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WorksheetsTCAP Review 2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
What layer is a shell of liquid iron nickel that creates the Earth's magnetic field?
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
What layer is the deepest layer beneath the Earth's surface at 1,500 miles and is considered to be a solid iron ball because of the pressure it is placed under?
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
What layer is the thinnest outer layer of the Earth and is made of minerals that make up the rock we stand on?
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
Core
Weathering is
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
the process of moving rock
the temperature outside
dropping off broken pieces of rock
Erosion is
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
the process of moving rock
the temperature outside
dropping off broken pieces of rock
Select two causes of physical weathering
Wind
Carbon Dioxide
Acid
Plants or living things
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Deposition
D. Compaction
A fossil buried deeper in the earth is younger than the fossils buried above it.
True
False
What kind of fossil is this?
Cast
Mold
True Form
Trace
Scientist determine the age of a fossil by __________________.
studying the order of the layers
asking the fossils
using a streak plate
checking its hardness
What changes the length of a shadow?
the size of the sun
the angle of the sun
the heat of the sun
the color of the sun
When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.
longer
gone
shorter
darker
At noon, when the sun is overhead, shadows ______.
get longer
almost disappear
get shorter
