Worksheets8 Test 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
TRUE OR FALSE - Earth’s four main spheres are: geosphere, hydrosphere,
biosphere, and atmosphere.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE - The speed of seismic waves and the paths they take give
geologists clues about the structure of the planet
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE - The three main layers of the Earth vary greatly in size,
composition, temperature and pressure.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE - The deeper down inside Earth, the greater the pressure.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE - The temperature inside Earth decreases as depth increases.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE - Oceanic crust is composed of granite.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE - Erosion occurs when moving water slows down and drops, or
deposits, some of the sediment.
TRUE
FALSE
WHICH LAYER - a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the
ocean floor
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
WHICH LAYER - made mostly of the metals iron and nickel
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
WHICH LAYER - this layer and the upper mantle are often grouped into a
single layer called the lithosphere.
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
WHICH LAYER - made of rock that is very hot, but solid.
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
WHICH LAYER - composed of two layers: one solid and one liquid
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
WHICH LAYER - the middle layer
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
WHICH LAYER - the most dense layer that also causes the earth’s
gravitational pull and magnetic field
CRUST
MANTLE
CORE
FEATURES - formed by groundwater erosion
caves
oxbow lake
floodplain
FEATURES - develops when a meander is cut off from a river
caves
oxbow lake
floodplain
FEATURES - develops where rivers spread out and erode land
caves
oxbow lake
floodplain
FEATURES - develops when rivers erode steep mountain slopes.
alluvial fan
meanders
valleys
FEATURES - forms from deposition into a lake or ocean
alluvial fan
meanders
valleys
FEATURES - develops when a river flows through easily eroded rock
alluvial fan
meanders
valleys
Which type of force builds up landmasses?
Constructive
Destructive
Direct
Indirect
Which type of force tears away and erodes landmasses?
Constructive
Destructive
Direct
Indirect
Which type of evidence of earth's interior includes rock samples.
Constructive
Destructive
Direct
Indirect
Which type of evidence of earth's interior includes rock samples.
Constructive
Destructive
Direct
Indirect
What is the major agent of erosion that has shaped Earth’s surface?
deposition
erosion
moving water
water that is very still and behaves itself like good water should
