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WorksheetsChanging Earth Study Guide QUIZIZZ
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Earth's inner core is made of iron, which causes__________
Earth's Magnetism
Outer Core
Ring of Fire
Mantle
The place where two plates meet is called
Plate Boundaries
Fault
Ring of Fire
The theory that explains the motion of plates is:
Plate Tectonics
Ring of Fire
Volcano
Where do earthquakes usually occur?
In the mantle
Near faults
Only by a volcano
What forms when one plate slides alongside another?
Plate Boundaries
Earthquakes
Lava
The _________ is a horseshoe-shaped pattern of volcanoes around the Pacific Plate. This area has a high amount of volcanic and earthquake activity.
Ring of Earth
Glaciers
Half Dome
A volcano is a (a) .
Weathering and erosion can be caused by which of the following?
All of the above
Wind
Water
Gravity
How do plants help prevent soil erosion?
The leaves soak up the water
The roots hold the soil in place
The branches prevent the wind from blowing soil away
They don't help
Joey ELEVATES his stream table. What is the result of this?
Stream moves fast
Wider delta created
Deeper canyon created
All of these answers happen when you ELEVATE a stream table
Convection in the mantle can cause which of the following to happen?
Movements of plate boundaries
Volcanic eruptions
Earthquakes
All of these answers
If geologists find a FISH fossil in the desert, what could this mean?
There once was water there years ago
A Volcano
Metamorphic rock
Tectonic Plate
Which is NOT a solution for EROSION?
Geotextiles
Vegetation
Convection
Retaining Walls
What type of rock would geologists find at the Grand Canyon?
Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sponge Bob Rocks
During the rock cycle, when a SEDIMENTARY ROCK changes to a METAMORPHIC ROCK,
what happens?
The rock built up in layers
This was close to the Earth's surface
The rock was under heat and pressure
Nothing
How does a delta form?
Deposition
Convection
Plate Boundary Movement
Volcanic eruption
Where are the oldest rocks found when digging in the earth?
The rocks that are granite
In the middle
The rocks at the top
The rocks buried the deepest
Why would a wall be built on the side of a highway?
So the community can enjoy plants
To prevent soil erosion from coming onto the highway
To keep the animals off the road
To prevent plate boundary movement
Which is NOT a conclusion about sedimentary and igneous rocks?
Fossils are found in the rocks
The rocks are buried deep in the earth and under heat and pressure
Volcano
Sediment
What causes weathering and erosion?
All of them
Wind
Water
Gravity
What comes next to tell how a sedimentary rock is formed:
1. A river enters the lake
2. The water slows down
3.__________________
4. Layers of sediment become compacted
Delta formed
Sediment particles build up in the lake
The mantle melts the sediment
The sediment floats away
What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Fossils
What is the process of carrying pieces of rock away after they are weathered called?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Fossils
Which is the oldest fossil?
60 Million years old
100 Million years old
30 Million years old
363 Million years old
Which is the YOUNGEST fossil?
363 Million years old
30 Million years old
100 Million years old
60 Million years old
363 Million years old
30 Million years old
100 Million years old
60 Million years old
