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WorksheetsEarth Science Final Exam
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer is a solid
a)
innercore
b)
Outercore
2.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
3.
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a)
Acid rain dissolving limestone
b)
roots breaking into concrete
c)
paper being ripped
4.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
5.
The process where the ocean plate sinks beneath the continental plate and into a trench is called.......
a)
Convergence
b)
Subduction
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Sublimation
6.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
7.
A boundary where two plates pull apart
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
8.
A boundary where two plates collide into each other.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
9.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
10.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
11.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
12.
Ice, wind, water, gravity, plants, and animals are ALL causes of:
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
oxidation
d)
mass movement
13.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
14.
Which layer of the earth is in the very center?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
The asthenosphere is part of which layer?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
16.
The liquid portion at the center of the Earth.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Inner Core
c)
Outer Core
d)
Lithosphere
17.
What is subduction?
a)
subduction is where one plate is pushed under another one
b)
subduction is where one plate is pushed over another one
c)
Subduction is where two plates separate from one another
18.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
19.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
20.
Which layer of the earth is in the very center?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
21.
Which layer of the earth is between the core and the crust?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
22.
The athenosphere is part of which layer?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
23.
Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Continental Crust
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Oceanic Crust
24.
Which layer of the Earth is the MOST dense?
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
25.
Convection currents in the ___________ are responsible for the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
26.
When tectonic plates move apart, it is known as a _____________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
27.
When two plate boundaries collide, they are known as a ____________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
rocky
28.
The thickest layer of the earth is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
29.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
30.
Ice wedging is best described as
a)
a tectonic process
b)
a depositional process
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
31.
A boundary where two plates pull apart
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
32.
A boundary where two plates slide past each other.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
33.
A boundary where two plates collide into each other.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
34.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
35.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
36.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
37.
Which of the following was not a piece of evidence used by Alfred Wegener to explain the Theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Fossils and coal fields
b)
Climate (glaciers)
c)
The shape of the continents
d)
Earthquake patterns
38.
What is a convection current?
a)
Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock rises, cools at the crust, cool rock sinks, it gets reheated and rises again
b)
Rock heats in the lower mantle, hot rock sinks, it cools down, and sinks some more
c)
The transfer of heat through touch
d)
The process of sea floor spreading
39.
A boundary where two plates pull apart
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
40.
A boundary where two plates slide past each other.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
41.
A boundary where two plates collide into each other.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
42.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
43.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
44.
The process through which weather rock is moved from one place to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Glacier
d)
Deposition
45.
The process which eroded materials are dropped off in another place
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Glacier
d)
Deposition
46.
What is sea-floor spreading?
a)
The process in which mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor.
b)
The process in which mid ocean ridges add about 1 inch of new material to the ocean floor about once a month.
c)
A process of something.
d)
Sea-floor spreading.
47.
The process in which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle again is what?
a)
Subduction
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Subuction
48.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
49.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
50.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
51.
The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles is called
a)
deposition
b)
cracking and peeling
c)
abrasion
d)
ice wedging
52.
Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by means of
a)
ice age
b)
plant growth
c)
animal actions
d)
freezing and thawing of water
53.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical or mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
54.
Acid rain is most likely to cause...
a)
deposition
b)
glaciers to move
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
55.
Mechanical weathering breaks down existing rocks by
a)
Changing them chemically, but not physically.
b)
Changing them physically, but not chemically.
c)
Changing them chemically and physically.
d)
Incorporating them into new rocks.
56.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
57.
Which kind of wave arrives at seismic stations second?
a)
P (primary)
b)
S (secondary)
c)
L (love)
d)
R (rayleigh)
58.
Types of Faults
Location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
Location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
a)
Focus
b)
Strike-Slip
c)
Reverse
59.
These seismic waves arrive first to signal an earthquake and can damage buildings.
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
60.
These seismic waves arrive second and can shake the ground violently.
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
61.
These seismic waves are slower and arrive last but causes severe damage:
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
62.
Types of Faults
From the forces pull rocks apart along divergent plate boundary/block of rock above the fault moves down.
From the forces pull rocks apart along divergent plate boundary/block of rock above the fault moves down.
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-Slip
63.
Types of Faults
Force pushes two blocks of rock together with the rock above the fault moving up
Force pushes two blocks of rock together with the rock above the fault moving up
a)
Strike-Slip
b)
Normal
c)
Reverse
64.
These seismic waves are slower and arrive last but causes severe damage:
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
65.
Which wave is the most destructive?
a)
P - Primary
b)
S - Secondary
c)
Surface Wave
d)
Normal
66.
What are the fastest body waves?
a)
P waves
b)
T waves
c)
S waves
d)
Q waves
67.
At what location does the first motion of an earthquake occur
a)
the focus
b)
the seismic gap
c)
the mantle
d)
the epicenter
68.
Which wave is the most destructive?
a)
P - Primary
b)
S - Secondary
c)
Surface Wave
d)
Normal
69.
Which wave arrives second to the seismic station?
a)
P - Primary
b)
S- Secondary
c)
Surface
d)
N-Normal
70.
Name the fault:
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike-slip
d)
dip-slip
71.
Name the fault:
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike-slip
d)
thrust
72.
Name the fault:
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike-slip
d)
right lateral slip
73.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
74.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
75.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
76.
What type of weather would you expect from the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
hot
d)
stormy
77.
Humidity is the...
a)
Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
b)
Amount of Wind in the Air
c)
Amount of Precipitation in the Air
d)
Amount of Pressure in the Air
78.
The front created when warm air pushes over top of cold air
a)
Stationary
b)
Cold
c)
Occluded
d)
Warm
79.
Equal forces of warm and cold air collide and no movement occurs
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
Stationary front
d)
Blizzard
80.
The line where two air masses meet
a)
front
b)
air mass
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
81.
When a warm air mass has met a cold air mass & both air masses are at a standstill
a)
Stationary front
b)
Occluded front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
82.
What is a tornado?
a)
a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
b)
a rapidly spinning tube of air that extends from cumulonimbus clouds and touches the ground.
c)
a rapidly spinning ballerina that rotates on her tip toes
d)
a large body of air with mainly cold temperature and a lot of humidity that causes heavy rains
83.
What is the place where air masses meet called?
a)
atmosphere
b)
air pressure
c)
condensation
d)
front
84.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
85.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
86.
Weather associated with high pressure is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
unpreditable
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
87.
What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
88.
What is the edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air called?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
air pressure
d)
air mass
89.
When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
a)
occulded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
90.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
91.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Warm Front
d)
Humidity
92.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
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