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WorksheetsForces That Shape Earth
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Mineral
2.
The outermost layer of the Earth. It includes all dry land and the ocean floor
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Volcano
3.
Give an example of a RAPID change to Earth's surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Earthquake
c)
Erosion
d)
Blizzard
4.
A person who studies rocks and the Earth's crust is called a:
a)
Biologist
b)
Zoologist
c)
Volcanologist
d)
Geologist
5.
Where do most earthquakes happen?
a)
buttes
b)
at faults
c)
on plains
d)
in valleys
6.
What occurs when a denser plate sinks underneath a less dense plate?
a)
slab-pull
b)
crust
c)
Subduction
d)
convection
7.
What type of mountain forms when magma is forced upward and flows onto Earth's surface?
a)
Mantle
b)
Volcanic
c)
Fault-block
d)
folded
8.
Earthquakes occur at this kind of plate boundary
a)
separating plates
b)
colliding plates
c)
sliding plates
d)
folded mountains
9.
__________ mountains are formed when rock layers are compressed together.
a)
buoyancy
b)
uplift
c)
volcanic
d)
folded
10.
__________ forms when plates collide.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
separating plates
c)
density
d)
mantle
11.
What causes the continents to change location over time?
a)
erosion
b)
moving plates
c)
buoyancy
d)
density
12.
Which type of plate collisions occur when plates slide under the continental plates?
a)
separating plates
b)
continental-oceanic
c)
oceanic-oceanic
d)
faulted-block
13.
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ______________ plate boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
14.
_____________ plate boundaries collide into each other
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
15.
What are large pieces of Earth's crust called?
a)
plates
b)
folds
c)
mountains
d)
faults
16.
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes MOST LIKELY to occur?
a)
where mountains grow
b)
in the middle of continents
c)
where the edges of plates meet
d)
under the sea
17.
Where is the longest mountain range on Earth?
a)
in Asia
b)
in North America
c)
in South America
d)
under the ocean
18.
If Earth was represented by an apple, which part would best represent Earth's crust?
a)
the core of the apple
b)
the skin of the apple
c)
the flesh of the apple
d)
the seeds of the apple
19.
Which natural event that changes the surface of the Earth can be defined as a trembling or shaking movement of the Earth's crust?
a)
volcano
b)
glacier
c)
tidal wave
d)
earthquake
20.
The Earth's crust is broken into smaller pieces, known as tectonic plates. These plates float on top of the Earth's _______.
a)
air
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
core
21.
As you can see, there are numerous volcanic mountains in the Pacific Northwest. What is the most likely cause of the volcanic and earthquake activity in this region?
a)
the differing climates of the mountain ranges
b)
collision of tectonic plates
c)
rising and falling tides in the ocean
d)
solar and lunar variations
22.
How did the Hawaiian Islands form?
a)
A plate under the ocean rose t othe ocean's surface.
b)
Two plates pushed land upward.
c)
Lava piled on top of dry land in the Pacific Ocean.
d)
Melted rock erupted through Earth's crust under the ocean.
23.
The Blue Ridge Mountains form part of the eastern Appalachian Mountains. How were these mountains most like formed?
a)
Earthquakes caused rocks to form piles.
b)
Large moving earth plates ran into each other.
c)
Wind blew sediments into clumps.
d)
Rivers wore away rock, leaving peaks.
24.
Which statement is true?
a)
The Earth's surface has changed in the past, but is no longer changing.
b)
The Earth's surface only changes during earthquakes.
c)
The Earth's surface has nevedr changed.
d)
The Earth's surface has changed slowly throughout history.
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