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LITHOSPHERE

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

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1.
This land form can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
a)

A. trench

b)

B. mid-ocean ridge

c)

C. folded mountains

d)

D. fault

e)

E. flood

2.
A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)

A. transform boundary

b)

B. divergent boundary

c)

C. convergent boundary

d)

D. valley

e)

E. earthquake

3.
A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that ____
a)

A. move toward each other

b)

B. undergo subduction

c)

C. move away from each other

d)

D. slide along each other

e)

E. move together

4.
What is the process of breaking down rocks or other material into smaller pieces?
a)

A. erosion

b)

B. weathering

c)

C. compaction

d)

D. cementation

e)

E. earthquake

5.

Facilities near Ancol beach were damaged because the sea waves. This phenomenon is called ….

a)

A. ablasi

b)

B. fault

c)

C. erosion

d)

D. sedimentation

e)

E. flood

6.

…….. layer is made up of liquid iron

a)

A. inner core

b)

B. outer core

c)

C. mantle

d)

D. crust

e)

E. magma

7.

The descent of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle is the process of ………

a)

A. subduction

b)

B. accretion

c)

C. divergence

d)

D. contraction

e)

E. Latitude

8.

New seafloor is created at a………….

a)

A. Deep sea trench

b)

B. Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

C. Subduction Zone

d)

D. Transform Fault

e)

E. Convergent

9.

Which of the following statements about convection is true?

a)

A. Heat is transferred from hot material to cool material without inducing a flow.

b)

B.    Cool material flows upward and displaces hot material

c)

C.    Hot material flows upward and displaces cool material

d)

D.    Random circulation occurs

e)

E. wind

10.

Which of the following is the most important agent of chemical weathering to form this cave?

a)

A.  water - It can carry acid and dissolve rock

b)

B.  erosion - Moves the rocks from one place to another

c)

C.  wind - It displaces rocks

d)

D. exfoliation - New cracks give chemical reactions the chance to operate

e)

E.  the sun-gives its light

11.
What type of water erosion is when small channels of water form in random locations?
a)

A. stream bank erosion

b)

B. gully erosion

c)

C. rill erosion

d)

D. sheet erosion

e)

E. erosion

12.

What layer of the earth is made of liquid magma?

a)

A. innner core

b)

B. mantle

c)

C. crust

d)

D. outer core

e)

E. moon

13.

Which of the following is the correct order of the Earth's layers moving inward to the center.

a)

A. Crust

Mantle

Inner Core

Outer Core

b)

B. Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

Crust

c)

C. Inner Core

Outer Core

Crust

Mantle

d)

D. Outer Core

Inner Core

Mantle

Crust

e)

E. mante

crust

outer core

inner core

14.
In what layer are the convection currents, shown in the diagram, occurring?
a)

A. oceanic crust

b)

B. Moho discontinuity

c)

C. asthenosphere

d)

D. outer core

e)

E. crust

15.
An ocean trench occurs when...
a)

A. plates divide and magma rises up

b)

B. oceanic crust subducts below continental crust

c)

C. we dig a hole in the ocean

d)

D. when plates slide past each other

e)

E. mid oceanic ridge

16.
The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...
a)

A. Pangea

b)

B. Plate Tectonics

c)

C. Natural Selection

d)

D. Gravity

e)

E. sea floor spreading

17.

The movement of sediments to a new location

a)

A. Weathering

b)

B. Erosion

c)

C. Deposition

d)

D. Oxidation

e)

E. oxygen

18.

This type of weathering breaks down rock WITHOUT changing chemical composition

a)

A. Chemical Weathering

b)

B. Physical Weathering

c)

C. Erosion

d)

D. Deposition

e)

E. earthquake

19.
When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:
a)

A. Weathering

b)

B. Erosion

c)

C. Deposition

d)

D. Transportation

e)

E. earthquake

20.
Deltas are built up by -
a)

A. deposition

b)

B. leaching

c)

C. abrasion

d)

D. erosion

e)

E. weathering

21.
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color.  It probably has been chemically weathered by -
a)

A. abrasion

b)

B. carbon dioxide

c)

C. oxygen

d)

D. acid rain

e)

E. gletser

22.
The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering are - 
a)

A. carbon dioxide and acid rain

b)

B. abrasion and acids from plant roots

c)

C. animal actions and oxygen

d)

D. rock type and climate

e)

E. gletser

23.
wind erosion forms what type of landform?
a)

A. meander

b)

B. drumlin

c)

C. sand dune

d)

D. sand bar

e)

E. cliff

24.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.
a)

A. chemical weathering 

b)

B. physical or mechanical weathering

c)

C. erosion

d)

D. deposit

e)

E. mechanical weathering

25.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)

A. during photosynthesis

b)

B. when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

c)

C. when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

d)

D. erosion

e)

E. sedimentation

26.

Erosion _____

a)

A. is the movement of material across Earth’s surface by wind and water

b)

B. is physical and chemical breakdown of rock at the earth’s surface.

c)

C. is the physical removal of rock by an agent such as wind or water

d)

D. is the coming to rest of transported material. It is process in which rocks, sediments, and soils are added to landforms.

e)

E. erosion

27.

