WorksheetsEarth in Space through Lithosphere
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1 gram equals how many milligrams?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
2.
1 hectometer equals how many centimeters?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
3.
14 deciliters equals how many decaliters?
a)
0.014
b)
0.14
c)
1.4
d)
14
4.
6.7 grams equals how many kilograms?
a)
0.0067
b)
0.067
c)
670.0
d)
6700.0
5.
24.63DL = (a) dL (number only, DO NOT include units in answer)
6.
Which of the following are imperial units of measurement? check all that apply
a)
feet
b)
pounds
c)
meters
d)
ounces
e)
Liters
7.
Which of the following are metric units of measurement? check all that apply
a)
grams
b)
deciliters
c)
meters
d)
kilograms
e)
fluid ounces
8.
The path that an object takes around another object in space is called a(n) ______.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
solar system
9.
The layer of gases that surrounds a planet is called a(n) ______.
a)
atmosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
biosphere
e)
magnetosphere
10.
The third planet from the sun and the only planet known to support life is ______.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
e)
Saturn
11.
The two models that explain how our solar system is laid out and how they revolve are ____ and ____.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
egocentric
d)
concentric
e)
biocentric
12.
The ____ model was developed around the year 380 B.C. by an astronomer named Eudoxus.
a)
geocentric
b)
egocentric
c)
concentric
d)
biocentric
e)
heliocentric
13.
The ____ model was developed around the year 1600 A.D. by an astronomer named Copernicus.
a)
heliocentric
b)
egocentric
c)
geocentric
d)
concentric
e)
biocentric
14.
____ were used to help explain the paths that celestial bodies traveled around an Earth centered system.
a)
orbits
b)
revolutions
c)
epicycles
d)
rotations
15.
How long was the first model of our solar system believed to be true?
a)
380 years
b)
830 years
c)
1500 years
d)
2000 years
16.
Which observation was a crucial piece of evidence that supported a sun centered system?
a)
Everything that went up always came down.
b)
Venus had phases like our moon.
c)
Epicycles caused planets to sometimes appear closer and sometimes farther away.
d)
Our moon had craters in it.
17.
Who defined the Law of planetary motion?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Claudius Ptolemaeus
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
18.
Which new understanding helped solidify the heliocentric model?
a)
Planets orbited around the Earth
b)
Planets orbited in a circular shape
c)
Planets followed multiple circular patterns called epicycles
d)
Planets orbited in an elliptical shape
19.
Which two system of Earth are responsible for the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights?
a)
magnetosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
e)
biosphere
20.
The cryosphere falls under which system of Earth?
a)
magnetosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
e)
biosphere
21.
Insects and bacteria are a large part of this system.
a)
magnetosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
e)
biosphere
22.
Solar flares, or solar wind, are MAINLY deflected by the ______
a)
magnetosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
e)
biosphere
23.
The magnetosphere is found in what layer of the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
e)
exosphere
24.
Which layer of our atmosphere is the coldest layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
e)
exosphere
25.
In these layers of the atmosphere temperature rises as elevation increases.
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
e)
exosphere
26.
Nitrogen makes up ____ of our atmosphere.
a)
12%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
87%
e)
trace
27.
Oxygen makes up ____ of our atmosphere.
a)
12%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
87%
e)
trace
28.
Trace gases are any gas that makes up ___ of our atmosphere
a)
more than half
b)
less than half
c)
more than 25%
d)
less than 0.01%
29.
Terrestrial planets are made up of ____.
check all that apply
a)
rocky material
b)
gas
c)
ice
d)
underground water
e)
heat
30.
Jovian planets are made up of ____.
check all that apply
a)
rocky material
b)
gas
c)
ice
d)
underground water
e)
heat
31.
The process by which molten rock, called magma, rises to the surface and erupts is better known as what?
a)
Folding
b)
Faulting
c)
Convection
d)
Volcanism
32.
The process by which Earth's surface is worn away by wind, water, ice, and gravity is known as what?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Subsistence
d)
Convection
33.
