WorksheetsEarth shape and processes
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the deepest layer of the Earth?
The outer core
The mantle
The inner core
The crust is broken into many large pieces called (a) plates.
Match the following
Sedimentary Rocks
rock made of sediment compacted together
Igneous Rocks
rock made of magma or lava that has cool
Metamorphic Rocks
rock formed from igneous or sediment
Fossil
The preserved remains of organisms
Molten
liquefied by heat
What is an example of a process that helps shape Earth’s surface?
Erosion
Earthquake
Plate Movements
All the answers are correct
Match
Is related to vibration of Earth
Magnitude is
the size or extent of an earthquake
Sediment
small pieces of rock or other hard mater
Geologists who study earthquakes measure their strength on a scale of what?
How do landslides happen?
What is a natural disaster?
disasters caused by natural events that can be prevented.
disasters caused by natural events that cannot be prevented.
disasters caused by humans that can be prevented.
disasters caused by humans that cannot be prevented.
What are earthquakes?
when there is a rise of water that has no place to go
the shaking or sudden shocks of the surface of the Earth
massive waves caused by natural disasters
an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt.
What causes an earthquake?
when there is a rise in water that has no place to go
when there are massive waves caused by natural disasters
when there is an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt
when the plates of the Earth's crust are moving, or when they break apart due to the pressure that has built up over time.
