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Get ready for CRCT SQUIDS
for 2008/09 school year!
NO SENTENCES FOR THIS WEEK OF Oct. 6 - Oct. 10
Monday Sept.29,08
1.The relatively soft layer of the upper mantle is the:
A.asthenosphere
B.lithosphere
C.inner core
D.outer core
Tuesday Sept.30,08
2.The transfer of heat by the direct contact of particles of matter is:
A.pressure
B.radiation
C.conduction
D.convection
Wednesday Oct.1,08
3.Subduction of hte ocean floor takes place at:
A.the lower mantle
B.mid-ocean ridges
C.rift valleys
D.trenches
Thursday Oct.2,08
4.The process that powers plate tectonics is:
A.radiation
B.convection
C.conduction
D.subduction
Firday Oct.3,08
5.Two plates collide with each other at:
A.a divergent boundary
B.a convergent boundary
C.the boundary between the mantle and the crust
D.a transform boundary
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Monday Sept.22,08
1.What is the difference between foliated and nonfoliated metamorphic rock?
Tuesday, Sept.23
2. Explain how a metamorphic or a sedimentary rock gets folded.
Wednesday, Sept.24
3.Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?A.granite
B.sandstone
C.limestone
D.marble
Thursday, Sept.25
4. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface is called?A.lava
B.magma
C.sedimentary rock
D.igneous rock
Friday, Sept.26
5.Which type of rock is most likely to have fossils?A.sedimentary
B.igneous
C.metamorphic
D.magma
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Monday Sept. 15, 08
1. Which is the correct order of Earth’s layers?
A.inner core,outer core,mantle,crust
B.mantle,crust,outer core,inner core
C.crust,mantle,outer core,inner core
D.crust,mantle,inner core,outer core
Tuesday Sept.16,08
2.In Earth’s crust, what type of rock is found under the oceans?
A. only granite
B. only basalt
C. granite on top; basalt underneath
D. basalt on top; granite underneath
Wednesday Sept. 17,08
3.The thickest layer of the Earth is the:
A. crust
B. mantle
C. outer core
D. inner core
Thursday Sept. 18,08
4. The phases of the moon are produced because the moon:
A. orbits the sun
B. orbits the Earth
C. is smaller than Earth
D. the same size as Earth
Friday Sept.19,08
5. About how many hours of daylight would you expect in Atlanta, Georgia on
July 1?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16
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Information found in Chapter 2 of your science book
Monday Sept.8,08
1.You discover that a rock you are testing in lab formed 20 years ago. In
what group would this rock MOST LIKELY belong?
A.metamorphic
B.sedimentary
C.igneous
D.metamorphic or sedimentary
Tuesday Sept.9,08
2.Since Earth's crust lies on the mantle:
A.the curst should be more dense than the mantle
B.the crust should be less dense than the mantle
C.the density of the crust should be the same as the mantle
D.the density of the crust should be the same as that of the outer core
Wednesday Sept.10,08
3.Name the three major groups that geologists classify rocks:
A.igneous rock
B.sedimentary rock
C.metamorphic rock
D.all of the above
E.none of the above
Thursday Sept.11,08
4.Sedimentary rocks are formed through a series of 4 processes. Name these 4
processes.
Friday Sept.12,08
5.What are the names of the three major types of sedimentary rocks?
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Monday, Sept.1,08 NO SCHOOL - NO CRCT SQUID SENTENCE!
Tuesday Sept.2,08
2.Which of the following processes was responsible for producing the Grand
Canyon?
A.only weathering
B.only erosion
C.weathering and erosion
D.movement of a glacier
Wednesday Sept.3,08
3.The wearing away of ancient Egypt's Great Sphinx is an example of:
A.weathering
B.mechanical weathering only
C.erosion
D.deposition
Thursday Sept.4,08
4.A landslide is an example of erosion caused by:
A.wind
B.running water
C.the movement of a glacier
D.gravity
Friday Sept.5,08
5.How do scientists classify rocks?
A.according to their color
B.according to their texture
C.according to their composition
D.all of the above
E.none of the above
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Monday August 18,2008
1. A streak of light made by a space rock falling through Earth’s atmosphere
is called a?
A. comet
B. meteor
C. meteoroid
D. meteorite
Tuesday August 19, 2008
2.What does the geocentric theory state?
A. The sun is at the center of the solar system.
B. Earth is at the center of the solar system.
C. The universe began with a great explosion.
D. The earth revolves around a moon.
Wednesday August 20,2008
3. Which object is the largest?
A. Earth
B. the sun
C. the Milky Way Galaxy
D. a star
Thursday August 21,2008
4. Which happened MOST recently?
A.the formation of the universe
B.the formation of the solar system
C.the formation of the sun
D.the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy
Friday August 22,2008
5.The solar system is thought to be formed from which of the following
objects?
A. the universe
B. the Milky Way Galaxy
C. the sun
D. a nebula
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