c)

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation

d)

Cooling of Magma over time

35.

How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Compaction and Cementation

c)

Heat and Pressurew

d)

Melting and cooling

36.
What numbers indicate melting and cooling? 
a)
1,2,4
b)
6,7,11
c)
7,8,9
d)
4,5
37.
Letter C represents what rock type? 
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
38.
Sedimentary rocks are represented by which letter? 
a)
A
b)
C
c)
B
39.

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

40.

A chair is placed several feet from a fire in a fireplace. The fireplace has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

41.

A certain type of decorative lamp contains colored liquids. These liquids form globs that break off and rise to the top of the liquid. The globs rise due to

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

42.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

43.

In a swimming pool, the water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

44.

You are in the top bunk of a bunk bed and you want to turn the air conditioner on while your friend on the bottom bunk is fine is caused by

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

45.

The cause of weather systems on earth is

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

46.

A fireman feels a door and it is hot. Why does his hand feel hot?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

47.

A huge boulder at the state park gets so hot during the day.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

48.

Warm air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from the ocean rushes in due to

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

49.

A house burns down. On the house across the street, all of the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred across the street by

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

50.

As you hold pieces of ice, they begi to melt from the warmth of you hand on them. This is because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

51.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

52.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
53.
In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.
a)
Hotter to colder
b)
Colder to hotter
c)
Hotter to hotter
d)
Colder to colder
54.
The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
55.
The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.
a)
insulation.
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
56.
___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
57.

Which statement is true?

a)

The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.

b)

The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

c)

The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

58.

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

59.

Heating a room with a fireplace

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

60.

Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer

a)

Radiation

b)

Insulation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

61.

In which of the following state are the particles closest together?

a)

Fluid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

62.

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

63.

Which is the best surface for reflecting heat radiation?

a)

Shiny white

b)

Dull white

c)

Shiny black

d)

Dull black

64.

Which is the best surface for absorbing heat radiation?

a)

Shiny white

b)

Dull white

c)

Shiny black

d)

Dull black

65.

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

a)

When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

b)

a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

c)

When thermal energy transfers by collisions between particles.

d)

When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

66.

What is the definition of CONVECTION

a)

When heat transfers through waves.

b)

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

c)

The transfer of thermal energy in a fluid (liquid/gas) by movement of warm / cool fluids.

d)

Heat traveling from the sun

67.
The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
insulation
68.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
69.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
70.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

71.
A hot rock is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by
a)
Boiling
b)
Evaporation
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
72.

When you pull your Totino's Pizza rolls out of the oven and the pan is so hot it burns your hand because you forgot your protective mit. The energy move to your hand from the pan to your hand through ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

73.

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

74.

Which is energy that is transferred between objects due to a temperature difference between those objects?

a)

heat

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

insulation

75.

If you leave a metal spoon in a pot of soup while it cooks on the stove, the spoon will get too hot to touch. The heat transfer would be.....

a)

heat

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

76.

What are the best thermal conductors?

a)

wood

b)

plastic

c)

metal

d)

gas

77.

What term means the transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluids?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

heat

78.

Which term means the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, such as light and microwaves?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

heat

79.

Which item is a good example of convection currents?

a)

fire

b)

oven

c)

lava lamp

d)

sun

80.

Which item is an example of conduction?

a)

Sun

b)

a metal spoon in a hot pot of soup

c)

weather patterns

d)

fire pit

81.

When particles of a liquid are heated they become

a)

More Dense

b)

Less Dense

c)

Stay the same Density

d)

I Dont Know

82.

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow in the campfire because of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

83.

A huge rock at a state park gets so hot during the day that you cannot sit on it from radiation. You are able to lay on the same rock at night and keep warm by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

84.

A chocolate bar melts in a car on a sunny day because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

85.

A hot air balloon rises into the sky because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

86.
Eggs cooking in a frying pan.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
87.
Which direction will the heat flow while this person holds a hot cup of tea?
a)
from the cup to her hand
b)
from her hand to the cup
c)
no heat is transferred
88.
Tongue freezing to a metal pole.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
89.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
90.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
91.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
92.
This land formation occurs at a divergent continental/ continental boundary.
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
93.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
fluctuates
d)
remains the same
94.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
95.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes
96.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
97.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
98.
Which type of crust is more dense and thinner?
a)
Continental
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Oceanic
d)
Byers
99.
A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Spreading
100.
Which answer below correctly describes the formation of a volcanic island arc?
a)
Islands are created along the mid ocean ridge as new oceanic crust is formed.
b)
Islands are created one at a time as the plate moves across a hot spot in the mantle.
c)
Islands are created along a subduction zone as oceanic crust is forced back down in to the mantle.
d)
Islands are created as pressure is released when two tectonic plates are pulled apart.
101.

The idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Transform

102.

Forms where plates are moving away from each other

a)

Divergent-

b)

Convergent-

c)

Transform-

103.

Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding

a)

Divergent-

b)

Convergent-

c)

Transform-

104.

The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.

a)

Laurasia.

b)

Pangaea.

c)

Eurasia.

d)

Gondwana.

105.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust.

b)

mesosphere.

c)

both continental and oceanic crust.

d)

oceanic crust.

106.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

a)

magnetic reversal.

b)

global positioning.

c)

continental drift.

d)

oceanic drift.

107.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

108.

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

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

109.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
110.

The three types of plate boundaries are

a)

Convergent, divergent, change

b)

Divergent, allegiant, insurgent

c)

Convergent, divergent, transform

d)

Push, pull, slide

111.

What is common at convergent boundaries?

a)

Valleys

b)

Canyons

c)

Mountains

d)

Rivers

112.

The lower mantle is

a)

Solid material extending to Earth's core.

b)

Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere .

c)

Layer of molten metal.

d)

Innermost layer of solid metal.

113.

The outer core is

a)

Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere .

b)

Solid material extending to Earth's core.

c)

Layer of molten metal.

d)

Outermost layer of the Earth.

114.

The inner core is

a)

Layer of molten metal.

b)

Outermost layer of the Earth.

c)

Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere .

d)

Innermost layer of solid metal.

115.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

116.

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

117.

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

118.

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.

119.

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

a)

continents.

b)

mantle.

c)

lithosphere.

d)

inner core.

120.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Transform

d)

Sea Floor Spreading

121.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
122.
What are Tectonic Plates?
a)
A continent 
b)
The Trees in Vietnam 
c)
ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)
d)
The Plates that move the Continents
123.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
124.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

125.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
b)
glacier scars and evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
d)
all of the above
126.
What layer is the hottest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
127.
Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
128.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above 
129.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
130.
What is the outer core composed of?
a)
Basalt
b)
Granite
c)
Solid Metals
d)
Molten (liquid) Metals
131.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
132.
What part of the crust is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
c)
Bread Crust
133.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
134.
True or False:  The Earth's crust is made of rock
a)
True
b)
False
135.
What Layer is 3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
136.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
137.

What is denser? The lithosphere or the asthenosphere?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

138.
What layer of the mantle is flexible like plastic?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lower mantle
139.

Which type of crust is denser?

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

140.

Crust and upper most solid mantle is the

(a)  

141.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
142.
If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?
a)
Both the temperature and pressure increase.
b)
Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
c)
The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
d)
The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
143.
Which earth layer is #3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
144.
This layer contains most of Earth's mass.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Crust
145.

Which layer of Earth creates its magnetic field?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

146.

Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Earthquake

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Core

147.

Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

a)

Convection Current

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Core

d)

Magma

148.

The very center of the Earth, and the hottest part of the planet.

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Magma

d)

Lithosphere

149.

The mostly-solid bulk of Earth’s interior. It lies between Earth’s dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust.

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Lithosphere

150.

The part of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Continental Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

151.

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

a)

Love waves

b)

Body waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

152.

It can travel through solids only

a)

Love waves

b)

Rayleigh waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

153.
Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
a)
Primary (p-wave) waves
b)
Secondary (s-wave) waves
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
154.

These type of seismic waves move back and forth and can penetrate solids, liquids, and gases.

a)

P-waves

b)

S-waves

c)

Tidal-waves

155.

These waves move side to side and can only pass through solids.

a)

P-waves

b)

S-waves

156.

P waves travel faster than S waves

a)

True

b)

False

157.

Both P and S waves travel through solids.

a)

True

b)

False

158.

Only P waves travel through the inner core.

a)

True

b)

False

159.

These waves can travel through the inner core...

a)

P waves only

b)

S waves only

c)

P and S waves

d)

Neither P nor S waves

160.

Which picture correctly shows how S waves travel through the layers of the Earth?

a)

A

b)

B

161.

In the picture, which arrow is pointing to the layer that is a liquid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

162.

Which diagram below correctly shows the shadow zone for S waves.

a)

A

b)

B

163.

Which layer can S waves not move through?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

164.

Where is the mantle?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

165.

Where is the inner core?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4