BE a Global Explorer 7th Grade

Bimester 4

Name Date

Choose the correct answer A, B or C to complete the statements.

1 The
e is the outermost of the Earth’s layers.

a) mantle b) crust c) tectonic plates

2 The Earth’s crust is cracked into several pieces called

d .

a) mantle b) crust c) tectonic plates

3 is the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core extending from approximately
10-35 km to 2900 km below the Earth’s surface.

a) Mantle b) Crust c) Tectonic plates

4 Together, the crust, the mantle make up a layer called the

e .

a) athenosphere b) lithosphere c) atmosphere

5 is a soft, partially molten layer in the Earth’s upper mantle beneath the lithosphere.

a) Athenosphere b) Stratosphere c) Atmosphere

6 is a type of intrusive igneous rock characterized by its coarse crystal size and mineral
composition (quartz, feldspar, and iron- magnesium silicates).

a) Nickel b) Basalt c) Granite

7 is the most common extrusive igneous rock on Earth.

a) Nickel b) Basalt c) Granite

8 is the theoretical balance of all large portions of the Earth’s crust as though they were
floating on a denser underlying layer.

a) Isostatic b) Ecstatic c) Hyperstatic

9 is any material composed of minerals, rock fragments, or the remains or products of

plants and animals that has been eroded from and deposited on the Earth’s surface by the action
of wind and water.

a) Silt b) Basalt c) Sediment

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0 is a hard, very fine-grained metamorphic rock with a distinct fissility or plate-like
character. It typically forms from shale.

a) Mantle b) Magma c) Slate

11 Molten rock within the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that forms igneous rocks when cooled is
called
d .

a) sediment b) lava c) magma

12 Any process that loosens or dissolves and removes soil or rock material from any part of the
Earth’s surface is called
d .

a) erosion b) weathering c) explosion

13
3 is a type of rock that forms by the cooling and crystallization of magma either within
the Earth (intrusive) or at its surface (extrusive).

a) Igneous b) Fossil c) Sediment

14
4 are layers of sedimentary rock lying parallel to one another and arranged one on top of
another.

a) Plates b) Mantle c) Strata

15 Three major rock types combine in complex arrangements to make up the continents:: .

a) granite, basalt and sediment.

b) lime, marble and granite.
c) igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.

16
6 is the layer or layers of rock where the repository is located. It is any rock or strata that
surrounds something else.

a) Host rock b) Strata c) Mantle

17 The movement of water through rock depends on the

e of the rock, that is, the connected
pore spaces in the layers. So water may migrate to the nearest body of water, or, it may be
absorbed by the Earth for thousands of years.

a) density b) porosity c) permeability

18 Scientists who study the flow of water above and below the ground are known ass .

a) scuba divers b) oceanographers c) hydrologists

19
9 , a type of impermeable rock, are also important because they inhibit the movement of
water.

a) Aquamarines b) Aquitards c) Aquifers

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 20 Large amounts of water are held underground in the pore spaces and fractures off .

a) aquamarines b) aquitards c) aquifers

21 is a melting region in the Earth’s upper mantle that is persistent or lasts for tens of
millions of years.

a) Crater b) Eruption c) Hot spot

22 The emission or ejection of volcanic materials caused by the sudden release of pressure through
an opening or vent in the Earth’s surface is called
d .

a) crater b) eruption c) hot spot

23 A is an opening at the Earth’s surface through which volcanic materials escape during
an eruption.

a) fault b) fissure c) vent

24 A is a large crack or planar break in the Earth’s crust.

a) fault b) fissure c) vent

25 A is a surface or narrow zone along which one side has moved relative to the other in
a direction parallel to the surface or zone.

a) fault b) fissure c) vent

26
6 are rocks formed when heat, pressure and/or a chemical changes the original rock.

a) Metamorphic b) Slate c) Magma

27 The trough or deepest part of a stream through which most of the water flows is called
d .

a) channel b) levee c) sediment

28 A large wave caused by a landslide, undersea earthquake, or volcanic eruption is called

d .

a) flood b) tornado c) tsunami

29
9 are unusually heavy overflows of water from streams, oceans, and other bodies of water
onto land areas that usually are not submerged.

a) Floods b) Storms c) Tsunamis

30 The periodic rise and fall of the ocean surface caused mainly by the gravitational attraction of the
sun and moon:: .

a) waves b) tide c) storm surge

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 31 A quickly rising tide that can cause extensive damage to coastal towns is called
d .

a) waves b) tide c) storm surge

32
2 is the area of land, above a specified point on a stream, that collects and drains all
surface water into that stream.

a) Flood plain b) Watershed c) Deposit

33 Any process by which minerals or rock materials are precipitated or laid down on the Earth’s
surface is known ass .

a) flood plain b) watershed c) deposit

34
4 is an area of low, flat ground (plain) on both sides of a stream that is subject to
frequent flooding.

a) Flood plain b) Watershed c) Deposit

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