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SRING BREAK SPIRAL REVIEW TEST

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 main layers of the Earth?

a)

Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere

b)

Crust, Mantle, Core

c)

Rock, Magma, Ocean

d)

Top, Middle, Bottom

2.

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

3.

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

4.

Which layer of the Earth is liquid Iron and Nickle?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

5.

Which layer of the Earth is a dense solid ball of Iron and Nickle?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

6.

The rigid rocky layer of the crust and upper mantle is called the:

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Core

7.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter A?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

8.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter B?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

9.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter C?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

10.

Which of the following correctly lists the layers from innermost to outermost?

a)

inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust

b)

lower mantle, upper mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

c)

lower mantle, inner core, upper mantle, outer core, crust

d)

crust, inner core, lower mantle, upper mantle, outer core

11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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
14.
plants produce weak acids that slowly dissolve the rock they are growing on
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
15.

These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:

a)

ice wedging

b)

chemical weathering

c)

acid rain

d)

abrasion

16.
What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?
a)
climate and mass of rock
b)
climate and size of rock
c)
type of rock and size of rock
d)
type of rock and climate
17.

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

a)

Erosion

b)

Compaction

c)

Conglomerate

18.

The process where material is added to land (or a landform). Can be deposited by water, wind or glaciers.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

19.

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

b)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

c)

Magma, Lava, Crystals

d)

Air, Water, Earth, Fire

20.

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

a)

Erosion and Deposition

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Melting and Cooling

21.

Which type of rock are fossils found in?

a)

Igenous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

22.

What are the remains of plants or animals preserved in petrified form or as impressions made in rock?

a)

Crystals

b)

Fossils

c)

Geodes

23.

Any rock can turn into any other kind of rock.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

25.

The rock cycle shows the transformation of rock from one type to another. Which of these is part of the rock cycle?

a)

sedimentary --> melting and cooling --> metamorphic

b)

metamorphic --> melting and cooling --> sedimentary

c)

metamorphic --> melting and cooling --> igneous

d)

igneous --> melting and cooling --> sedimentary

26.

In 2010, a volcano in Iceland sent a cloud of ash more than a mile up into the atmosphere. Volcanic ash is made of tiny pieces of rock. What kind of rock is MOST LIKELY found in volcanic ash?

a)

magma

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

27.

The rock cycle shows the transformation of rock from one type to another, which of these is a part of the rock cycle?

a)

sedimentary --> pressure and heat--> metamorphic

b)

metamorphic --> pressure and heat--> igneous

c)

metamorphic --> pressure and heat--> sedimentary

d)

igneous --> pressure and heat --> sedimentary

28.

Granite is an igneous rock that can be changed into metamorphic rock gneiss. What are the forces that change granite into gneiss?

a)

Freezing and thawing

b)

crushing and sorting

c)

melting and cooling

d)

pressure and heat

29.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
30.

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

a)

Geologic cycle

b)

Hydrologic cycle

c)

Geosphere

d)

Carbon cycle

31.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
32.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

33.

Which best explains why runoff is important?

a)

It returns water to other locations on Earth

b)

It increases the chance of flooding

c)

It makes evaporation occur faster

d)

It increases condensation

34.

When water changes from a liquid to a solid it is known as...

a)

melting.

b)

condensation.

c)

freezing.

d)

evaporation.

35.

Turns frozen water into water vapors - skipping the melting stage

a)

Sublimation

b)

Percolation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

36.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

37.
How much of our planet is estimated to be covered with water?
a)
68%
b)
50%
c)
97%
d)
75%
38.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
39.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
40.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
41.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust

b)

mesospheric crust

c)

both continental and oceanic crust

d)

oceanic crust

42.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Diverging

b)

Converging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

43.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

44.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

45.

Which description is considered most accurate regarding what actually happened during the Big Bang?

a)

Two galaxies collided causing an immense explosion as stars crashed into one another

b)

All of what would become the universe was concentrated in a single small point, or singularity, which rapidly expanded into what is now stars, planets, galaxies, matter, and energy.

c)

All matter emerged from a massive black hole at the center of the universe.

d)

Parts of the sun were ripped off by massive internal explosions and were thrown into space where they cooled to become other things, like plants, comets, and other galaxies.

46.
Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
a)
Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time.
b)
The universe isn't moving
c)
The universe is expanding
d)
The universe is getting smaller
47.
As part of the modern theory of the origins of the elements, it is hypothesized that before the formation of the stars, most of the matter in the universe consisted of what atoms?
a)
hydrogen and helium
b)
nitrogen and carbon
c)
silicon and lithium
d)
uranium and radium
48.
Who is this rapper?
a)
Migos
b)
Lil Wayne
c)
Kyle
d)
Qauvo
49.
Who is this rapper?
a)
Lil Wayne
b)
J Cole
c)
The Weekend
d)
21 savage
50.
Who is this?
a)
Beyonce
b)
Mariah Carey
c)
Cardi B
d)
Rihanna
51.
Who is this?
a)
Nicki Minaj
b)
Beyonce
c)
Miranda Cosgrove
d)
Ciara
52.

______________ forms when water vapor cools and condenses around particles of dust and smoke to make tiny water droplets that gather together.

a)

Clouds

b)

Fog

c)

Ice Crystals

d)

Water Vapor

53.

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

a)

Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers

b)

Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms

c)

Cumulonimbus clouds can form near the Earth's surface, causing fog

d)

Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

54.

What college am I?

a)

LSU

b)

Clemson

55.

Name this college

a)

Ohio State University

b)

Oklahoma State University

c)

Oklahoma

56.

Name this college

a)

Alabama Crimson Tide

b)

Arkansas

c)

Florida

57.

Name this college

a)

Alabama

b)

Auburn

c)

Arkansas