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Science quiz for Mr Ragusa

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is Continental crust thinner than oceanic crust?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

They are the same density

2.

where is the lithosphere located?

a)

Inside of the mantle

b)

Floating on the Asthenosphere

c)

Right below the core

d)

Over the crust

3.

what are the layers of the earth in order from inside to the out?

a)

outer core, crust, mantle, inner core

b)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

c)

crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

4.

what is oceanic crust made of?

a)

Basalt

b)

Water

c)

Bones

d)

Granite

5.

is the inner core liquid?

a)

Yes, the heat makes it liquid

b)

No, the pressure makes it solid

c)

Yes, the pressure makes it liquid

d)

No, the heat makes it solid

6.

What happens as you get closer to the core?

a)

Pressure increases, heat decreases

b)

Nothing

c)

Pressure decreases, heat increases

d)

Pressure increases, heat increases

7.

why do the platonic plates move?

a)

Convection currents in the mantle

b)

Convection currents in the inner core

c)

the magnetic poles

d)

MAGIC

8.

what traits does the crust have? multiple choice

a)

least dense

b)

most dense

c)

made of iron

d)

made of silicone and oxygen

e)

Two different kinds of crust

9.

what traits does the mantle have?

a)

Entirely liquid

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Thickest layer

d)

Made of magnetism and iron

e)

Thinnest layer

10.

What traits does the outer core have?

a)

Thinnest layer

b)

Entirely liquid

c)

Hottest layer

d)

Responsible for magnetic field

e)

Made of liquid nickel and iron

11.

what traits does the inner core have?

a)

Least dense layer

b)

Made of iron and nickel

c)

Solid, and most dense

d)

Made of silicon and oxygen

e)

Pure gold

12.

what did Alfred Wegener do?

a)

Create the earth

b)

Found out how the plates moved

c)

Proposed the theory of continental drift

d)

Drill a hole into the mantle

13.

why didn't anyone believe Alfred Wegener?

a)

He didn't have any proof that there was a Continental drift

b)

Racism

c)

The church silenced him

d)

He didn't have an explanation on HOW the plates were moving.

14.

what is a subduction zone?

a)

Convergent boundaries hit, but one plate is denser than the other so it slides beneath the least dense plate

b)

where volcanoes happen

c)

Convergent boundaries hit, but one plate is denser than the other so the lighter plate slides under the denser plate

d)

Where deep trenches happen

15.

what land form comes out of a convergent boundary (O-O)?

a)

earthquakes, trenches, volcanoes and island arcs.

b)

mountains and earthquakes

c)

volcanoes and earthquakes

d)

nothing, they don't touch

16.

what land form comes out of a convergent boundary (C-C)?

a)

earthquakes, trenches, volcanoes and island arcs.

b)

earthquakes, coastal mountains, trenches

c)

mountains and earthquakes

d)

nothing, they don't touch

17.

What caused the ring of fire?

a)

A long subduction zone that surrounds the pacific

b)

Mantle pressure coming out in small holes

c)

The Mid Atlantic ridge

d)

Small hotspots that happened because of transform boundaries.

18.

what can be found at the plate boundary? Ex: Mid Atlantic ridge

a)

Younger rocks

b)

Older rocks

c)

Large formations of mountains

d)

Small cracks on the crust

19.

What is the percentage of volcanic and earthquake activity that the ring of fire gets?

a)

10%

b)

47%

c)

39%

d)

90%

20.

Do hotspots move?

a)

No

b)

Yes

21.

how did yellowstone and hawaii form?

a)

Plates moved under hotspots, and created active volcanoes.

b)

Hotspots moved around under the surface

c)

Convergent boundaries made mountains.

d)

Transform boundaries created trenches and mountains

22.

where does the convection currents occur?

a)

asthoshpere

b)

lithosphere

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

23.

what is a divergent boundary?

a)

Plates move away from eachother

b)

plates crash into eachother

c)

plates slide past eachother

d)

plates don't interact at all

24.

what is a convergent boundary?

a)

Plates move away from eachother

b)

plates crash into eachother

c)

plates slide past eachother

d)

plates don't interact at all

25.

what is a transform boundary?

a)

Plates move away from eachother

b)

plates crash into eachother

c)

plates slide past eachother

d)

plates don't interact at all

26.

true or false: crust is destroyed at a divergent boundary

a)

true

b)

false

27.

true or false: crust is destroyed at a subduction boundary

a)

true

b)

false

28.

where is magnetic reversal recorded?

a)

Sea floor rock

b)

Outer core

c)

Inner core

d)

Crust

29.

what does the magnetic field protect us from?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Radiation

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Comets

30.

Is the outer core responsible for magnetic pole reversal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

what is the Continental drift theory?

a)

The continents drifted from a landmass called Pangaea

b)

The continents will stop transforming in 1,000 years or so

c)

The continents have always been the way we see them today

d)

The continental drift was caused by that squirrel. rude.

