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WorksheetsS2 Review part 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Why do impact craters on Earth appear less prominent compared to craters on the Moon?
Which mechanism most significantly reshapes coastal landscapes?
Tidal movements
Chemical weathering
Biological marine organisms
Underground water channels
How do temperature variations impact rock surface composition?
Accelerate mineral crystallization
Cause uniform surface hardening
Create differential expansion and contraction
Prevent surface modification
What primary geological process demonstrates plate tectonics?
Volcanic island formation
Mountain range development
Ocean floor spreading
River delta expansion
How do different planetary environments affect geological processes?
Uniform geological mechanisms across planets
Gravity's influence on surface transformations
Constant surface preservation
Identical erosional rates
Which type of plate boundary is found at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subduction
What is the primary force responsible for seafloor spreading?
Gravity
Earth Rotation
Mantle Convection Currents
Magnetic Reversals
Which of the following is a result of a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate?
Rift Valley
Mid-pcean ridge
Volcanic Arc
FaultLine
What feature is commonly associated with transform boundaries?
Volcanic Islands
Deep ocean trenches
Mountain ranges
Large Earthquake Faults
What evidence supports the theory of seafloor spreading?
Alternating magnetic polarity in oceanic crust
Older rocks being found closer to mid- ocean ridge
Continuous subduction of crust under continental plates
Lack of volcanic activity along mid ocean ridge
Which scientist’s work on convection currents helped explain how continents could move?
Alfred Wegener
Arthur Holmes
Marie Tharp
J. Tuzo Wilson
If two oceanic plates collide, what determines which one will subduct?
The plate with the most volcanic acitvity
The plate that is older and more dense
The plate with more earthquakes
the plate that is moving faster
Which of the following best describes the pattern of earthquake depth at a subduction zone?
Earthquakes occur at shallow depths only
Earthquakes occur at progressively deeper depths as the subducting plate moves down
Earthquakes occur randomly at different depths
Earthquakes occur only in the mantle
How does seafloor spreading contribute to the rock cycle?
It destroys crust, recycling it into the mantle
It stops sediment from accumulating in deep-sea trenches
It creates new crust, allowing old crust to be subducted and melts
It prevents the movement of tectonic plates
What is the timeline of Earth's History from its origin 4.6 billion years ago?
(a)
Scientists determine relative age of rock layers by analyzing the fossils within the layers
True
False
What does the fossil record show?
That all species have changed over time through evolution
That all species were created at the same time
That the Earth has remained unchanged for millions of years
That dinosaurs and humans coexist
What major event marked a sudden increase in biodiversity approximately 540 million years ago?
(a)
How did the first life form likely obtain energy?
Through photsynthesis
By consuming other organisms
By absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere
From hydrothermal vents
What is the theory of Evolution?
The concept that Earth is the center of the universe
The belief that species are created instantly and never change
The explanation that species change overtime due to natural selection
the idea that Earth's continents have always stayed int the same place
What is the theory of Biogenesis?
Life can spontaneously arise from non living matter under everyday conditions
All living organsims are made of cells
Living organisms can only arise from pre-existing living organisms
Life originally came to Earth from another planet via meteorites
What isotopes is most commonly used for dating ancient fossils?
(a)
What evidence supports the idea that Earth's atmosphere has changed over time?
The presence of fossilized plants and animals
Ice core samples showing past atmospheric conditions
The movement of tectonic plates
the fact that the moon has no atmosphere
Which of Earth's internal layers is liquid?
(a)
What is another name for the plastic mantle?
(a)
