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8 Test 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE - Earth’s four main spheres are: geosphere, hydrosphere,

biosphere, and atmosphere.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

TRUE OR FALSE - The speed of seismic waves and the paths they take give

geologists clues about the structure of the planet

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

TRUE OR FALSE - The three main layers of the Earth vary greatly in size,

composition, temperature and pressure.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

TRUE OR FALSE - The deeper down inside Earth, the greater the pressure.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

TRUE OR FALSE - The temperature inside Earth decreases as depth increases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

TRUE OR FALSE - Oceanic crust is composed of granite.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

TRUE OR FALSE - Erosion occurs when moving water slows down and drops, or

deposits, some of the sediment.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

WHICH LAYER - a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the

ocean floor

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

9.

WHICH LAYER - made mostly of the metals iron and nickel

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

10.

WHICH LAYER - this layer and the upper mantle are often grouped into a

single layer called the lithosphere.

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

11.

WHICH LAYER - made of rock that is very hot, but solid.

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

12.

WHICH LAYER - composed of two layers: one solid and one liquid

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

13.

WHICH LAYER - the middle layer

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

14.

WHICH LAYER - the most dense layer that also causes the earth’s

gravitational pull and magnetic field

a)

CRUST

b)

MANTLE

c)

CORE

15.

FEATURES - formed by groundwater erosion

a)

caves

b)

oxbow lake

c)

floodplain

16.

FEATURES - develops when a meander is cut off from a river

a)

caves

b)

oxbow lake

c)

floodplain

17.

FEATURES - develops where rivers spread out and erode land

a)

caves

b)

oxbow lake

c)

floodplain

18.

FEATURES - develops when rivers erode steep mountain slopes.

a)

alluvial fan

b)

meanders

c)

valleys

19.

FEATURES - forms from deposition into a lake or ocean

a)

alluvial fan

b)

meanders

c)

valleys

20.

FEATURES - develops when a river flows through easily eroded rock

a)

alluvial fan

b)

meanders

c)

valleys

21.

Which type of force builds up landmasses?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Direct

d)

Indirect

22.

Which type of force tears away and erodes landmasses?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Direct

d)

Indirect

23.

Which type of evidence of earth's interior includes rock samples.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Direct

d)

Indirect

24.

Which type of evidence of earth's interior includes rock samples.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Direct

d)

Indirect

25.

What is the major agent of erosion that has shaped Earth’s surface?

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

moving water

d)

water that is very still and behaves itself like good water should