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WorksheetsEarth sciences Quiz- Miss Cathcart
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which word describes molten rock that is below the crust?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
2.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
3.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
4.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
5.
Tsunamis are caused by
a)
underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.
b)
wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.
6.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
8.
According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?
a)
extrusion
b)
erosion
c)
crystallization
d)
intrusion
9.
According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?
a)
compaction & cementation
b)
weather & erosion
c)
heat & pressure
d)
melting
10.
How do metamorphic rocks form?
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Compaction & Cementation
c)
Cooling of Magma
d)
Sediments & Glue
11.
When ________________ is exposed to high heat and pressure, it becomes marble.
a)
limestone
b)
shale
c)
quartz sandstone
d)
conglomerate
12.
Has wavy bands.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
13.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
Where are fossils most likely found?
a)
on the surface of dirt
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
rocky soil
16.
How is sedimentary rock formed?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
magma, cooled and hardened
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
weathering and erosion
17.
How is metamorphic rock formed?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
magma, hardened and crystallized
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
weathering and erosion
18.
What type of boundary caused the physical change - mountains?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
sliding transform
d)
strike-slip
19.
What kind of physical change occurs at a sliding transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
ocean waves
d)
valleys
20.
Which is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
crust
crust
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
21.
Name the four layers of the Earth from the inner most layer to the outer most layer.
a)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
mantle, crust, core
c)
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
core, crust, mantle
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