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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which graph best represents the relationship between the density and the volume of these minerals?
What is the name of the contact metamorphic rock found at A?
Slate
Sandstone
Quartzite
Marble
What is the oldest rock in the image?
Shale
Igneous rock
Quartzite
Sandstone
What is the name of the feature found from K to K'?
Igneous intrusion
Unconformity
Index fossil
Fault
How was the feature found from K to K' formed?
Volcanism
Uplift
Meteorite
Weathering and erosion
Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.
Rotation
Revolution
Kepler's Laws
Precession
Which type of motion causes night / day?
Rotation
Revolution
Kepler's 1st Law
Nutation
Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.
Rotation
Revolution
Kepler's 1st Law
Barycenter
Rocks can be classified many different ways, including as igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. This classification is based on the
use of the rocks.
hardness of the rocks.
origin of the rocks.
size of the rocks.
A group of citizens want to have a statue built out of marble. They want to place it in a climate that has a slow rate of chemical weathering. In which type of climate would it be BEST to place the statue for the slowest rate of chemical weathering?
cold and dry
hot and humid
hot and dry
cold and humid
A group of students is taking a hike along a stream channel. One student picks up a rock from the stream and notices that the rock is very smooth and round. Which type of weathering MOST likely shaped the rock?
exfoliation
oxidation
abrasion
fracturing
What happens at a subduction zone?
mountains are formed
a mid-ocean ridge is created
new rock is created
old rock recycled
This is a term used to describe the sinking in of the ground due to the over-pumping of water underneath the ground
groundwater recharge
subsidence
groundwater depletion
sinking
Long shore currents are ocean waves that strike beaches at extremely small angles. In areas where long shore currents exist, what effect do they have on land areas?
They move sand, creating sandbars.
They build mountains.
They create inland saltwater rivers.
They cause earthquakes.
Where is the most likely area to experience a tsunami?
Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water in the atmosphere?
Condensation
Evaporation
Sublimation
Precipitation
Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of iron and nickel and is liquid?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet and move away from each other?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction Zone
Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Fossiliferous
What is the main cause of the seasons on Earth?
Distance from the Sun
Earth's axial tilt
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
Which gas is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Argon
What is the term for the slow movement of continents over the Earth's surface?
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
Subduction
Which natural phenomenon is measured using the Richter scale?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
What is the name of the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Transpiration
Evaporation
Which type of cloud is typically associated with thunderstorms?
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Altostratus
