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7C2 The Earth
7C2 The Earth
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#science #gildredge #ks3 #earth #structure
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1
A giant cloud of gas and dust in space is known as a...
Solar System
Star
Galaxy
Nebula
2
What type of weathering has caused this?
Freeze thaw
Water erosion
Wind erosion
Biological weathering
3
What type of rockolate is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
4
How can rocks be transported by rivers?
Rocks float along in the river
Water pushes along rocks and boulders
Large rocks are broken into smaller pieces by water
Rocks are weathered and fall into a river
5
Which of these is
not
part of process that forms sedimentary rocks
Heating
Transportation
Weathering
Burial
6
Which is
not
a reason why worms are important?
They help decomposition
They produce nutrient rich soil
Their burrows help aerate soil
Their burrows make space for roots to grow
7
What are the large sheets of rock floating atop the mantle known as?
Countries
Continents
Fault Lines
Tectonic plates
8
What is this hazard symbol?
Poisonous
Pirates
Toxic
Hazardous to health
9
Where would you expect to find sedimentary rock?
A
None of the above
B
C
10
Roughly how old is the Earth?
5 thousand years
5 trillion years
5 billion years
5 millions years
11
If the Yellowstone volcano erupted, which of these would not happen?
Most of humanity would die
The ash produced would turn block the Sun for years.
A volcanic winter would freeze most of the Earth
We'd all be buried in lava
12
What type of weathering is acid rain?
Chemical
Physical
Biological
13
What is humus?
Soil rich in minerals
A funny joke
A tasty food dip
Soil made of dead plant and animal matter
14
What is the missing label?
Magma Chamber
Main vent
Lava hole
Mantle
15
What is this hazard symbol?
Glass tubes
Irritant
Acid
Corrosive
16
Sedimentary rocks are formed by....
Inside an active volcano
Magma freezing solid
Sediments being compacted into new rocks
Rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure
17
What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
18
What type of rock could you find a fossil in?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Fossil rock
Sedimentary
19
Which of these is
not
part of the Earth's structure
Igneous Rock
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
20
Stars and planets form because ________ pulls them together
Air
Stars
Mass
Gravity
21
Fossils can tell us lots of information about
Evolution
How life began
The diet of extinct animals
How an animal died
22
Intrusive rocks have...
Small crystals because they cooled slowly
Large crystals because they cool slowly
Large crystals because they cooled quickly
Small crystals because they cooled quickly
23
Metamorphic rocks are formed by....
Sediments being compacted into new rocks
Rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure
Inside an active volcano
Magma freezing solid
24
Where would you expect to find igneous rock?
C
A
B
None of the above
25
What is this hazard symbol?
Oxidising Agent
Flammable
Head of fire
Toxic
26
Where would you expect to find metamorphic rock?
C
None of the above
B
A
27
What type of rock is this?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
28
What is the top layer of soil called?
Bedrock
Topsoil
Humus
Subsoil
29
What type of rockolate is this?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
30
Igneous rocks are formed by....
Magma freezing solid
Rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure
Sediments being compacted into new rocks
Inside an active volcano
