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5th Grade Geology Test

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Moving boundary

2.

The Earth's ________ energy causes movement of material within the Earth.

a)

mechanical

b)

thermal

c)

sound

d)

electrical

3.

Which TWO layers of the Earth are mostly formed by rocky materials?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

4.

Which of the following plays a role in the destruction of crops each year?

a)

weathering

b)

sediments

c)

magma

d)

deposition

5.

What is the biggest layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

6.

Which of the following processes is NOT part of the rock cycle?

a)

weathering

b)

pressure and cementation

c)

precipitation

d)

heating and cooling

7.

Igneous rocks formed inside of the Earth are referred to as...

a)

intrusive igneous rocks

b)

magma

c)

extrusive igneous rocks

d)

sediments

8.

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Shale

9.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

moving boundary

10.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition is the process rocks go through as they transform into other rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Fossils and rock layers provide information about life and conditions on Earth in the past.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Most types of metamorphic rocks form at the bottom of a body of water.

a)

True

b)

False