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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force that breaks down rock into smaller pieces?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
volcanoes
2.
What is a force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind or moving ice?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
volcanoes
3.
What is a force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place to create new landforms?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
volcanoes
4.
Weathering . . .
a)
breaks it
b)
takes it
c)
drops it
5.
Deposition . . .
a)
breaks it
b)
takes it
c)
drops it
6.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
10.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
12.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
13.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
14.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
15.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
16.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Magma can be found in the __________________.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
18.
The _____________ is the outer most layer of Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
19.
The _____________ is located between the inner core and mantle.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
20.
The _____________ is broken in many large and small tectonic plates.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
21.
The _____________ is found under the crust.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
22.
The ______ takes up 84% of Earth's volume and is the largest/thickest layer.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
23.
Oceans, plants, soil, and rocks make up the _____________.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
24.
The _____________ is the hottest layer at over 5000⁰C.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
25.
The _____________ is found under the mantle.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
26.
The _____________ is made of liquid iron and nickel.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
27.
The _____________ consists of solid iron and nickel.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
28.
The _____________ is made of solid rock and is the thinnest.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
29.
As you travel towards the inner core, the temperature and pressure ________________.
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
30.
This image represents this type of boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
d)
Subduction
31.
At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way?
a)
Tectonic plates move towards each other
b)
Tectonic plates slide past each other
c)
Tectonic plates move up and down
d)
Tectonic plates move away from each other
32.
A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
33.
What is a tectonic plate?
a)
A piece of the Earth's crust
b)
A piece of Earth's mantle
c)
A piece of Earth's core
d)
A piece of Earth's Moon
34.
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Reform
35.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
36.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
37.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Move away from each other
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
Slide beneath one another
38.
The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
What boundary creates mountains?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
fast
40.
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called
a)
America
b)
Super Earth
c)
Pangea
d)
Eurasia
41.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
42.
Divergent Plate movement can create
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Conduction
c)
Mountains
d)
Rifts and ocean ridges
43.
Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.
a)
mountains
b)
rift valleys
c)
faults
d)
trenches
44.
Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
universal
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