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Earth Science and Geology Quiz part 5

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which boundary types cause the plates to separate and move away from each other?

a)

Divergent boundary types

b)

Convergent boundary types

c)

Transform boundary types

2.

Which boundary types cause the plates to collide and move towards each other?

a)

Divergent boundary types

b)

Convergent boundary types

c)

Transform boundary types

3.

What boundary types cause the plates to move up and down and slide past each other.

a)

Divergent boundary types

b)

Convergent boundary types

c)

Transform boundary types

4.

Which boundary types can cause earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains or trenches.

a)

Convergent boundary types

b)

Divergent boundary types

c)

Transform boundary types

5.

Which boundary types can cause earthquakes, volcanoes, or trenches.

a)

Convergent boundary types

b)

Divergent boundary types

c)

Transform boundary types

6.

This boundary types can cause earthquakes.

a)

Convergent boundary types

b)

Divergent boundary types

c)

Transform boundary types

7.

These rocks form when really hot melted rock cools down and becomes solid. When this melted rock is underground it is called magma when it is above ground we call it lava.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentsry

c)

Metamorphic

8.

These rocks form when tiny bits of stuff like mud, sand, or broken shells get stuck together over a long time.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

9.

These rocks form when an existing rock changes because it gets really hot was under a lot of pressure.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

10.

The process of how rocks form and how one type of rock can change into another type is called the ?

a)

Rock formation process

b)

Rock cycle

c)

Geology

d)

Geological rock process

11.

The earth can be divided into what 3 layers based on chemical composition:

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner layer

d)

Outer layer

e)

Core

12.

The approximate thickness of oceanic crust is ?

a)
4 miles
b)

40 miles

c)

400 miles

d)

6 miles

13.

The oceanic crust is ? than the continental crust and the oceanic crust goes ? the ocean.

a)

Thicker, above

b)

Thinner, below

c)

Thinner, above

d)

Thicker, below

14.

The two types of ? are continental and oceanic

a)

Core

b)

Mantles

c)

Crusts

d)

Layers

15.

The earth's crust contain which rock types?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

All of the above

16.

Which statement is correct?

a)

The five physical layers of the earth from outside to are asthenosphere, mesosphere, lithosphere, inner core, outer core

b)

The five physical layers of the earth from outside to in are lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core.

c)

The five physical layers of the earth from outside to in are inner core, outer core, athenosphere, lithosphere,mesosphere

d)

The five physical layers of the earth from outside to in are lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, inner core, outer core

17.

The mantle is located between the ? and ? and is approximately 1800 miles thick.

a)

Crust, outer layer

b)

Crust, inner layer

c)

Core, outer layer

d)

Crust, core

18.

The core layer makes up about ? of earth's mass.

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/5

19.

The main composition of the ? is iron and nickel.

a)

Inner layer

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Core

20.

The ? is liquid while the ? is solid.

a)

Outer core, inner core

b)

Outer core, mantle

c)

Inner Core, outer core

d)

Mantle, inner core

21.

The ? in the inner core is under so much pressure that it doesn't melt and it stays a solid.

a)

Lithium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Iron

d)

Calcium

22.

The earth's crust can be divided into ? major tectonic plates.

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

23.

What is the idea that the continents were once connected to form a single large land mass, which over time broke up and slowly moved great distances.

a)

Continental divide

b)

Continental drift

c)

Tectonic plates

d)

Tectonic drift

24.

What is the global supercontinent which formed in the Paleozoic era?The process started about 450 million years ago and was completed by 210 Mya.

a)

Panama

b)

Panamera

c)

Pangea

d)

Panera

25.

A ? is an explanation of why something happens based on years of testing and observation.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Guess

c)

Theory

d)

Fact

26.

The two continents that have the most obvious fit of the coastlines are ?

a)

Africa and South America

b)

Africa and Asia

c)

Asia and Australia

d)

Africa and Australia

27.

What two things listed below were helpful because you could put them next to each other and if they aligned the continents were together.

a)

Fossil symbols

b)

Shorelines

c)

Mountain Belts

d)

Rocky coastlines

28.

The fossil that occurs on the most land mass is the glossopteris plant and they appear in five different continents.

a)

Glossopteris Plant

b)

T-Rex

c)

Brontosaurus

d)

Taradactyl

29.

Rocks on earth are constantly changing. Most rocks today are only ? years old.

a)

25 million

b)

50 million

c)

100 million

d)

200 million

30.

These rocks form when magma or lava cools down.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

31.

There are two types of igneous rocks: ? igneous rocks form when magma cools slowly inside the earth. ? igneous rocks form when lava cools quickly on the surface.

a)

Extrusive, intrusive

b)

Exclusive, inclusive

c)

Inclusive, exclusive

d)

Intrusive, extrusive

32.

These rocks are formed by sediment that are deposited over time.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

33.

Sedimentary rocks form layers called ?

a)

Sediment

b)

Strata

c)

Stripes

34.

These rocks are changed in physical or chemical form from older rocks.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

35.

Examples of ? rock are marble and quartzite.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous