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Unit 1: The Restless Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the principle that suggests the same natural processes that operate today have always operated in the past?

a)

Catastrophism

b)

Uniformitarianism

c)

Evolution

d)

Plate Tectonics

2.

What is a fossilized mark, such as footprints or burrows, left by an organism called?

a)

Body Fossil

b)

Trace Fossil

c)

Amber

d)

Ice Core

3.

What is a cylindrical sample taken from an ice sheet that provides climate data over time?

a)

Ice Core

b)

Sediment Core

c)

Tree Ring

d)

Rock Sample

4.

What term describes the preserved remains or traces of living organisms from the past?

a)

Fossil

b)

Mineral

c)

Artifact

d)

Sediment

5.

What is the long-term average of weather conditions in a particular area called?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Temperature

6.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock?

a)

Mantle

b)

Core

c)

Crust

d)

Lithosphere

7.

What is the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core, composed of solid and molten rock?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Lithosphere

8.

What is the innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Lithosphere

9.

What term describes the mass per unit volume of a substance?

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Weight

10.

What is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper part of the mantle?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer Core

11.

What is the semi-fluid layer of the mantle located beneath the lithosphere, allowing for tectonic plate movement?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer Core

12.

What is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere located above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

13.

What is the liquid layer of the Earth's core, composed mainly of iron and nickel?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

14.

What is the solid innermost part of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

15.

What is a fossilized tree resin that can preserve organisms trapped within it?

a)

Amber

b)

Coal

c)

Petrified Wood

d)

Tar