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Unit 4 - Earth Systems Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process of matter changing from a liquid to a gas?

a)

Crystallization

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

2.

What is the process of matter changing from a gas to a liquid?

a)

Crystallization

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

3.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
4.

What is the process of water flowing under the Earth's surface?

a)

Groundwater flow

b)

Precipitation

c)

Water collection

d)

Cloud formation

5.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
6.

What is strata?

a)

A naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials.

b)

A solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and the same properties.

c)

  • Layers of sedimentary rock.


d)

Molten rock within Earth.

7.
Scientists use ______ to help figure out geologic time.
a)
earthquakes
b)
plate tectonics
c)
rock layers
d)
erosion
8.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
9.

Which of the following is driven by energy from the sun?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Groundwater flow

d)

Water collection

10.

What is the process of water falling out of the atmosphere?

a)

Groundwater flow

b)

Precipitation

c)

Water collection

d)

Cloud formation

11.

Which process occurs to create sediments?

a)

compacting and cementing

b)

melting

c)

heat and pressure

d)

weathering and erosion

12.
Natural resources are distributed ____across the Earth.
a)
safely
b)
easily
c)
unequally
d)
underground
13.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
14.

Which of the following is driven by gravity?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Crystallization

15.
When sediment is moved around by wind or water it is called ________.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
relative
d)
fossils
16.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Things that humans use that come from the Earth are called ________.
a)
pollutants
b)
natural resouces
c)
ecosystems
d)
sunlight
18.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
19.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
20.
Sunlight, wind, and water are considered ____resources.
a)
renewable
b)
fossil
c)
nonrenewable
d)
nonliving

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