WorksheetsEarth's Systems Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
A student is writing a description of Earth's layers. Which statement correctly describes the crust and mantle?
The crust is the outermost layer of Earth. The mantle is the thick middle layer.
The crust is the innermost layer of Earth. The mantle surrounds the crust.
The crust is the thickest layer of Earth. The mantle is the thinnest layer.
The crust is the liquid layer of Earth. The mantle is the solid layer.
Which Earth system is involved when you are "inhaling and exhaling"?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
A student used a syrup to model Earth's outer core. Evaluate the student's model. Is it accurate?
The model is accurate because the outer core is made of organic materials.
The model is accurate because the outer core is made of molten metals.
The model is not accurate because the outer core is solid and rocky.
The model is not accurate because scientists do not know the composition of the outer core.
Which Earth system is involved when you are "walking the dog"?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Which Earth system is involved when you are "collecting rocks"?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Which Earth system is described in the table?
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
Which Earth system is involved when you are "swimming in a lake"?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Which of the following is layer C?
crust
inner core
mantle
outer core
Which statement describes the layer you identified in Part A?
Layer C is dense and made of solid metals.
Layer C is liquid and made of molten metals.
Layer C is thin and made of solid rocks.
Layer C is thick and has a semi-solid portion.
Suppose a metamorphic rock body has experienced some changes due to processes occurring in the rock cycle. If it remains a metamorphic rock, what processes was it exposed to?
Higher temperature and pressure.
Weathering and erosion.
Compaction and cementation.
Dissolving and crystallization.
There are three main types of rocks on Earth. Which statement describes how sedimentary rocks form?
Melted rock material cools and crystallizes.
Pieces of broken rocks and minerals get compacted and cemented together.
Rocks of any type grow new minerals, become denser or form alternating bands of light and dark minerals.
Rocks are formed from volcanic lava cooling rapidly.
The rock cycle describes how the three main types of rocks form due to processes occurring both above and below Earth's surface. Starting at position 1, which answer choice correctly lists the types of rocks that form as they travel the outside path of the rock cycle?
magma, igneous rock, sediments, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock
igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma, sediments
magma, metamorphic rock, sediments, sedimentary rock, igneous rock
sediments, sedimentary rock, igneous rock, metamorphic rock, magma
Why do sedimentary rocks only form at or near Earth's surface?
They require high pressure found deep underground.
They form from the cooling of magma.
They are made from sediments that accumulate on the surface.
They need high temperatures to form.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
The layer of Earth made of solid rock (mostly basalt & granite) and is the thinnest?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Lithocore
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
evaporation
weathering
sediments
Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?
intrusive igneous
foliated metamorphic
extrusive igneous
organic sedimentary
black, hard, glassy
Quartzite
Limestone
Obsidian
Conglomerate
Which correctly identifies how the rock cycle begins and ends in the diagram?
magma, igneous rock, sediment, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock
sediment, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma, igneous rock
sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma, igneous rock, and sediment
metamorphic rock, magma, igneous rock, sediment, and sedimentary rock
