WorksheetsSCIENCE REVISION
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 28mins
who studies rocks
pedology
hydrology
geology
natural phenomena
______________ is a hard substance which the earth is made of .
rock
paper
water
air
The act or process of changing completely.
matter
geologist
earth crust
metamorphism
The Earth is made up of thousands of different and they occur naturally.
rocks and minerals
object
building
roads
Any substance that liquefied by heat is called ___________.
evaporation
freezing
molten
cooling
It is formed by cooling down of molten rock within the Earth called magma
expelled out of the Earth called lava.
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sand
Layers of sediment are deposited and compressed. They harden and become rocks.
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
pebbles
sedimentary rocks
It’s the Earth hard topmost outer layer. It is less than 1% of the Erath’s volume.
earths crust
soil
water
plasma
A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?
Sedimentary rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Earth Rock
Which type of rock is able to turn into a metamorphic rock?
Only Sedimentary
Only Igneous
Both Sedimentary and Igneous
Neither Igneous nor Sedimentary
The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
All of them
The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Cement
The thickest layer of Earth is the ___ where it is so hot that the rock there is soft.
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
Mantle
This rock is often found near water.
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Ice rock
This rock is formed in layers.
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Layers
What can scientists learn by studying fossils?
1. how the Earth's surface has changed over time
2. the appearance of an organism and its structures
3. how species have changed over time
4. how the Earth's climate has changed over time
1, 2, 3, and 4
2 only
1 and 4 only
2 and 3 only
By studying fossils, scientists have learned that
neither animals nor plants have changed over time
plants have changed over time, but animals have not.
both animals and plants have changed over time.
animals have changed over time, but plants have not.
Which of these is something that fossils can tell us?
what things lived in the past
how things alive today behave
what animals will live in the future
what animals in the past thought
Which rock layer in the diagram is the oldest?
F
E
B
A
How many types of fossils are there? ____________
2
3
4
5
What is the definition of 'extinct'?
gone forever, no longer existing on Earth
hardened, yellow tree sap
to keep something as it was in the past
material such as sand and dirt that settles to the bottom
What is 'sediment'?
hardened, yellow tree sap
sand and dirt that settles to the bottom
an imprint left by an ancient organism
the movement of the tectonic plates
What is a 'fossil'?
a scientist who studies fossils
hardened, yellow tree sap
the imprint or remains of a living thing from the past
any non-living thing in an environment
4. What is the 4th Step when forming a fossil?
Layers Form over time
Erosion of Layers
Movement of plates
Buried by Sediment
Which type of fossil shows 'evidence' of animal activity such as a footprint or an egg?
mold fossil
trace fossil
cast fossil
true form fossil
**BONUS** Which layer of earth contains the newest or youngest fossils?
top layer
middle layer
bottom layer
Clay or Silt
