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Earth and Life Science ( Unit Test)

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the ability to do work.

a)

Force

b)

Energy

c)

Matter

d)

Power

2.

It is the division of the most recent periods.

a)

Era

b)

Epoch

c)

Period

d)

Eon

3.

Granite is an example of what type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

mineral

d)

sedimentary

4.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
5.
Formed by cooling & solidification of lava
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
6.
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
7.
Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
8.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
9.
Has large crystals because of slow cooling
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
10.
Has small or no crystals because of rapid cooling
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
extrusive igneous
d)
intrusive igneous
11.
Has wavy bands.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
12.

Which rocks contains fossils. 

a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
extrusive igneous rocks
d)
intrusive igneous rocks
13.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a
a)
Clastic Rock
b)
Nonclastic Rock
c)
Nonfoliated Rock
d)
Foliated Rock
14.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
15.
Which of the following is not a rock
a)
Pumice
b)
Lava
c)
Halite
d)
Sandstone
16.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
17.
Major groups of rocks
a)
sedimentary and igneous
b)
sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
c)
metamorphic and sedimentary
18.
A mineral is a _______________, naturally occuring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it.
a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
c)
Rock
d)
Small
19.
What properties are used to identify minerals?
a)
Hardness, Luster, Color, Streak, Shape, Magnetism
b)
Diamond, Crystal, Topaz, Quartz, Apatite, Calcite
c)
Hardness, Luster, Color, Topaz, Talc, Fluorite
20.
The hardest mineral is the ______________.
a)
Diamond
b)
Corundum
c)
Topaz
d)
Calcite
21.
____________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light.
a)
Hardness 
b)
Luster
c)
Color
d)
Streak
22.
________________ is the color of a mineral in its powdered form.
a)
Streak
b)
Shape
c)
Magnetism
d)
Luster
23.
The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
24.
A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest
a)
streak test
b)
luster test
c)
Mohs hardness scale
d)
fracture
25.
Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.
a)
elements
b)
atoms
c)
fossils
d)
rocks
26.
The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale
a)
Gypsum
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Feldspar
27.
Minerals are inorganic which means that
a)
they were once parts of living things.
b)
renewable
c)
they were never part of anything living.
d)
they are nonrenewable
28.

True or False: Minerals can be man-made.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False: Hardness describes a mineral's ability to resist scratching.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A naturally occurring, non-living solid that has a specific chemical make-up and a repeating structure is known as what?

a)

rock

b)

mineral

c)

stone

d)

mountain

31.

Scientists use mineral ________________ to identify and classify minerals.

a)

pieces

b)

names

c)

properties

d)

structures

32.

Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?

a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

size

33.

Gold, silver and copper are examples of minerals that have ______________________ luster.

a)

metallic

b)

nonmetallic

34.

When we tested minerals in class, we used a nail, a penny, and our fingernail to test the ___________________ of the mineral

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

crystal structure

d)

density

35.

The _______________________ of a mineral can be metallic or nonmetallic.

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

crystal structure

d)

hardness

36.

When testing the ________________________of a mineral, we can use the white or black plate and look at the color of the powder the mineral left behind.

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

density

37.

The science of determining the relative age of rock layers and/or fossils

within those rock layers based on the comparative positions of those rock layers.

a)

Layer Dating

b)

Relative Dating

c)

Absolute Dating

d)

Radiometric Dating

38.

Which of the following states that sediment is deposited horizontally or in “flat rows” due to gravity.

Over time, the sediment is compacted to form sedimentary rock.

a)

Relative Dating

b)

The Law of Superposition

c)

Principle of Horizontality

d)

Cross-cutting Relationships

39.

According to the Law of ______________, sedimentary rock

layers are laid down on top of each other. In

order for the rock layer to form, a layer of rock must have existed below it.

a)

Superposition

b)

Horizontality

c)

Unconformities

d)

Uniformitarianism

40.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

A

d)

B

42.

Which of the following is tue?

a)

A fault is younger than the rock layers that it goes through.

b)

A fault is older than the rock layers that it goes through.

c)

The rock layers are younger than the fault that cuts through it.

43.

Which of the following is tue?

a)

An igneous intrusion is older than the rock layers that it goes through.

b)

An igneous intrusion is younger than the rock layers that it goes through.

c)

The rock layers are younger than the intrusion that cuts through it.

44.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
b)
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
c)
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
d)
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
45.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
46.

Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

a)

Fault E

b)

Intrusion D

47.

Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?

a)

Intrusion M

b)

Layer D

48.
How have the rocks been disturbed?
a)
tilting
b)
folding
c)
faulting
d)
igneous intrusion
49.

Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?

a)

z

b)

y

c)

w

d)

there is no match

50.
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of crosscutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Unconformity
51.

A fault or intrusion is younger than the unit it cuts across.

a)

Law of Superposition

b)

Inclusions

c)

Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

d)

Priniciple of Orignial Horizontality

52.

Preserved remains of plants and animals from the remote past are called?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Radioactive dating

c)

Decayed organisms

d)

Fossils

53.

What two methods are used for determining the age of rocks and fossils?

a)

Relative and Absolute Dating

b)

Carbon and Water Dating

c)

Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks

d)

Spatial and Layered Dating

54.

Which is the youngest rock layer?

a)

Siltstone

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Mudstone

d)

Limestone

55.
Which period are we currently in?
a)
Quaternary
b)
Holocene
c)
Jurassic
d)
Tertiary
56.
Paleontologists infer that the earth is approximately how many years old?
a)
4.5 million years
b)
450 million years
c)
450 billion years
d)
4.5 billion years
57.

What theory of the universe that states the the universe was believed to be created by a supernatural force or a god or diety?

a)

The Big Bang Theory

b)

The Divine Creation Theory

c)

The Big Crunch Theory

d)

The Oscillating Universe Theory

58.

What is the rocky sphere that covers the earth?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

59.

The largest layer of the earth where molten magma is located directly below the crust.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

60.

What type of tectonic shift is show in the picture?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

61.

What type of tectonic shift is being shown in the picture?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

62.

What type of tectonic shift is being show in the picture?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

63.

What do you call the landform usually a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust?

a)

mountain

b)

crater

c)

vent

d)

volcano

64.

Oceanic Crust subduction creates what type of landform underwater?

a)

guyot

b)

sea mount

c)

shelf

d)

trench

65.

Who is the proponent of the Continental Drift Theory?

(a)  

66.

According to the Continental Drift Theory, the 7 continents was once part of one supercontinent called (a)   .

67.

What theory states that the earth's crust is constantly moving due that it is composed of small, rigid, units of land masses where the oceans and continents rest?

a)

Continental Drift Theory

b)

Plate Tectonics Theory

c)

The Big Bang Theory

d)

The Big Crunch Theory

68.

This is the principal source of energy in the solar system.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Galaxy

69.

The only planet in the solar system with life?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

70.

Enumerate the current 7 continents

(a)  

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