Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
is the name of the layer of the Earth that is sometimes compared to the peeling of an
orange? a. | inner
core | c. | mantle | b. | outer core | d. | crust | | | | |
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Which
of the four layers of the Earth is the thinnest layer? a. | mantle | c. | inner
core | b. | crust | d. | outer
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Which
layer of the Earth is solid and made of nickle and iron? a. | inner
core | c. | mantle | b. | outer core | d. | crust | | | | |
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Which
layer of the Earth is considered to be like putty? a. | outer
core | c. | mantle | b. | inner core | d. | crust | | | | |
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Which
of these terms is the crust found in? a. | troposphere | c. | hydrosphere | b. | mesosphere | d. | lithosphere | | | | |
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What
landform does this picture represent? a. | glacier | c. | delta | b. | mountains | d. | canyon | | | | |
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What
landform does this picture represent? a. | mountain | c. | canyon | b. | valley | d. | glacier | | | | |
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What
landform does this picture represent? a. | delta | c. | canyon | b. | cave | d. | mountain | | | | |
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What
landform does this picture represent? a. | delta | c. | canyon | b. | cave | d. | valley | | | | |
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What
landform does this picture represent? a. | delta | c. | sea arch | b. | mountain | d. | valley | | | | |
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Which
of the landforms pictured in the questions above forms at the mouth of a river? a. | canyon | c. | delta | b. | valley | d. | sea arch | | | | |
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Which
of the landforms pictured in the questions above consist of miles and miles of ice and
snow? a. | sea
arch | c. | mountain | b. | glacier | d. | cave | | | | |
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A
force that breaks rock down into smaller rocks is called: a. | weathering | c. | volcano | b. | erosion | d. | lava | | | | |
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Which
of these terms describes the force that carries rocks from on place to another? a. | lava | c. | erosion | b. | magma | d. | weathering | | | | |
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Sedimentary rocks are primarily made of what material? a. | diamonds | c. | granite | b. | sand | d. | rocks | | | | |
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Igneous rock is formed from which of the following materials? a. | sand | c. | lava | b. | fossils | d. | diamonds | | | | |
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Which
of these rocks would you think of if you hear the word “change”? a. | igneous | c. | sedimentary | b. | metamorphic | d. | lava | | | | |
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Which
of these rock types comes from the eruption of a volcano? a. | metamorphic | c. | sandstone | b. | sedimentary | d. | igneous | | | | |
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Rocks
that change from one type of rock to another are considered: a. | metamorphic
rocks | c. | sedimentary
rocks | b. | igneous rocks | d. | sandstone rocks | | | | |
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Which
of these types of rocks forms in layers similar to the layers of a cake? a. | igneous
rocks | c. | sedimentary
rocks | b. | metamorphic rocks | d. | none of these | | | | |
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If
you were looking for fossils of plants or animals, which on these types of rock would you find
them? a. | sedimentary
rock | c. | metamorphic
rock | b. | igneous
rock | d. | hard
rock | | | | |
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