Which is the best choice to demonstrate WATER weathering?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

28.

Which diagram exhibits the most ideal arrangement for exogenic processes?

a)

A. erosion –sediments – weathering – transport- deposition

b)

B. sediments – erosion – weathering – transport

c)

C. sediments – transport – erosion – weathering

d)

D. weathering – erosion –transport-deposition

e)

E. Deposition - erosion - erosion - transport

29.

Which of the following is an example of oxidation?

a)

A. rusting of iron

b)

B. halite dissolves in water

c)

C. feldspar decomposes to form clay

d)

D. stalactites and stalagmites formation

e)

E. flood

30.

Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?

a)

A. glacier

b)

B. rocks

c)

C. water

d)

D. wind

e)

E.water

31.

Which is TRUE about the continental crust?

a)

A. It is thinner than oceanic crust

b)

B. It is denser than oceanic crust

c)

C. It is thicker but less dense than the oceanic crust

d)

D. It is thinner and more dense than the oceanic crust

e)

E. oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust

32.

 The theory of plate tectonics helps explain?

a)

A.    The symbiotic relationship between tubeworms and bacteria

b)

B.    The extinction of the dinosaurs

c)

C.    The movement of continents and the occurrence of volcanoes and earthquake

d)

D.    1000 meters

e)

E.    Weathering

33.

What is PANGEA?

a)

A.    A single gigantic continent that existed 250 million years ago

b)

B.    The name of panda living at the San Diego Zoo

c)

C.    A deep-ocean trench

d)

D.    A microorganism that grows at hydrothermal vents

e)

E.    Type of plate

34.

What is the name given to boundaries where plates move apart?

a)

A. convergent

b)

B. divergent

c)

C. transform

d)

D. subduction

e)

E. plate

35.

Which part of the earth is found above the mantle?

a)

A. outer Core

b)

B. inner Core

c)

C. crust

d)

D. mantle

e)

E. magma

36.

What do you call the broken segments that make up the lithosphere?

a)

A. Crust

b)

B. Mantle

c)

C. Core

d)

D. Plates

e)

E. inner core

37.

What is the asthenosphere made up of?

a)

A. water

b)

B. magma

c)

C. nickel

d)

D. SIAL

e)

E. SIMA

38.

Which is NOT a lithospheric plate?

a)

A. Indian plate

b)

B. Arctic plate

c)

C. African plate

d)

D. Philippine plate

e)

E. middle east

39.

What minor plate is found below the Eurasian plate?

a)

A. Indian plate

b)

B. Cocos plate

c)

C. African plate

d)

D. Nazca plate

e)

E. arctic plate

40.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the tectonic plate?

a)

A. Earthquake

b)

B. Mountain building

c)

C. Formation of valley

d)

D. The temperature of the mantle

e)

E. seism

41.
Which is an example of Erosion?
a)

A. Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.

b)

B. Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock

c)

C. water in a river smoothing down rocks.

d)

D. fruit rot

e)

E. stalatit and stalagtit in cave

42.
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
a)

A. deposition breaks rocks down, weathering carries sediment away

b)

B. weathering breaks rock down and erosion moves it

c)

C. Endogenic Processes

d)

D. all answers are correct

e)

E. all answers are wrong

43.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) combines with water as raindrops fall through the atmosphere. This makes a weak acid, called carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is a very common in nature, where it works to dissolve rock. Pollutants, such as sulfur and nitrogen from fossil fuel burning, create sulfuric and nitric acid. Sulfuric and nitric acids are the two main components of acid rain, which speeds up chemical weathering.
This statue was probably destroyed by _____.
a)

A. wind

b)

B. humans

c)

C. acid Rain

d)

D. animals

e)

E. sand

44.
Chemical weathering is the other important type of weathering. Chemical weathering may change the size of pieces of rock materials, but definitely changes the composition. So one type of mineral changes into a different mineral. Chemical weathering works through chemical reactions that cause changes in the minerals.
True or false: chemical weathering causes rocks to change into new types of rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Oxidation is a chemical reaction that takes place when oxygen reacts with another element. Oxygen is very strongly chemically reactive. The most familiar type of oxidation is when iron reacts with oxygen to create rust.
Which chemical creates rust?
a)

A. Oxygen

b)

B. carbon Dioxide

c)

C. nitrogen

d)

D. neon

e)

E. thermal

46.
Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
a)

A. Mechanical weathering 

b)

B. Wind weathering

c)

C. Chemical weathering

d)

D. Erosion weathering

e)

E. Sedimentation

47.

Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain. During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become

a)

A. more rounded

b)

B. more dense

c)

C. heavier

d)

D. larger

e)

E small

48.

The block diagram represents a landscape that was produced by a meandering stream. One landscape feature is labeled X. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on the stream banks. Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

a)

A. A and B

b)

B. B and C

c)

C. C and D

d)

D. D and A

e)

E. D AND C

49.

The layer of magma is showed by . . .

a)

A. A

b)

B. B

c)

C. C

d)

D. D

e)

E. E

50.

The solid hottest of the Earth which contains of radioactive is showed by . . .

a)

A. A

b)

B. B

c)

C. C

d)

D. D

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