SCI Fry Smack-Down 5.7 and 5.6 Questions

The ____________ extends from the rise across nearly half of the ocean floor.

The least dense layer is the —

shallow area that gradually leaves the shore.

Isolated underwater mountains are known as ___________. Hint: They are formed from volcanoes.

What also most likely occurred as these rock layers moved along the fault?

Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?

________ produce much of Earth's oxygen and is the base of the ocean ecosystem.

The ____________ extends steeply down from the shelf to the rise. The edge of the continent

The top layers of soil are important because they —

Which picture would most likely be used as an example of human impact on Earth?

Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?

Which of these best describes the relationship between Earth’s layers?

Oceans cover about _____% of the surface of the Earth.

The true ocean floor, flat

Which of these can be mined from Earth and used as an energy source?

Which one of these rocks contains fossils of ocean animals?

Which of these observations most likely describes a sedimentary rock?

What is the correct sequence of erosion of the above rock surface?

Which sequence of letters best shows how the river has aged from youngest to oldest?

Which layer contains the oldest fossils?

The deepest places in the ocean are _______. They can be 8,000 - 10,000 meters deep.

Steep slope that is the edge of the continent

To learn about the temperature inside the Earth’s crust, scientists study —

Granite is a hard material and forms from cooling magma. Granite is a type of —

Which of these human activities most relies on high- quality soil?

Which surface feature is most likely caused by the movement of the Earth’s crustal plates?

When comparing fossil A to fossil B, which is most likely correct?

Which of these animals is most likely to form a fossil?

Geologists learn what organisms were like in the past by studying —

Which of these best represents the Earth’s structure?

Which of these best shows that the limestone was formed from ocean sediments?

Which one of the following events occurs in the formation of sedimentary rock?

The most common cause of earthquakes is —

Which of these is the best clue that layer A formed in an ocean?

Sand dunes in the desert are caused by erosion from —

What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?

Which of the following rock samples contains fossils?

Lava cools to form —

The _________ is the area nearest the continents and has the shallowest water.

Which of these often occur as the Earth’s crustal plates move?

The ________ ,formed from molten rock, winds its way through all of the world's major oceans.

More gradual hill made up with built up sendiments.

The presence of an animal fossil in a rock gives evidence of —

A river flowing through the area for many years caused ____________.

Which action can be used to prevent soil erosion?

Which part of a dinosaur is least likely to be found as a fossil?

Which causes rocks in a stream to be smooth?

The __________ curves down from the slope to the ocean floor.