WorksheetsSocial Studies Exam Preparation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is caused by the shifting of Earth's crust?
thunder
shaking
lightning
clouds
What event happens when there is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth?
earthquake
deposition
construction
flowing rivers
What do we call scientists who study earthquakes?
quakers
seismologists
shakeologists
waveologists
Which scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake?
Mercalli
fish
Richter
weight
What should you do during an earthquake?
Hide under a sturdy table or desk and grab onto it
Go outside into an open field and stay there with your hands over your heads
Call 911 immediately
Run to the nearest table and go on top of it
What causes earthquakes?
Millions of people jumping at once
The earth rotating
The movement of plate tectonics
Gravity
Shield Volcanos are
tall and pointed
small and pointed
low and spread out
Lava and Magma
are different types of volcanic rock
are the same but lava is out of the ground
are the same but magma is out of the ground
lava is denser than magma
Volcanoes that have not erupted in the last 10,000 years but are expected to again are what type of volcano?
Active
Dormant
Extinct
Dead
Volcanoes that have not erupted in the last 10,000 years and are not expected to again are what type of volcano?
Active
Dormant
Extinct
Dead
Volcanoes that have erupted in the last 10,000 years are what type of volcano?
Dormant
Extinct
Active
Dead
Melted rock inside the Earth is called
magma.
water.
fire.
surface.
True or false the crust is the coldest layer
True
False
List the layer in order
1.Crust
2.inner core
3.outer core
4.Mantle
1.inner core
2.outer core
3.crust
4.Mantle
1.Mantle
2.outer core
3.inner core
4.crust
1.crust
2.Mantle
3.Outer core
4.inner core
What two metals are found in the outer core?
Copper and Iron
Oxygen and Silicon
Iron and Nickle
Iron and Magnesium
What is the layer of air around the Earth called?
trophosphere
atmosphere
hemisphere
The air is mainly made up of ........
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
Select all the layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Anemometer
In which layer are Meteors seen?
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Which layer of the Atmosphere is closest to earth?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Auroras occurs in this layer
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
