WorksheetsEarth Science Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 37mins
Convection currents are in what layer?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Tectonic plates that move apart are
transforming
converging
subducting
diverging
Tectonic plates that move towards each other and collide are
transforming
converging
subducting
diverging
When one tectonic plate one goes under another plate it is
transforming
converging
subducting
diverging
Tectonic plates that slide beside each other are
transforming
converging
subducting
diverging
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed due to
transforming plates
converging plates
subducting plates
diverging plates
Metamorphic rock forms by this process
Compaction and cementation
Heat and pressure
Cooling of magma
Weathering and erosion
Igneous rock forms by this process
Compaction and cementation
Heat and pressure
Cooling of magma
Weathering and erosion
All of the following will help identify a mineral EXCEPT
Hardness
Melting point
Color
Luster
Which layer has the highest density?
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
Volcanoes usually occur
in warmer climates
at plate boundaries
in the middle of ocean
near large cities
The scientist that came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Sir Ian McKellan
Sir Isaac Newton
The name of the Super Continent Wegener proposed
Wakanda
Pandora
Pangaea
Milky Way
Which was NOT a piece of evidence used by Wegener to support his theory of Continental Drift?
The fossils of plants and animals found on continents now separated by oceans.
Rocks and landforms on various continents that have the same age and composition.
The edges of continents (especially S. America and Africa) fit together like puzzle pieces.
None of these-all 3 were evidence Wegener used!
Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Density
Molten rock located beneath the Earth's Surface
Lava
Eruption
Magma
Volcano
Molten rock (Magma) that has reached Earth's Surface.
Lava
Magma
Fault
Earthquake
True or False? A rock is made up of one or more minerals.
true
false
What is the name of the hardness scale that is used to test a minerals hardness?
Madrid's
Wallins'
Curry's
Moh's
What mineral has a hardness of 10 and cannot be scratched by anything other than itself?
talc
granite
diamond
The softest mineral is the _______________
talc
quartz
diamond
calcite
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms
mineral
magma
lava
Moh's Hardness scale ranges from ___ to ____ that compares the hardness of different minerals
1 - 10
2 - 30
1 - 50
series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
nitrogen cycle
rock cycle
dust cycle
the breaking down of rock by water and wind
weathering
deposition
compaction
rock formed from extreme temperature and pressure deep inside earth
magma rock
sediment
metamorphic rock
rock formed from deposition, compaction and cementation of sediments
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
crystal
Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediment?
volcanic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
What are the two main types of igneous rocks?
sedimentary and metamorphic
granite and basalt
intrusive and extrusive
volcanic and plutonic
Minerals MUST be all of the following EXCEPT:
crystal structure
definite chemical composition
organic
inorganic
A student is testing attributes of a mineral. Which question should the student ask to determine the hardness of the mineral?
What color is the mineral?
How difficult it is to scratch a mineral?
What does the surface of the mineral feel like?
How much light is reflected off the surface of the mineral?
Which of the following is NOT used to identify a rock?
color
weight
shape
streak
What is it called when a rock is rubbed on a hard surface and leaves behind colored powder from a mineral?
hardness
pattern
texture
streak
