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Unit 2 Lithosphere

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The hot, plastic-like layer of Earth, made of magma. 
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
2.
The hot, liquid layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
3.
The dense, solid center of Earth, made of iron and nickel.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
4.
The boundary between two plates that collide with one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
5.
The boundary between two plates that pull apart from one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
6.
The boundary between two plates that slide past one another. 
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
7.
When two plates collide and one plate slips below the other and down into the mantle. 
a)
Subduction
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Convection
8.
What happens in a liquid or gas when the warmer parts rise and the cooler parts sink.
a)
Subduction
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Convection
9.
A break in the rock created by pressure and movement in the rock. 
a)
Fault
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Ocean Trench
d)
Focus
10.
The place in the rocks where pressure releases and an earthquake begins.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
11.
The point on Earth's surface directly above the place in the rocks where an earthquake begins.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
12.
The way in which energy during an earthquake travels through the earth.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
13.
A wide volcano with gentle slopes that has been formed by quiet, runny lava flows.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
14.
A smaller, narrow volcano with steep slopes that has been formed by explosive eruptions.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
15.
A moderate-sized volcano, has been formed by the alternating of lava flows and explosive eruptions
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
16.
A long, narrow volcano that forms at cracks and weak points in the earth's crust.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Fissure Volcano
d)
Cinder-Cone Volcano
17.
The cooler, outer rocky shell of Earth.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
18.
Mountains that are formed by the folding up of rock layers due to the collision of two plates
a)
Folded Mountains
b)
Dome Mountains
c)
Fault-Block Mountains
d)
Volcanic Mountains
19.
Mountains that are formed by pressure when magma pushes upward, causes land to bulge upward
a)
Folded Mountains
b)
Dome Mountains
c)
Fault-Block Mountains
d)
Volcanic Mountains
20.
Mountains created by movement of broken pieces of crust; some push upward others slide downward
a)
Folded Mountains
b)
Dome Mountains
c)
Fault-Block Mountains
d)
Volcanic Mountains
21.

What is a volcano?

a)

A weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma can come to the surface.

b)

A mix of rocks, minerals, gases, and water from the mantle.

c)

Hot semifluid rock that becomes solid rock as it cools off.

d)

A special kind of mountain.

22.

What is magma?

a)

Hot semifluid rock that becomes solid rock as it cools off.

b)

A mix of rocks, minerals, gases, and water from the mantle.

c)

A weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma can come to the surface.

d)

Hardened rock.

23.

What is lava?

a)

A weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma can come to the surface.

b)

A mix of rocks, minerals, gases, and water from the mantle.

c)

Hot semifluid rock that becomes solid rock as it cools off.

d)

A really hot part of the mantle.

24.

Where do volcanoes typically form?

a)

At plate boundaries.

b)

In the middle of tectonic plates.

25.

What is a quiet eruption?

a)

When magma flows easily and erupts quietly with gases bubbling out gently and lava oozing out quietly.

b)

When trapped gases build up pressure until they explode with incredible force.

26.

What is an explosive eruption?

a)

When trapped gases build up pressure until they explode with incredible force.

b)

When magma flows easily and erupts quietly with gases bubbling out gently and lava oozing out quietly.

27.

What kind of lava is fast-moving?

a)

Pahoehoe

b)

Aa

28.

What kind of lava is slower-moving?

a)

Pahoehoe

b)

Aa

29.

What typically erupts from explosive volcanoes?

a)

Pahoehoe

b)

Aa

c)

A pyroclastic flow

30.

What is an active volcano?

a)

A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.

b)

A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.

c)

A volcano that should never erupt again.

31.

What is a dormant volcano?

a)

A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.

b)

A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.

c)

A volcano that should never erupt again.

32.

What is an extinct volcano?

a)

A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.

b)

A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.

c)

A volcano that should never erupt again.

33.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of stratovolcanoes?

a)

Also called composite volcanoes.

b)

Made of layers of ash and lava.

c)

Very tall.

d)

Made of layers of just lava.

34.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of shield volcanoes?

a)

Some of the biggest mountains in the world.

b)

Made of layers of just lava.

c)

Made of layers of ash and lava.

d)

Very wide.

35.

What kind of eruptions do stratovolcanoes have?

a)

Explosive eruptions.

b)

Quiet eruptions.

36.

What kind of eruptions do shield volcanoes have?

a)

Explosive eruptions.

b)

Quiet eruptions.

37.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

38.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

39.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

40.

What is the name that scientists gave to the area around the pacific ocean where most of the volcanoes in the world exist?

a)

The Ring of Fire

b)

The Fire Ring

c)

The Ring of Volcanoes

d)

The Volcano Ring

41.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
42.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
43.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
44.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
45.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
46.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
47.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

48.

This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

a)

Mineral

b)

Fossil

c)

Rock

d)

Sediment

49.

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Rock Cycle

50.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

51.

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

a)

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

b)

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c)

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

d)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

52.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

53.

If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

a)

magma

b)

rocks

c)

sediment

d)

metamorphic rocks

54.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.
a)
chemical weathering 
b)
physical or mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
Deposition
55.
Acid rain is most likely to cause...
a)
deposition
b)
glaciers to move
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
56.
thermal fractionation, frost wedging, hydration shattering, exfoliation and abrasion. are forms of what? 
a)
Mechanical Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Chemical Weathering 
d)
Compaction 
57.
Dissolution, hydrolysis, Hydration, and  Oxidation and Acid Rain are examples of what kind of weathering?
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Abrasion 
c)
Chemical Weathering
d)
Bill Nye the science guy
58.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
dumptruck
c)
permeability
d)
acid rain
59.
A process that breaks up rocks using PHYSICAL changes that don't change the actual substance.  
a)
Chemical Weathering 
b)
Animals 
c)
Plants 
d)
Mechanical Weathering 
60.
What type of Weathering is caused by animal actions?
a)
Chemical Weathering 
b)
Erosion 
c)
Mechanical Weathering 
d)
Animals 
61.
Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?
a)
water
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ice wedging
d)
living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks
62.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
63.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
64.
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?
a)
burrowing plants
b)
ice wedging
c)
plant roots
d)
acid rain
65.
A marble statue is left exposed to the weather.  Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away.  This weathering probably is caused by...
a)
oxygen in the air
b)
carbonic acid in rainwater
c)
lichens
d)
abrasion
66.
Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
a)
Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
b)
frost wedging
c)
Paper being burned
67.
The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
68.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
69.
Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?
a)
Hot and Wet
b)
Cold and Dry
c)
Hot and Cold
d)
Cold and Wet
70.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
71.

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

a)

cryofracturing

b)

acid rain

c)

permeability

d)

abrasion

72.
These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
abrasion
c)
acid rain
d)
mechanical weathering
73.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
74.
the process in which sediment particles are picked up and moved from one place to another
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
75.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
76.
rock particles wear away rock
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
77.
carbon dioxide dissolves in water then weathers marble and limestone
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
78.
wind erosion forms what type of landform?
a)
meander
b)
drumlin
c)
sand dune
d)
sand bar
79.
When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
80.
What is deposition?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

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