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Unit 4 Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

2.

From least to most dense, what is the correct order of Earth's four major layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

mantle, inner core, outer core, and crust

3.

Which description best represents heat flow and movement in Earth's mantle?

a)

When magma is heated, it becomes more dense and sinks. When magma is cooled, it becomes less dense and rises.

b)

When magma is heated, it becomes less dense and sinks. When magma is cooled, it becomes more dense and rises.

c)

When magma is heated, it becomes more dense and rises. When magma is cooled, it becomes less dense and sinks.

d)

When magma is heated, it becomes less dense and rises. When magma is cooled, it becomes more dense and sinks.

4.

Tommy saw footage of a landslide on the news. He saw rocks falling from the side of a mountain, with some of them smashing into each other and breaking apart. Tommy witnessed:

a)

erosion and weathering.

b)

erosion and compacting.

c)

weathering and compacting.

d)

weathering and sedimentation.

5.

Which layer of the Earth is liquid Iron and Nickle?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

6.

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest layer reaching 2,891 km?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

7.

Which layer is shown in orange?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

8.

What is the composition of the Earth's inner core?

a)

Solid silicate minerals

b)

Molten silicate minerals

c)

Liquid iron and nickel

d)

Solid iron and nickel

9.

Which layer is shown in yellow?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

10.

What is the composition of the Earth's outer core?

a)

Solid silicate minerals

b)

Molten silicate minerals

c)

Liquid iron and nickel

d)

Solid iron and nickel

11.

What are Tectonic plates?

a)

Large moving pieces on Earth's surface that are made of rock.

b)

where two plates divide

c)

The inner core of the earth

d)

where magma rises up and solidifies

12.

Why do the areas along the "Ring of Fire" experience many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?

a)

There is strong tidal activity along the coasts.

b)

There are numerous tectonic plate boundaries.

c)

There are powerful ocean currents in the Pacific.

d)

There is warm and cool water mixing in the Pacific.

13.
This layer contains the upper mantle and the crust.
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Core
14.

A student wants to create a model of a stream to show the process of erosion. Which type of stream should the student create in the model to cause the greatest amount of erosion?

a)

A quickly moving stream with a small amount of water

b)

A slowly moving stream with a small amount of water

c)

A quickly moving stream with a large amount of water

d)

A slowly moving stream with a large amount of water

15.

What is the most likely reason that the bones of a Mesosaurus are found on the eastern coast of South America and on the western coast of Africa?

a)

Flooding

b)

Geographic isolation

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Analogous structures

16.

In which of Earth's layers are the convection currents?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

17.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

18.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
19.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

The force

20.

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Deposition