The process by which rocks break and move past each other is better known as what?
a)
Folding
b)
Deposition
c)
Faulting
d)
Erosion
34.
Plate tectonics is a theory because...
a)
it can't be absolutely proven correct
b)
it hasn't been proven to be absolutely correct
c)
it is a description of a natural phenomenon that is always true
d)
it explains how tectonic plates move
35.
In what year did Alfred Wegener come up with plate tectonic theory?
a)
1905
b)
1912
c)
1921
d)
1950
36.
Which of the following are MOST true about the cause/reason for plate tectonics
a)
Churning magma in the mantle due to convection pushes plates along
b)
The formation of oceanic crust along divergent boundaries pushes plates further apart causing movement.
c)
As plates subduct under one another the force of gravity pulls on the subducting plate with more force, causing plates to continue to move in that direction.
d)
The cause of plate tectonics has yet to be proven with certainty.
37.
The lithosphere is made up of ____ select all that apply
a)
Upper mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lower mantle
38.
Which of the following describes a plate boundary in which plates are moving in opposite directions away from one another?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Directional
d)
Transform
e)
Transition
39.
Which of the following describes a plate boundary in which plates are moving in opposite directions colliding with one another?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Directional
d)
Transform
e)
Transition
40.
____ rocks form when precipitates of rocks, or minerals from rocks are deposited and buried.
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
e)
regular
41.
____ rocks form when magma cools inside of other rocks.
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
e)
regular
42.
____ rocks form when chunks of rock are exposed to extreme heat, pressure, and/or mineral rich fluid.
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
e)
regular
43.
Which of the following IS NOT one of the main pieces of evidence that plate tectonic theory is/was based on.
a)
distribution of fossils/rock structures according to Pangea
b)
continents fit together like puzzle pieces
c)
proof that the upper mantle is liquid and provides buoyancy for plates to float
d)
proof of very different climates in unexpected places
44.
What is the usual cause of a deep ocean trench which forms at the edge of a continental plate?
a)
A subduction zone where an oceanic plate is subducting under a continental plate
b)
A convergent zone where two continental plates collide and one subducts, forming a trench and later new ocean floor.
c)
A divergent zone where 2 oceanic plates have separated creating a trench that the continental plate can fill
d)
Earthquakes along transform boundaries which have built up a lot of energy over time and released all the energy at once.
45.
Radioactive decay in the core leads to….
a)
Radioactive isotopes like Uranium 238 on Earth's crust
b)
Convection heating in the mantle and asthenosphere
c)
A solid core, liquid mantle, and solid lithosphere
d)
A nuclear catastrophe
e)
All of the above
46.
A constructive plate boundary is one in which ....
a)
plates move away from one another
b)
plates collide with one another
c)
plates slide by one another
d)
plates stay stationary
47.
If heat and pressure are applied to sediments in the soil, which of the following COULD result. Select all that apply
a)
intrusive igneous rock
b)
extrusive igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
metamorphic rock
48.
Which boundary type is MOST likely to produce a large earthquake, and why?
a)
Transform - plates here grind on one another instead of just pushing into one another causing larger earthquakes.
b)
Divergent - pushing plates apart requires more energy, thus stronger earthquakes.
c)
Convergent - plates here collide with one another, all of their push forces add together to make larger earthquakes.
d)
Transform - plates can get stuck on each other and build up more energy resulting in larger earthquakes.
49.
Which of the following result in volcanism? check all that apply
a)
convergent boundary between 2 continental plates
b)
convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
c)
divergent boundary between 2 oceanic plates
d)
divergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
e)
transform boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
50.
Which of the following statements are true? select all that apply
a)
continental plates are more dense than oceanic plates, thus they push oceanic plates down at convergent boundaries
b)
continental plates subduct in the right geographical setting
c)
2 continental plates will have very similar densities, so they buckle and fold instead of subducting
d)
trenches form where oceanic plates subduct under continental plates at divergent boundaries
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