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Unit 3 Mystery Science Birth of Rocks

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of "brainstorm"?

a)

To solve problems using science

b)

To come up with many new questions or ideas about something

c)

To roll down rocks and soil from a mountain

d)

To measure how steep a slope is

2.

Who is an engineer?

a)

A person who studies rocks and soil

b)

A person who uses science to come up with solutions to problems

c)

A person who predicts natural hazards

d)

A person who measures slopes

3.

What is a landslide?

a)

An event where water overflows onto land

b)

When lots of rocks and soil roll down from a cliff or mountain

c)

A type of engineer's design

d)

A brainstorm session

4.

Which of the following is a natural hazard?

a)

A brainstorm

b)

An engineer's design

c)

A landslide

d)

A slope measurement

5.

What does "slope" refer to?

a)

The height of a mountain

b)

How much higher one side is than the other

c)

The speed of a landslide

d)

The depth of a brainstorm

6.

What does "steep" mean?

a)

Something that is very high up on one end and very low at the other end

b)

A type of natural hazard

c)

A method used by engineers

d)

A type of brainstorm

7.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of landslides?

a)

Rain

b)

Loose rocks

c)

Flat ground

d)

Slopes of more than 35 degrees

8.

Why do engineers brainstorm ideas?

a)

To predict natural hazards

b)

To find the best ideas for their designs

c)

To measure slopes

d)

To cause landslides

9.

Which of the following is an example of a natural hazard?

a)

A brainstorm session

b)

A steep slope

c)

A forest fire

d)

An engineer's solution

10.

What is the relationship between rain and landslides?

a)

Rain prevents landslides

b)

Rain can cause landslides

c)

Rain measures the steepness of slopes

d)

Rain is a type of engineer's design

11.

Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

a)

Landslide

b)

Flood

c)

Brainstorm

d)

Earthquake

12.

How does a slope of more than 35 degrees relate to landslides?

a)

It prevents landslides

b)

It can cause landslides

c)

It measures the height of a mountain

d)

It is a type of natural hazard

13.

What is the main purpose of an engineer's work?

a)

To cause natural hazards

b)

To come up with solutions to problems using science

c)

To measure the steepness of slopes

d)

To brainstorm natural hazards

14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a steep slope?

a)

It is flat

b)

It is very high up on one end and very low at the other end

c)

It prevents landslides

d)

It is a type of natural hazard

15.

What is one way engineers might use brainstorming in their work?

a)

To predict when a landslide will occur

b)

To find the best ideas for their designs

c)

To measure the steepness of a slope

d)

To cause natural hazards

16.

What is erosion?

a)

The process of rocks breaking into smaller pieces

b)

The movement of tiny rock bits from one place to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity

c)

The process of sediment settling on a surface

d)

The remains of a plant or animal that lived a long time ago

17.

Which process involves water freezing and expanding to break rocks apart?

a)

Root wedging

b)

Weathering

c)

Ice wedging

d)

Deposition

18.

How does root wedging occur?

a)

By water freezing and expanding

b)

By plant roots growing and breaking rocks apart

c)

By sediment settling on a surface

d)

By rocks rolling down a mountain

19.

Why are rocks at the bottom of a mountain smoother?

a)

They are formed by sediment settling and pressing together

b)

They have been burned for energy

c)

They have rolled down the sides and become smoother

d)

They are covered in water

20.

What is the process of sediment falling and settling on a surface called?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Ice wedging

21.

What is sedimentary rock?

a)

A dark rock made from fossil plants

b)

A type of rock formed when sediments settle and press together over a long time

c)

The remains of a plant or animal

d)

A habitat covered in water

22.

What happens when rocks hit against each other as they fall down a mountain?

a)

Someone could get hurt.

b)

They make loud sounds.

c)

The edges of the rocks break off.

d)

The rocks stay the same.

23.

What is root wedging?

a)

Seeds fall in cracks of rocks. The roots grow and break the rock apart.

b)

Tree roots wedge themselves into each other.

c)

Gardners cut roots to get them to grow better.

d)

Rocks fall in the roots of plants and break the plants apart.

24.

What TWO things can loosen rocks that slide down the mountain?

a)

ice wedging

b)

animals

c)

root wedging

d)

thunder

25.

What are fossils?

a)

Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that have turned to rock.

b)

Fossils are bones of dead animals.

c)

Fossils are rocks that have turned to bones.

26.

How do fossils give us clues about habitats?

a)

We can tell what color the animals were based on their fossils.

b)

Habitats and fossils aren’t connected. We can only guess since it was so long ago.

c)

The traits of the fossils can be compared to the animals that live there today.

27.

Think back to our mystery lesson about colossal canyon. Which fossil would be the oldest according to the picture?

a)

2

b)

1

28.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Shield volcano

b)

cone volcano

29.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava. 
a)
Shield
b)

Cone

30.

What are the type kinds of lava?

a)

thin and large

b)

small and thick

c)

thin and thick

31.

Volcanoes with thick lava are more likely to explode because...

a)

air bubbles can't escape and the pressure builds until it blows up.

b)

earthquakes cause thick lava.

c)

air bubbles escape more easily and very little pressure builds up.

d)

they get much angrier than volcanoes with thin lava!

32.

Which type of lava is found in a cone-shaped volcano?

a)

green lava

b)

thin lava

c)

thick lava

d)

a type of lava that no one has ever seen

33.

Could a volcano pop up in Pennsylvania? Why or why not?

a)

Yes, anything can happen.

b)

Yes, there are volcanoes nearby and we get a lot of earthquakes.

c)

No, there is no pattern of volcanoes or earthquakes nearby.

34.

The pattern of volcanoes and fault lines around the Pacific Ocean is sometimes called.

a)

The Ring of Fire

b)

The Horseshoe of Fire

c)

The Ring of Volcanoes

d)

The Pacific Plate

35.

This volcano has a low, mound shape with thin, spread-out lava.

a)

Mt. St. Helens

b)

shield volcano

c)

Hawaiian volcano

d)

cone volcano

36.

Why is the Ring of Fire important to volcanologists?

a)

It is a place with no volcanic activity

b)

It helps them study patterns of volcanic eruptions

c)

It is the only place where basalt is found

d)

It is a map of all volcanoes

37.

What does it mean to erupt?

a)

To cool down

b)

When lava quickly comes out of a volcano

c)

To form a rock

d)

To create a map

38.

What is a map used for?

a)

To predict volcanic eruptions

b)

To show where things are in a place

c)

To create rocks

d)

To study lava

39.

What is lava?

a)

A type of rock

b)

Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

c)

A type of volcano

d)

A map of the Earth

40.

How does an experiment help scientists?

a)

It creates new rocks

b)

It helps discover new information about a question

c)

It predicts the weather

d)

It maps the ocean

41.

How can you predict if a volcano will erupt?

a)

By looking at a map

b)

By studying patterns of past eruptions

c)

By measuring the height of the volcano

d)

By checking the color of the lava

42.

Which of the following best describes an extinct volcano?

a)

A volcano that is erupting

b)

A volcano that is not likely to erupt in the future

c)

A volcano that is likely to erupt soon

d)

A volcano with fast-flowing lava

43.

What is a volcano?

a)

A type of rock

b)

A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

c)

A scientist who studies rocks

d)

A map of the ocean

44.

What does a volcanologist study?

a)

Maps

b)

Rocks

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Patterns