32.

what is the evidence of Continental drift?

a)

Fossils, glacier remains, plant matter

b)

Continental shapes fit together, fossils, humans are on every continent.

c)

Humans are on every continent, matching rocks.

d)

Continental shapes fit together, fossils, glacier remains, and matching rocks

33.

what is an example of a divergent plate?

a)

Mid Atlantic ridge

b)

San Andreas fault in California

c)

Himalayas alps

d)

Marina Trench, Japanese islands

e)

Andes mountains, Cascade mountains

34.

what is an example of a transform boundary?

a)

Mid Atlantic ridge

b)

San Andreas fault in California

c)

Himalayas alps

d)

Marina Trench, Japanese islands

e)

Andes mountains, Cascade mountains

35.

what is an example of a convergent O-O boundary?

a)

Mid Atlantic ridge

b)

San Andreas fault in California

c)

Himalayas alps

d)

Marina Trench, Japanese islands

e)

Andes mountains, Cascade mountains

36.

what is an example of a convergent O-C boundary?

a)

Mid Atlantic ridge

b)

San Andreas fault in California

c)

Himalayas alps

d)

Marina Trench, Japanese islands

e)

Andes mountains, Cascade mountains

37.

what is an example of a convergent C-C boundary?

a)

Mid Atlantic ridge

b)

San Andreas fault in California

c)

Himalayas alps

d)

Marina Trench, Japanese islands

e)

Andes mountains, Cascade mountains

38.

what invention helped find the Mid Atlantic ridge?

a)

Telescope

b)

submarines

c)

Sonar

d)

Water proof Lightbulbs

39.

What is the Plate Tectonic theory?

a)

Continents are drifting apart

b)

Plates will always have the same shape

c)

Earth's lithosphere is broken into plates that float on the asthenosphere, constantly moving under convection currents

d)

Earth's asthenosphere is broken into plates that float on the lithosphere, constantly moving under convection currents

40.

The rock cycle is a circle

a)

False

b)

True

41.

What is a rock?

a)

A natural formed solid, made of minerals.

b)

Rocks.

c)

Bits of mountain that fell off

d)

Hardened lava

42.

Igneous Rocks are:

a)

Water and soil packed together

b)

Layers and layers of sediment

c)

Pressed together minerals that created a new rock

d)

Molten lava that cooled into a solid

43.

intrusive igneous rocks are made by?

a)

quickly cooling the lava

b)

quickly cooling the magma

c)

slowly cooling the magma

d)

slowly cooling the lava

e)

Extremely quickly cooling lava

44.

extrusive igneous rocks are made by?

a)

quickly cooling the lava

b)

quickly cooling the magma

c)

slowly cooling the magma

d)

slowly cooling the lava

e)

Extremely quickly cooling lava

45.

extreme extrusive igneous rocks are made by? (no crystals formed)

a)

quickly cooling the lava

b)

quickly cooling the magma

c)

slowly cooling the magma

d)

slowly cooling the lava

e)

Extremely quickly cooling lava

46.

examples of Intrusive igneous rock

a)

Basalt, Andesite, Rhyolite.

b)

Gabbro, diorite, granite.

c)

Scoria, Pumice, Obsidian

d)

Obsidian and coal

47.

examples of extrusive igneous rock

a)

Basalt, Andesite, Rhyolite.

b)

Gabbro, diorite, granite.

c)

Scoria, Pumice, Obsidian

d)

Obsidian and coal

48.

examples of extreme extrusive igneous rock

a)

Basalt, Andesite, Rhyolite.

b)

Gabbro, diorite, granite.

c)

Scoria, Pumice, Obsidian

d)

Obsidian and coal

49.

How do sedimentary rocks form?

a)

Molten lava cooling

b)

Bits of mountains falling off

c)

Sediment pressing together into layers

d)

Sediment being broke apart into bits

50.

How do you tell intrusive igneous apart?

a)

Small crystals

b)

layers

c)

large crystals

d)

entirely black with small holes

51.

How do you tell extrusive igneous apart?

a)

Small crystals

b)

layers

c)

large crystals

d)

entirely black with small holes

52.

How do you tell extreme extrusive igneous apart?

a)

natural glass

b)

layers

c)

large crystals

d)

entirely black with small holes

53.

Can sedimentary rocks return to sediment?

a)

Yes

b)

No

54.

what can you find in sediment?

a)

Rock, bark, and plant matter

b)

weathered rock, sand, and leaves

c)

weathered rock, mineral, and shell

d)

weathered minerals, fossils, and charcoal.

55.

what are the two ways the sedimentary rocks could form?

a)

molten lava cooling into a solid

b)

sedimentary rocks being heated and pressed into a new rock

c)

sediment is compacted under layers of other rock

d)

ice water being poured on sand

e)

Minerals being dissolved in water, then get deposited as the water evaporates.

56.

what do you look for in sedimentary rocks?

a)

layers

b)

bits of crystals

c)

shiny inside

d)

extremely matte

57.

what are examples of sedimentary rocks?

a)

limestone, chert

b)

arkose, shale

c)

obsidian, coal

d)

sandstone, conglomerate

e)

slate, schist

58.

How do metamorphic rocks form?

a)

It is a space rock

b)

Heat and pressure creates a new rock

c)

bits of rock melt together

d)

layers of sediment layer together

59.

what is an example of the formation of a metamorphic rock?

a)

obsidian -> marble

b)

marble - limestone

c)

marble -> marble

d)

limestone -> marble

60.

what are examples of metamorphic rocks?

a)

Slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss, marble, quartizte, mylonite

b)

Limestone, chert, marble, arkose, shale

c)

gabbro, andesite, pumice

d)

Sediment, lava, magma