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7.10.A & B Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a trace fossil?

a)

A complete organism

b)

Evidence of an organism, like a footprint

c)

A type of rock

d)

A living plant

2.

What processes expose fossils to Earth's surface?

a)

Freezing and thawing

b)

Erosion and uplifting

c)

Melting and solidifying

d)

Burning and cooling

3.

The three types of tectonic plate boundaries do NOT include:

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Mid-Ocean

4.

What theory was Wegener's concept accepted as part of?

a)

Theory of Evolution

b)

Theory of Plate Tectonics

c)

Theory of Relativity

d)

Theory of Gravity

5.

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Volcanic rock

d)

Igneous rock

6.

What is the main cause of tectonic plate movement?

a)

Wind currents

b)

Solar radiation

c)

Ocean tides

d)

Convection currents in the mantle

7.

How do fossils help in understanding the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

They show that continents have always been in the same position.

b)

They suggest that all continents were once underwater.

c)

They provide evidence of similar species on different continents.

d)

They indicate that tectonic plates do not move.

8.

Scientist who studies rocks and the history of the Earth.

a)

Paleontologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Meteorologist

d)

Climatologist

9.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?

a)

Plate

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Transform

10.

What is a scientist who studies fossils called?

a)

Fossilologist

b)

Rock Hound

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Paleontologist

11.

Label the lunar phase in RED on the photo.

a)

Waning crescent

b)

Last quarter

c)

First quarter

d)

Waxing gibbous

12.

Why was Wegener's theory initially rejected by scientists?

a)

His fossil evidence was incorrect.

b)

His climate evidence was wrong.

c)

He couldn't explain why the plates moved.

d)

His timing was incorrect.

13.

What is the lithosphere?

a)

The inner and outer core combined

b)

The crust and upper mantle

c)

The lower mantle only

d)

The asthenosphere

14.

Even the fastest tectonic plates only move tens of ____ every year! That's a very short distance!

a)

cubic centimeters

b)

millimeters

c)

centimeters

d)

inches

15.

What type of rock makes up the mantle?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Semi-solid molten

d)

Solid crystalline

16.

True or False:

Oceanic and Continental are the two types of Earth's crust.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Earth's atmosphere is a mixture of which three gases?

a)

Soil, Rocks, and Metal

b)

Hydrogen, Helium, and Methane

c)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Bacteria, Fungi, and Plants

18.

4. What plate motion is happening at point B?

a)

A convergent boundary where two plates collide.

b)

A divergent boundary where two plates pull apart.

c)

A transform boundary where two plates slide past each other.

d)

Not enough information is given to be able to identify the plate motion.

19.

Place the composition of these gases in order from greatest to least in the Earth's atmosphere:

a)

Nitrogen > Argon = Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen > Methane > Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen > Carbon Dioxide > Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide > Oxygen > Hydrogen

20.

The uppermost layer of the Earth is called

a)

Mantle

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Crust

d)

Geosphere