WorksheetsCKLA Unit 5 Summative Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which definition best describes geology?
the study of geoboards
the study of relationships between living things and their environment
the study of the characteristics of Earth’s surface
the study of Earth, what it is made of, and how it changes over time
What evidence did early scientists use to support the theory that the continents were one supercontinent that broke apart? (Select all that apply.)
The coastlines of several continents look like they might fit together, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
Fossils found in the southeastern part of South America match those directly across the ocean in the
southern part of Africa.
Mountains quickly form on Earth’s surface after strong earthquakes and tsunamis.
A scientist witnessed a giant break the continents apart with his hands.
Which layer is described in the following sentence?
hot metal layer that is liquid and not solid
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
Which layer is described in the following sentence?
hot, desnse rock layer with a moving middle
section that is neither liquid nor solid
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
Which layer is described in the following sentence?
metal layer that is solid and may be as hot as the
sun’s surface
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
Which layer is described in the following sentence?
thin, rocky layer that is covered by land or water
and moves due to plate tectonics
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
Which word best completes the sentence?
Scientists measure seismic waves in order to determine the ______________of an earthquake and understand its intensity.
lava flow
epicenter
aftershock
size
What are two ways that tectonic plates move, changing Earth’s surface and causing earthquakes and tsunamis? (Select all that apply.)
Some plate are stacked in my cupboard.
Some plates pull apart at their boundaries.
Some plates change from a solid to a liquid.
Some plates slide past each other.
What happens under Earth’s surface that causes volcanoes, geysers, and hot springs to form at plate
boundaries or above hotspots?
Blocks of Earth’s crust move against each other and release energy.
Lava from Earth’s magma chamber cools quickly to form small islands.
Pressure and heat force magma to move upward through a crack in Earth’s surface.
Badgers and chipmunks scurry around so fast underground that it creates these features.
This description matches which type of volcano (extinct, dormant, active)?
has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to
erupt again.
(a)
This description matches which type of volcano (extinct, dormant, active)?
has not erupted for at least 10,000 years
(a)
This description matches which type of volcano (extinct, dormant, active)?
has not erupted in a long time but may erupt again
(a)
What is one way that the rock cycle causes changes in rock over time?
Erosion breaks igneous rocks into smaller pieces that become
sedimentary rocks due to pressure and time.
Weather changes and cementation change metamorphic rocks into
igneous rocks.
Rock music gets popular, then very few people, but then it gets popular again.
The light from sunshine and the shadows from clouds cause rocks to
change their shape and form over time.
Fill in the blank.
The Grand Canyon is an example of how ____________ breaks rocks into smaller pieces, and erosion moves these pieces to new locations.
caldera
lava
weathering
Mr. Zuiker
What happens to the seafloor when one tectonic plate slides under another?
An oceanic trench is formed.
The tectonic plate is safe at home.
Seafloor spreading occurs.
Hydrothermal vents are created.
Which sentence uses the word exert correctly?
Losing the game left me with an exert feeling.
The athlete had to exert all her strength to lift the heavy weights.
We can exert energy for the game by taking a long nap first.
I am an exert at Fortnite.
The students had to deposit their backpacks in the cafeteria before heading to the assembly.
What does the word deposit mean in that sentence?
leave behind in a particular spot
cause something to start or happen
move up and down over and over
put in the bank
Which sentence uses the word firsthand correctly?
The beautiful weather was firsthand for a picnic on the deserted beach.
Amara was disappointed and gave a firsthand look after losing the ballgame to her rival.
He shared his firsthand experience of living through a hurricane.
It was my firsthand and not my secondhand.
Scientists carefully studied the fault to predict future earthquakes.
What does the word fault mean in that sentence?
responsibility for wrongdoing
a crack in the Earth’s crust
not bumpy
a large area that is lower than the area around it
Water can change from one state to another, such as from liquid to gas when it boils.
What does the word state mean in that sentence?
smaller units of government that make up a country
how something looks when light shines on it
the condition of being a solid, liquid, or gas
Wisconsin or Minnesota
Which sentence uses the term subduction zone correctly?
Ocean trenches and volcanoes often form in a subduction zone where one tectonic plate slides beneath
another.
A subduction zone is where subs go to eat lunch.
Scientists measure the subduction zone waves that travel through the Earth from the source of an
earthquake.
A subduction zone forms when water drains down into openings in the ground above the magma chamber.
Which sentence uses the term continental drift correctly?
Syd does the continental drift in the movie Ice Age.
A great plume of magma rises from the continental drift and fills a chamber beneath Earth’s crust.
A continental drift is a mountain that forms over a crack in Earth’s crust where lava erupts.
Huge land masses very slowly move from one place to another through the process of continental drift.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
We saw a parade with colorful, balloons, floats, and clowns while visiting Austin, Texas.
We saw a parade with colorful balloons, floats, and clowns while visiting Austin, Texas.
we saw a parade with colorful balloons, floats, and clowns while visiting Austin, Texas
We saw a parade with colorful balloons, floats, and clowns while visiting Austin Texas.
Which word best completes the sentence?
The fire truck’s siren blared _________ as it passed by us.
silently
dully
brightly
loudly
Which sentence arranges the following words in the correct order?
brown sat wooden empty small chair the
The wooden, brown, small chair sat empty.
The brown, small, wooden chair sat empty.
The small, brown, wooden chair sat empty.
The chair brown, small, wooden sat empty.
Which word best completes the sentence?
The water ________ everywhere when the big pipe broke.
erupted
interrupted
derupted
disrupted
Which statement BEST explains the theory of tectonic plates?
Earth's plates move slowly over time.
Earth's plates have always been spread apart.
Earth's plates are moving closer together.
Earth's plates have never, ever moved.
Which of the following is NOT a result of plate tectonics?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Formation of mountains
Formation of the moon
