WorksheetsUnit 1: The Restless Earth
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the principle that suggests the same natural processes that operate today have always operated in the past?
Catastrophism
Uniformitarianism
Evolution
Plate Tectonics
What is a fossilized mark, such as footprints or burrows, left by an organism called?
Body Fossil
Trace Fossil
Amber
Ice Core
What is a cylindrical sample taken from an ice sheet that provides climate data over time?
Ice Core
Sediment Core
Tree Ring
Rock Sample
What term describes the preserved remains or traces of living organisms from the past?
Fossil
Mineral
Artifact
Sediment
What is the long-term average of weather conditions in a particular area called?
Weather
Climate
Atmosphere
Temperature
What is the outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock?
Mantle
Core
Crust
Lithosphere
What is the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core, composed of solid and molten rock?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Lithosphere
What is the innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Lithosphere
What term describes the mass per unit volume of a substance?
Volume
Mass
Density
Weight
What is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper part of the mantle?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Outer Core
What is the semi-fluid layer of the mantle located beneath the lithosphere, allowing for tectonic plate movement?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Outer Core
What is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere located above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
What is the liquid layer of the Earth's core, composed mainly of iron and nickel?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
What is the solid innermost part of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
What is a fossilized tree resin that can preserve organisms trapped within it?
Amber
Coal
Petrified Wood
Tar
