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Total questions: 90

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1.

The GEOSPHERE starts at the ground and extends all the way down to earth's core. We rely on the geosphere to provide natural resources and a place to grow food. Volcanos, mountain ranges, and deserts are all part of the geosphere. Without the geosphere, there would be no Earth!

What does the prefix "geo" mean?

a)

soft

b)

stone

c)

ground

d)

life

2.

The Earth's geosphere is divided into three main sections - Check ALL that apply ...

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

core

d)

atmosphere

3.

The LITHOSPHERE is the rigid outer part of the earth’s crust and upper mantle, divided into tectonic plates. Collisions and separations of the plates result in landforms.

What does the prefix "litho" mean?

a)

stone

b)

soft

c)

ground

d)

life

4.

The ASTHENOSPHERE is the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere. Convection currents in the asthenosphere move tectonic plates.

What does the prefix "astheno" mean?

a)

stone

b)

soft

c)

ground

d)

life

5.

The hard outer layer of Earth, composed of different types of solid rocks is called the -

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

6.

That is hot and mostly-solid bulk of Earth’s interior, that is made up of silicate rocks and other elements -

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

7.

Part of the geosphere that is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel and is very hot. It is easily deformed and malleable -

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

8.

Part of the geosphere that is a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron -

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

9.

What are the two types of Earth's crust?

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

c)

atmospheric

d)

biotic

10.

In which part of Earth's geosphere do convection currents, due to the heat coming from the core, drive plate tectonic movement and contribute to volcanoes, seafloor spreading, earthquakes, and orogeny (mountain-building)? 

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

11.

In which part of Earth's geosphere is the site of violent convection which creates and sustains Earth’s magnetic field.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

12.

What are the 4 spheres of the Earth?

a)

Atmosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere & Stratosphere

b)

Thermosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere & Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere & Lithosphere

d)

Geosphere, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere & Biosphere

13.

What is a biosphere?

a)

crust and upper mantle of Earth

b)

places on Earth occupied by living organisms

c)

gases surrounding the Earth

d)

all waters of Earth

14.

What is the Hydrosphere?

a)

The Ocean

b)

Clouds in the Atmosphere

c)

All of the water on the Earth's surface

d)

Lakes and Streams

15.

A solid inorganic substance formed by natural processes that has a fixed chemical composition and a crystalline structure is a...

a)

Rock

b)

Stone

c)

Mineral

d)

Geode

16.

We compare mineral hardness with...

a)

Kroos scale

b)

Mohs scale

c)

Kris scale

d)

Gutemberg scale

17.

Do you know which mineral is that one?

a)

Diamomd

b)

Sulfur

c)

Gypsum

d)

Yellow topaz

18.

What geosphere layer is pointed?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outere core

19.

Only one is truth

a)

Continental crust is made up of seas and oceans

b)

Oceanic crust is made up of continets and mountains

c)

Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust

d)

Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust

20.

What rocks are made up of fragments that break off from surface rocks because of erosion, the remains of living things and dissolved substances that precipitate?

a)

Igenous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

21.

Rocks formed in volcanic eruptions are...

a)

Volcanic rocks

b)

Plutonic rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Subvolcanic rocks

22.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by...

a)

Sediments

b)

High temperature and pressure

c)

Lava

d)

Magma

23.

Igneous rocks formed when the magma cools very slowly at great depth are....

a)

Volcanic

b)

Plutonic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphic

24.

Slate is a...

a)

Saline rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Metamorphic rock

25.

Coal comes from...

a)

Plancton

b)

Sponge

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

26.

Which of the following would be the best description of the mineral property called luster?

a)

A minerals resistance to being scratched.

b)

The color a mineral gives off.

c)

How a mineral reflects light.

d)

Observing the color of the powder left behind when scraping across a surface.

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.

How a mineral reflects light from its surface is known as

a)

Streak

b)

Element

c)

Fracture

d)

Luster

29.

The color of the powder left behind by a mineral.

a)

Streak

b)

Cleavage

c)

Color

d)

Luster

30.

Which rocks contains fossils. 

a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)

volcanic igneous rocks

d)

plutonic igneous rocks

31.
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
32.

Marble is an example of

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

33.

Which type of rock is formed when lava cools and solidifies?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

34.

What type metamorphic rock is gneiss?

a)

Metamorfic rock (foliated)

b)

Sedimentary rock

(Detrital)

c)

Igneous rock

(plutonic)

35.

Which type of rock is shown?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

36.

How can you identify a plutonic rock?

a)

Small crystals

b)

Large crystals

c)

Fine grained crystals

37.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

38.

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

a)

Animals are smaller than plants.

b)

Plants have harder bodies than animals.

c)

Plans have softer bodies than animals.

d)

Animals eat plants.

39.

Which is an imprint fossil?

a)

bone

b)

a cast

c)

a trace fossil

d)

original remains

40.

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils

41.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

42.

What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?

a)

amber

b)

cast

c)

mold

d)

minerals

43.

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

a)

Petrified wood

b)

Imprint

c)

Amber

d)

Mold

44.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

45.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Forest fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

46.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

47.

Which organism is most likely to become fossilized in the next million years?

a)

a butterfly

b)

a giraffe

c)

an octopus

d)

an earthworm

48.

