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Year 7 Chapter 11 Worksheet

This document is a science worksheet for year 7 students containing 15 multiple choice questions about earth science topics like the movement of the Earth, structure of the Earth, types of rocks, weathering, soil composition, and plant roots. The worksheet provides space for students to show their work and be graded on accuracy, completeness, organization, and showing their work. Teachers can leave comments and assign grades from 1 to 5 based on the quality of the student's homework.

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Year 7 Chapter 11 Worksheet

This document is a science worksheet for year 7 students containing 15 multiple choice questions about earth science topics like the movement of the Earth, structure of the Earth, types of rocks, weathering, soil composition, and plant roots. The worksheet provides space for students to show their work and be graded on accuracy, completeness, organization, and showing their work. Teachers can leave comments and assign grades from 1 to 5 based on the quality of the student's homework.

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Subject : Science

Austin Heights Private and International School


Year Group : YEAR 7

WORKSHEET Worksheet No. : 1

Name : Class : 7A Week No. :

1. The Earth moves in an orbit around the Sun at 29 kilometres per second. How far does the Earth travel in an hour?

2. Why is the centre of the Earth hot?

3. How is the mantle different from the core?

4. How is the crust different from the mantle?

5. Why do you think igneous rocks are called fire rocks?

6. Compare the ways in which the different kinds of sedimentary rocks are formed.

7. What does ‘metamorphose’ mean?

8. What causes a rock to metamorphose?

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9. Are gemstones minerals? Explain your answer.

10. Can ice cause weathering on any kind of rock? Explain your answer.

11. As a pebble is carried down a long river what happens to its size? Explain your answer.

12. What kind of weathering would you expect to take place in a desert?

13. In which soil layers do you find plant roots?

14. Which layer has the least humus in it? Explain your answer.

15. A soil has 70% sand, 20% silt and 10% clay.
a. What kind of soil is it?

b. How do its proportions need to be changed to make it into a loam?

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