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ES Unit 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not an observation of the solar system that people use to understand Earth's history?

a)

sun's gravity isn't enough to create what we currently observe

b)

rocky planets closer to the sun

c)

strata laid in order over time

d)

gaseous planet farthest from the sun

2.

Which of the following is an observation of the geological column that we use to understand Earth's history?

a)

land appears to be shaped by glaciers

b)

continents fit together like puzzle pieces

c)

earth's crust is made up of moving tectonic plates

d)

contains fossils that give information

3.

Which is not an observation about the continents?

a)

they appear to fit together like puzzle pieces

b)

glaciers are present and move today

c)

similar fossils where continents appear to have been joined together

d)

made of moving tectonic plates

4.

Observations about glaciers that help us understand earth's history? (select ALL that apply)

a)

land appears to have been shaped by glaciers

b)

glaciers are present today

c)

glaciers still move today

d)

strata laid in order over time

5.

gravity formed planets from dust and gas

a)

old-earth science

b)

young eath-science

6.

continent locations today are the result of movement over million years

a)

old-earth science

b)

young earth science

7.

geologic column is the set of all rock layers forming over billions of years

a)

old earth science

b)

young earth science

8.

theory of evolution

a)

old earth science

b)

young earth science

9.

many ice ages

a)

old earth science

b)

young earth science

10.

old-earth science adequately explains the evidence of Earth's history change

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

God created the planets, including earth

a)

old earth

b)

young earth

12.

continent locations are the result of catastrophic plate tectonic and the Flood

a)

old earth science

b)

young earth science

13.

geologic column was formed during the Flood

a)

old earth theory

b)

young earth theory

14.

God created all the diversity of living things

a)

old earth science

b)

young earth science

15.

one ice age

a)

young earth science

b)

old earth science

16.

The young-earth story adequately explains the evidence of Earth's history change

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Any shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments is called a(n)

a)

earthquake

b)

volvano

c)

tsunami

d)

tornado

18.

The amount of strain that a rock can handle without breaking is related to its property of ____

a)

ductility

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

science

19.

When a material stretches past its elastic limit, it _____ suddenly, releasing energy.

a)

fractures

b)

bends

c)

transforms

d)

disapears

20.

it is now possible to predict earthquakes

a)

true

b)

false

21.

rocks in the crust can bend, stretch, and compress a little

a)

true

b)

false

22.

faults occur only on land

a)

true

b)

false

23.

last waves

a)

p waves

b)

s waves

c)

surface waves

24.

second waves of an earthquake

a)

p waves

b)

s waves

c)

surface waves

25.

most destructive earthquake waves

a)

p waves

b)

s waves

c)

surface waves

26.

strongest and slowest body waves

a)

p waves

b)

s waves

c)

surface waves

27.

first waves of an earthquake

a)

p waves

b)

s waves

c)

surface waves

28.

earthquakes can happen in places where there isn't a known fault

a)

true

b)

false

29.

an opening in the crust of the earth through which lava, ash, and gases flow

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

d)

tornado

30.

volcanoes are made out of ____ rock

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

slate

d)

shiny

31.

there are two types of magma

a)

true

b)

false

32.

Volcanoes produce (select all that apply)

a)

liquid emmissions

b)

gaseous emissions

c)

solid emissions

d)

plasma emissions

33.

the majority of volcanoes are located on one of the two volcano belts

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Volcanoes are classified by (select all that apply)

a)

structure

b)

activity

c)

explosivity

d)

lava color

35.

currently erupting or has been observed to erupt in historical times

a)

active

b)

dormant

c)

extinct

36.

inactive currently but eruption possible

a)

active

b)

dormant

c)

extinct

37.

no signs of seismic or volcanic activity

a)

active

b)

dormant

c)

extinct

38.

lava flow is way more dangerous than explosivity

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Heated water rises to the earth’s surface as a liquid

a)

hot spring

b)

geyser

c)

river

d)

sea

40.

Forcefully ejects its water from the ground at regular intervals

a)

hot spring

b)

geyser

c)

volcano

d)

river