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Earth shape and processes

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
2.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
3.

What is the deepest layer of the Earth?

a)

The outer core

b)

The mantle

c)

The inner core

4.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
5.

The crust is broken into many large pieces called (a)   plates.

6.

Match the following

a)

Sedimentary Rocks

1.

rock made of sediment compacted together

b)

Igneous Rocks

2.

rock made of magma or lava that has cool

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

3.

rock formed from igneous or sediment

d)

Fossil

4.

The preserved remains of organisms

e)

Molten

5.

liquefied by heat

7.

What is an example of a process that helps shape Earth’s surface?

a)

Erosion

b)

Earthquake

c)

Plate Movements

d)

All the answers are correct

8.

Match

a)
Seismic
1.

Is related to vibration of Earth

b)

Magnitude is

2.

the size or extent of an earthquake

c)

Sediment

3.

small pieces of rock or other hard mater

9.

Geologists who study earthquakes measure their strength on a scale of what?

4 lines
10.

How do landslides happen?

4 lines
11.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

disasters caused by natural events that can be prevented.

b)

disasters caused by natural events that cannot be prevented.

c)

disasters caused by humans that can be prevented.

d)

disasters caused by humans that cannot be prevented.

12.

What are earthquakes?

a)

when there is a rise of water that has no place to go

b)

the shaking or sudden shocks of the surface of the Earth

c)

massive waves caused by natural disasters

d)

an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt.

13.

What causes an earthquake?

a)

when there is a rise in water that has no place to go

b)

when there are massive waves caused by natural disasters

c)

when there is an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt

d)

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.