Which type of fossil preservation is a thin carbon silhouette of the original organism?

a)

cast     

b)

carbon film    

c)

mold

d)

petrified

49.

A fossil formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism is called a

a)

mold   

b)

petrified fossil

c)

cast

d)

trace fossil

50.

What is a copy of a fossil produced by filling a mold with sediments or crystals?

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

petrified fossil

d)

carbon film

51.

How many Ice Age movies are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

52.

How is it called the Christmas Ice Age version?

a)

Ice Age: How Christmas was in the Ice Age?

b)

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special

c)

Ice Age: Christmas during the Ice Age

d)

None of the Above

53.

How is it called the Easter Ice Age version?

a)

Ice Age: The Egg-Cellent Easter Adventure

b)

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

c)

Ice Age: Eggs over Easy

d)

Ice Age: The Egg-Cellent Easter Story

54.

Who is this character?

a)

Sid

b)

Manny

c)

Ellie

d)

Diego

55.

Who is this character?

a)

Manny

b)

Diego

c)

Sid

d)

Scrat

56.

What is the name of the short that Scrat travels in time?

a)

No Time For Nuts

b)

Back To The Ice Age

c)

Back To The Future

d)

None of the above

57.

Pick all of the good characters.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
58.

Who is this character?

a)

Buck

b)

Manny

c)

Eddie

d)

Scrat

59.

What kind of fruit is that Scrat looks for ALWAYS?

a)

Nut

b)

Acorn

c)

Almond

d)

Strawberry

60.

Who is this character?

a)

Scrash

b)

Eddie

c)

Scrat

d)

Buck

61.

About how many Ice Ages have there been during Earth's history?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

62.

During the Great Ice Age, about how much of Earth was covered with ice?

a)

all of Earth

b)

50% of Earth

c)

3/4 of Earth

d)

1/3 of Earth

63.

What do you call large sheets of ice that move slowly across Earth?

a)

landmass

b)

glacier

c)

ice cube

d)

ice cover

64.

No people lived during the Great Ice Age.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What did Ice Age hunters eat?

a)

only animals

b)

animals and nuts

c)

nuts and fruit

d)

animals, nuts and fruit

66.

Ice Age hunters lived in caves and tents.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Mastodons, Saber-Tooth Tigers, Woolly Rhinos and Giant Sloths were some of the animals that existed during the Ice Age.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The species of animals that existed during the Ice Age all still exist today.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Why did many species of animals become extinct during the Ice Age?

a)

They didn't become extinct. They still exist today.

b)

They died in a big fire.

c)

They attacked and ate each other.

d)

They couldn't adapt to the weather and were killed by Ice Age hunters.

70.

What did we learn about in today's social studies lesson?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Continental Drift

c)

The Ice Age

d)

We didn't learn anything!

71.
What are big sheets of ice? 
a)
Glaciers
b)
Animals that sleep
c)
A story of people
72.
What is History?
a)
A list of nouns
b)
A story of people who lived before us
c)
A peanut butter sandwich 
73.
People who lived during the Ice Age were called Nomads. This means: 
a)
They moved from place to place following the animals for food 
b)
They lived in brick houses 
74.
We know about the Ice Age by looking at ____ left behind.
a)
Clues
b)
Dogs
c)
Toys
75.
A scientist who studies things left behind by people who lived a long time age is called an : 
a)
Dentist
b)
pediatrician 
c)
Archaeologist 
76.
The Ice Age people made paintings on ____.
a)
Paper
b)
Cave Walls
c)
Tree Trunks
77.
Yes or No - As the climate became warmer, they way people lived also changed. 
a)
Yes 
b)
No
78.
When people settle in one place and grow their own food we call this _____.
a)
Civilization 
b)
Education 
79.
When the climate became warmer, the people settled down in one place to ____.
a)
Plant their own food and build cities 
b)
Move from place to place hunting animals. 
80.
The first civilizations began in _____.
a)
Asia and Africa
b)
Antarctica and Australia 
81.

About how many Ice Ages have there been during Earth's history?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

82.

During the Great Ice Age, about how much of Earth was covered with ice?

a)

all of Earth

b)

50% of Earth

c)

3/4 of Earth

d)

1/3 of Earth

83.

What do you call large sheets of ice that move slowly across Earth?

a)

landmass

b)

glacier

c)

ice cube

d)

ice cover

84.

No people lived during the Great Ice Age.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What did Ice Age hunters eat?

a)

only animals

b)

animals and nuts

c)

nuts and fruit

d)

animals, nuts and fruit

86.

Ice Age hunters lived in caves and tents.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Mastodons, Saber-Tooth Tigers, Woolly Rhinos and Giant Sloths were some of the animals that existed during the Ice Age.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

The species of animals that existed during the Ice Age all still exist today.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Why did many species of animals become extinct during the Ice Age?

a)

They didn't become extinct. They still exist today.

b)

They died in a big fire.

c)

They attacked and ate each other.

d)

They couldn't adapt to the weather and were killed by Ice Age hunters.

90.

What did we learn about in today's social studies lesson?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Continental Drift

c)

The Ice Age

d)

We didn't learn anything!

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