Worksheets5.8 Earth's Changes Study Guide SOL Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
The process rocks and soil go through when they are broken down into smaller parts.
A type of rock that is formed when magma or lava cools.
When the Earth’s plates slide past each
other in opposite directions.
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
What type of plate boundary is shown in the following image.
Small pieces of rock and soil.
sediments
A type of rock formed by heat and pressure.
This layer of the Earth is a solid ball of iron
and nickel.
The line or space that runs between two
tectonic plates.
When sediments are moved from one
location to another.
When the Earth’s plates move towards one
another.
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
The thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
When sediments are deposited in a specific location and remain in that location for a long period of time.
weathering
erosion
deposition
What type of plate boundary is shown in the following image.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
The Earth’s _____ energy causes movement of material within the Earth.
Which layers of the Earth are mostly formed by rocky materials?
Which of the following plays a role in the destruction of crops each year?
weathering
erosion
What is the biggest layer of the Earth?
Which of the following processes is NOT a part of the rock cycle?
precipitation
Identify the layers of the earth.
#1
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Identify the layers of the earth.
#3
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Identify the layers of the earth.
#2
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Identify the layers of the earth.
#4
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?
Earth two inner layers are made of mostly of ___ and ___.
iron and nickel
rocks and nickel
Earth's two inner layers are made mostly of ___ and ___.
iron and nickel
rocks and nickel
Earth's two outer layers are made mostly of ___ .
iron
rocks material
What are conditions like as you move closer to the center of the Earth?
pressure and temperature are higher
pressure and temperature are lower
Earth only experiences changes on its surface.
True
False
Earth is covered by one enormous tectonic plate.
False
True
Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock.
False
True
Earthquakes are most likely to form in the middle of a tectonic plate.
False
True
Tectonic plates move very quickly.
False
True
What caused ocean floor features, like ridges and trenches, to form?
The movement of tectonic plates
The movement of the sun
One tectonic plate slipped under another, forcing magma to rise and erupt above Earth's crust. The plates' movements create a ___.
volcano
earthquake
Formed by intense heat and pressure
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
Formed by melting and cooling
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
Formed by layers of sediment hardening together
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
