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5th Grade Geology Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Examine this fossil. What type of environment likely used to be in the area where this fossil was found?

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2.

Which is an example of weathering?

a)

Sediment is 'dropped off' somewhere new

b)

Sediment is moved by water or wind

c)

Atmospheric conditions break rocks

3.

Which is an example of deposition?

a)

Sediment is 'dropped off' somewhere new

b)

Sediment is moved by water or wind

c)

Atmospheric conditions break rocks

4.

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

a)

Sediment is 'dropped off' somewhere new

b)

Sediment is moved by water or wind

c)

Atmospheric conditions break rocks

5.

The crust of the Earth is made of plates that move slowly. This theory is called ​_________.

a)
plates
b)
plate tectonics
c)

boundary theory

d)

crust plates

6.

Draw to show what we could do to prevent further erosion on the river bank.

7.

The rocks in this river are smooth due to (a)   .

(weathering, erosion, or deposition)

8.

(2 correct answers) Read the chart carefully. Which of these rocks are igneous?

a)

Rhyolite

b)

Gneiss

c)

Granite

d)

Travertine

9.

How does this picture show the impact humans can have on Earth?

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10.

Using the dichotomous key, identify rock sample B.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Slate

c)

Gneiss

d)

Conglomerate

e)

Granite

11.


How is a sedimentary rock formed?

a)

Rock formed as magma or lava cool and harden.

b)

Rock that changes because of extreme heat and pressure.

c)

Rock that is formed from layers of sediment that compact and cement together.

12.

Which rock is described? Rock that changes because of extreme heat and pressure.

a)

igneous rock

b)

lava

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

13.

Which rock is described?

Rock formed as magma or lava cool and harden.

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

14.

Identify the densest layer of the Earth.

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

15.

Look at these plates. What type of plate boundary is this? What most likely occurred as these rock layers moved?

a)

Transform - Earthquake

b)

Convergent - Formation of Caves

c)

Transform - Erosion of Mantle

d)

Divergent - Volcanic Eruption

16.

What are some ways humans can improve negative impacts on the Earth's surface?

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