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WorksheetsQUIZ: Earth's Layers, Spheres, and Rocks
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
2 PLANTS reduce SOIL erosion by protecting the land from weather are interactions between the...
a)
A) hydrosphere and geosphere
b)
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
c)
C) atmosphere and geosphere
d)
D) geosphere and biosphere
2.
3. Chemically and physically BREAKING DOWN rocks is called
a)
Cooling
b)
Weathering and Erosion
c)
Heat and Pressure
3.
4. How sediments become SEDIMENTARY rocks
a)
Cooling
b)
Compaction and Cementation
c)
Heat and Pressure
4.
5. After MELTING and turning into magma. Magma must do this to become an igneous rock
a)
Cooling
b)
Compaction and Cementation
c)
Heat and Pressure
5.
6. Rocks with bands of minerals that have been HEATED and squeezed (PRESSURE) into parallel lines
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igenous
6.
7. Rocks made of bits and pieces (SEDIMENTS) of other rocks
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
7.
8. Sandstone is made of sediments that have been COMPACTED and CEMENTED together, this is what type of rock:
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
8.
9. Magma turns in ______________________when it leaves a volcano.
a)
Dust
b)
Ice
c)
Lava
9.
10. This rock is found near a volcano
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
10.
11. The THINNEST layer of the Earth and part of the lithosphere
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
11.
12. The MOST DENSE solid layer of the Earth
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
12.
13. Shifting winds cause major rainstorms, flooding streams, lakes, and rivers are interactions between the...
a)
A) hydrosphere and geosphere
b)
B) atmosphere and geosphere
c)
C) geosphere and biosphere
d)
D) atmosphere and hydrosphere
13.
14. Flooding moves soil and rock to new places are interactions between the...
a)
A) hydrosphere and geosphere
b)
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
c)
C) hydrosphere and biosphere
d)
D) geosphere and biosphere
14.
15. What increases as the depth increases inside the Earth?
a)
Space and time
b)
Temperature pressure and density
c)
Ice and gases
15.
16. Which layer is solid iron?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
16.
17. Which layer is liquid metal?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
17.
18. Which parts make up the crust?
a)
Inner and outer core
b)
Outer core and lower mantle
c)
Oceanic and Continental Crust
d)
Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
18.
19. Which layer is the hottest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
19.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
20.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
21.
This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Boring Rock
22.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
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