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SCIENCE QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur in so many of the same areas?
a)
the crustal plates are moving
b)
earthquakes cause volcanos
c)
volcanos cause earthquakes
d)
landslides cause everything
2.
In what direction does warmer material move in a convection current?
a)
up
b)
down
3.

Materials found in nature that people and other living things use are ________________________.

a)

resource

b)

natural resource

c)

renewable resource

d)

nonrenewable resource

4.

Waste products that damage an ecosystem is ___________________.

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

resource

c)

renewable resource

d)

pollution

5.

A ____________________ is the remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago.

a)

rock

b)

relative age

c)

fossil

d)

extinct

6.

In a sequence of rock layers, the oldest layer of rock is ___________________ of the sequence.

a)

younger

b)

at the top

c)

in the middle

d)

at the bottom

7.

The youngest layer of rock is ____________________.

a)

in the middle

b)

at the bottom

c)

at the top

d)

older

8.
The outermost layer of the earth is about 3 to 30 miles thick. It is called the
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
9.
The second layer of the earth goes down 1800 miles. It is called the
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
mantle
10.
HUGE slabs of rock called __________ float on molten rock below.
a)
plates
b)
mountains
c)
mid-ocean ridges
d)
mantle
11.
These are very common at plate boundaries.
a)
volcanoes
b)
oceans
c)
valleys
d)
glaciers
12.
Which type of heat transfer can travel through the vacuum of space?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Igneous
13.
What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?
a)
strength of an earthquake
b)
information about when the next earthquake will occur
c)
when the earthquake occured
d)
how long the earthquake lasted
14.

Oceans, glaciers, lakes, and rivers are part of Earth's

a)

hemisphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

15.

Earth’s surface has a relatively thin, solid outer shell called the lithosphere. This solid part of Earth is part of the

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

outer core

d)

atmosphere

16.

Which human activity would help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

decrease the number of recycling programs

b)

increase the human population

c)

decrease the burning of fossil fuels

d)

increase the number of cars being driven

17.

Which two gases are the most prevalent in the atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen and oxygen

b)

methane and carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen and methane

d)

methane and oxygen

18.

Which energy source is renewable?

a)

solar

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

oil

19.

What part of the water cycle is A?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

20.

The average weather conditions in an area for 100 years make up the area's

a)

ecosystem

b)

time zone

c)

climate

d)

temperature