4th Grade Geology
Geology is the study of the rock on the earth’s surface and the changes that occur to the due to different factors. Having covers some of the effects of changes to this structure; take up the quiz to revise for the upcoming quiz in the next geology class. All the best!
- 1.
There are four layers of the earth. They include the crust, mantel, the Outer Core and what?
- A.
Surface
- B.
Ocean
- C.
Continents
- D.
Inner Core
Correct Answer
D. Inner Core -
- 2.
The instrument that scientist use to record tremors underground is called what?
- A.
Magnitude
- B.
Seismograph
- C.
Richter scale
- D.
Telephone
Correct Answer
B. Seismograph -
- 3.
True or false, magnitude is the strength of the earthquake.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
The richter scale is a chart that scientist use to meaure what?
- A.
A tsunami
- B.
An earthquake
- C.
An eruption
- D.
Continental drift
Correct Answer
B. An earthquake -
- 5.
Different pieces of the earth's crust that float on magma are called what?
- A.
Plates
- B.
Faults
- C.
Tsunamis
- D.
Earthquakes
Correct Answer
A. Plates -
- 6.
Earthquakes are caused by shifting what?
- A.
Sands
- B.
Seas
- C.
Plates
- D.
Soil
Correct Answer
C. Plates -
- 7.
The place where two different plates come together is called a what?
- A.
Earthquake
- B.
Plate
- C.
Tsumani
- D.
Fault
Correct Answer
D. Fault -
- 8.
A tsunami occurs where?
- A.
In a desert
- B.
In a farm field
- C.
In the ocean
- D.
In the mountains
Correct Answer
C. In the ocean -
- 9.
True or False, volcanos are formed when magma squeezes up from weak spots in the earth's crust?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
Once magma flows out of a volcano it is called what?
- A.
Snot
- B.
Lava
- C.
Water
- D.
Ooze
Correct Answer
B. Lava -
- 11.
If a volcano has not erupted for a while, and no one knows for sure whether it will ever erupt again it is called?
- A.
Active
- B.
Dormant
- C.
Extinct
Correct Answer
B. Dormant -
- 12.
Hot springs and geysers occur when water seeps down into cracks where magma is close to the earth's surface causing the water to boil and build up pressure. One of the most famous geysers located in Yellowstone National Park is called what?
- A.
Old Dog
- B.
Old Man
- C.
Old Faithful
- D.
Old Shoes
Correct Answer
C. Old Faithful -
- 13.
Back 300 million years ago geologist believed that the continents we know today were crowded together in one giant land mass. They have named that land mass what?
- A.
Continental Drift
- B.
Pangaea
- C.
North America
- D.
Europe
Correct Answer
B. Pangaea -
- 14.
True or False, continental drift occurs at a few miles a year?
- A.
True, that's why the plates are so far apart now.
- B.
False, it is a few inches each year.
Correct Answer
B. False, it is a few inches each year. -
- 15.
Mountains that are created by oozing magam is called what?
- A.
Dome shaped mountains
- B.
Folded Mountains
- C.
Fault Block Mountains
Correct Answer
A. Dome shaped mountains -
- 16.
Mountains created by crustal plate collision, much like what happens when you push a sheet together is called what?
- A.
Dome shaped mountains
- B.
Folded Mountains
- C.
Fault Block Mountains
Correct Answer
B. Folded Mountains -
- 17.
Mountains created on a fault where the rock is brittle and ridgid, such as in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is called what?
- A.
Dome shaped mountains
- B.
Folded Mountains
- C.
Fault Block Mountains
Correct Answer
C. Fault Block Mountains -
- 18.
Rocks are made from what?
- A.
Vitamins
- B.
Sand
- C.
Minerals
- D.
Dirt
Correct Answer
C. Minerals -
- 19.
Rocks, such as granite, pumice and glassy obsidian, are made from cooling magma or lava. What kind of rock is it?
- A.
Igneous
- B.
Sedimentary
- C.
Metamorphic
Correct Answer
A. Igneous -
- 20.
Rock, such as limestone and sandstone, is made when layer upon layer of sand and debris settle down together. Which kind of rock is it?
- A.
Igneous
- B.
Sedimentary
- C.
Metamorphic
Correct Answer
B. Sedimentary -
- 21.
Rock, such as marble and diamond, is made by changes to rocks exposed to extreme temperature or extreme pressure. What kind of rock is it?
- A.
Igneous
- B.
Sedimentary
- C.
Metamorphic
Correct Answer
C. Metamorphic -
- 22.
The process of breaking down a boulder to a rock to sand and then to dirt is called what?
- A.
Weathering
- B.
Evolution
- C.
Sliding
- D.
Breaking
Correct Answer
A. Weathering -
- 23.
There are two different types of weathering. They are what?
- A.
Waxing and Waining
- B.
Rising and Falling
- C.
Physical and Chemical
- D.
Winning and Losing
Correct Answer
C. Physical and Chemical -
- 24.
Rocks being tossed around in the ocean with sand is what type of weathering?
- A.
Physical Weathering
- B.
Chemical Weathering
Correct Answer
A. Physical Weathering -
- 25.
Weathering caused by natural occuring acids mixing with rain water is called what?
- A.
Physical Weathering
- B.
Chemical Weathering
Correct Answer
B. Chemical Weathering -
- 26.
Erosion, which is the process of breaking something down, happens due to the force of gravity. True or False, the following things are all involved in this process. Water, wind, glacers, soil and rocks.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 27.
10,000 years ago our planet emerged from the what Age? Hint, when the earth was covered with Ice.
- A.
Sun Age
- B.
Moon Age
- C.
Earth Age
- D.
Ice Age
Correct Answer
D. Ice Age -
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