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WorksheetsUnit 5 Geology Lessons 1-5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a catastrophe?
A small, pleasant event
A terrible, sudden event
A slow, gradual change
A minor inconvenience
What does it mean to erupt?
To slowly melt
To send out rock, lava, and ash in a sudden explosion
To freeze over
To calm down
Who is a geologist?
A scientist who studies stars
A scientist who studies the makeup of the earth and the forces and processes that shape and change it
A scientist who studies plants
A scientist who studies animals
What is continental drift?
A process in which continents slowly move over time on the surface of the earth
A sudden movement of continents
A process where continents sink
A process where continents disappear
What does dense mean?
Light and airy
Thin and fragile
Thick or heavy
Transparent
What is a seismic wave?
A gentle breeze
A surge of energy traveling out from an earthquake’s source through the earth
A wave in the ocean
A sound wave
What is basalt?
A type of soil
A light, fluffy rock
Heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava
A type of sand
What is an ocean trench?
A shallow pool of water
A narrow, extremely deep valley formed when the seafloor dips down as one tectonic plate slides under another
A mountain under the sea
A flat area on the ocean floor
What is plate tectonics?
A theory that Earth’s crust and the solid top part of the mantle are broken up into sections that fit together but move against each other
A theory about the weather
A theory about the stars
A theory about the ocean
What is a tsunami?
A small ripple in a pond
A gentle wave in the ocean
A gigantic wave of seawater caused by an earthquake in oceanic crust
A wave caused by the wind
