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Earth and inside

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's structure is made up of ________ layers.

a)

6

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

2.

What are earth's three main layers?

a)

Core, mantle, and surface

b)

Core, mantle, and crust

c)

Inner core, outer core, mantle

d)

Upper mantle, lower mantle, crust

3.

How deep would you have to drill to reach the center of the earth?

a)

6,000 kilometers

b)

500 kiliometers

c)

400,000 kilometers

d)

1,000,000,000 kilometers

4.

What effect does the spinning of the earth's core have?

a)

It creates gravity.

b)

It creates mass.

c)

It creates matter.

d)

It creates the Earth's magnetic field.

5.

Which is true about the Earth's inner core?

a)

It's mostly made of iron.

b)

It's mostly made of nickel.

c)

It's mostly made of copper.

d)

It's mostly made of salt.

6.

What layer of the earth is made of liquid?

a)

Upper mantle

b)

Outer core

c)

Inner core

d)

Lower mantle

7.

a solid, nonliving material made up of one or more minerals

a)

mineral

b)

atmosphere

c)

rock

d)

cloud

8.

melted rock below Earth's surface

a)

lava

b)

magma

9.

when melted rock reaches Earth's surface

a)

magma

b)

lava

10.

small, loose bits of rock that have been broken down by wind and water

a)

sediment

b)

pebbles

c)

rock

d)

mineral

11.

type of rock that forms from small pieces of other rock that build up and press together

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

12.

huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

glacier

d)

lake

13.

the force that pulls objects down toward the center of Earth

a)

gravety

b)

gravity

c)

gravvity

d)

grafity

14.

something found in nature that is useful to people

a)

natural resource

b)

solar energy

c)

ore

d)

mining

15.

a material people burn to get energy

a)

solar energy

b)

wind energy

c)

silion

d)

fuel

16.

these are formed from the remains of living things that lived million of years ago

a)

natural resource

b)

fossil fuel

c)

fuel

d)

wind energy

17.

a natural resource that be be replaced ( water, wind, air)

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

renewable resource

18.

a natural resource that cannot be easily replaced ( coal, oil, natural gas)

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

19.

type of renewable energy from the sunlight

a)

solar energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

wind energy

d)

hydroelectric energy

20.

type of renewable energy from blowing wind

a)

solar energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

wind energy

d)

hydroelectric energy

21.

The thickest layer of Earth is

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

22.

The layer which lies under the oceans and under land is

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

23.

Which layer is as hot as the sun?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

24.

Put these layers in order from the center of Earth outward

a)

Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

b)

Outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

c)

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

25.

What is Pangea?

a)

The name of the scientist who discovered the continents.

b)

The name of the super continent that existed millions of yeas ago.

c)

It is another name for continental drift.

26.

The continental drift was caused by

a)

The rotation of Earth

b)

Sea waves

c)

The moon's gravity

d)

The movement of tectonic plates

27.

The result of the continental drift was

a)

5 continents and 7 oceans

b)

7 continents and 6 oceans

c)

7 continents and 7 oceans

d)

7 continents and 5 oceans

28.

______________Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

29.

_________________Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

30.

_________boundary between two plates where the plates are sliding past each other.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

31.

Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Fossils

c)

Puzzle pieces

d)

Landforms

32.

This is a pathway that allows lava to escape from a volcano.

a)

Vent

b)

Shield

c)

Cinder

d)

Caldera

33.

A volcano that is no longer active.

a)

Sleeping

b)

Alive

c)

Dormant

d)

Inactive

34.

Liquid rock below the earth's crust.

a)

Lava

b)

Cinder

c)

Magma

d)

Ash

35.

The zone of Seismic volcanic activity around the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Volcanic Ash

c)

Volcanic Bomb

d)

Ring of Volcanoes

36.

A type of volcano with a narrow base that forms from cinders.

a)

Extinct

b)

Shield

c)

Sinder Cone

d)

Cinder Cone

37.

A place in the earth's crust where magma becomes lava and escapes vents.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Volcanic Bomb

c)

Mediterranean Zone

d)

Volcano

38.

A scientist that studies volcanoes.

a)

Vulcanologist

b)

Seismologist

c)

Volcanologist

d)

Meteorologist

39.

What is this part of the volcano called?

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

ash cloud

d)

smoke

40.

What is this part callled?

a)

vent

b)

crater

c)

lava

d)

main vent

41.

What is this part called?

a)

layers of lava and ash

b)

lava

c)

lava flow

d)

magma

42.

What is this part called?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

magma

d)

magma chamber

43.

What is this part called?

a)

lava

b)

secondary vent

c)

vent

d)

magma

44.

What is this part called?

a)

vent

b)

main vent

c)

throat

d)

magma

45.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

composite volcano

b)

cinder cone volcano

c)

shield volcano

d)

lava ash volcano

46.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Composite volcano

b)

shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

d)

ash volcano

47.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Shield volcano

b)

ash volcano

c)

composite volcano

d)

cinder cone volcano

48.

what volcano has erupted recently and is expected to erupt again?

a)

dormant volcano

b)

active volcano

c)

extinct volcano

49.

what volcano is not expected to erupt again?

a)

dormant volcano

b)

active volcano

c)

extinct volcano

50.

What volcano is not erupting but it is supposed to erupt again?

a)

dormant volcano

b)

active volcano

c)

extinct volcano

51.

Earthquakes are measured on the:

a)

Rodham scale

b)

Henley scale

c)

Richter scale

d)

Morrissey scale

52.

We measure earthquakes using a:

a)

Weighing scale

b)

Seismograph

c)

Pendulum

d)

Digital thermometer

53.

An earthquake under the sea can cause:

a)

A volcano

b)

A hurricane

c)

A tsunami

d)

An eclipse

54.

The line where two tectonic plates meet is called a:

a)

fault line

b)

epicentre line

c)

tectonic line

d)

straight line

55.

The largest recorded earthquake happened in 1960 and measured 9.5 magnitude. Which country was it in:

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

USA

d)

Chile

56.

What would you do if you were in an earthquake;

a)

Scream and run about

b)

Call Grandma in England

c)

Drop, Cover and Hold

d)

Jump in the cracks in the floor

57.

What are earthquakes?

a)

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

b)

Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

c)

A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

d)

A gigantic wave

58.

What causes earthquakes?

a)

Millions of people jumping at once

b)

The earth rotating

c)

The movement of plate tectonics

d)

Gravity

59.

Can people cause earthquakes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

No one knows

60.

Can earthquakes be predicted

a)

Yes

b)

No

61.

How to prepare for an earthquake

a)

Have a first aid kit

b)

Have canned foods

c)

Have enough water for everyone

d)

Flashlights

62.

How are earthquakes recorded?

a)

Seismographs

b)

Human eyes

c)

Data charts

d)

Circle Graphs

63.

Scientists who study earthquakes are called

a)

Seismologists

b)

Geologists

c)

Biologists

d)

Astronomer

64.

Where do earthquakes occur near?

a)

Edge of Continental Plates

b)

Edge of Oceanic Plates

c)

Mid Ocean Ridges

d)

Pangea

65.
What is an epicenter? 
a)
Where an earthquake started
b)
The surface right above where an earthquake started 
66.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
67.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
68.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
69.
Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.
a)
aftershock
b)
liquefaction
c)
tsunami
70.

What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Optimus Prime

d)

Divergent

71.

The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Surface

d)

Crust

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