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Earth Science Unit Test
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1
What is formed when one oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
mid-ocean ridge
tall mountains
volcanoes and trenches
new oceanic crust
2
What type of boundary forms when two plates collide?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
3
What type of waves do earthquakes release?
Seismic
Visible Light
Gamma
Radio
4
What is the lithosphere?
the upper part of the mantle
large, flat stones sitting on top of malleable magma
one giant piece of the crust
rigid plates that are made of the crust and upper mantle
5
What type of boundary forms when two plates move farther apart?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
6
How do we know the outer core is liquid?
Changes in seismic wave speed
Absence of s-waves
Satellite technology
Seismic shadows
7
How should the arrows pointing to Sedimentary Rocks be labelled?
all of these
compaction / cementation
melting / cooling / hardening
heat and pressure
8
In which layer of the Earth does convection currents occur?
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Ionosphere
Lithosphere
9
Most earthquakes and volcanoes are found...
on the interior of plates
randomly with no pattern
at moving plate boundaries
10
What type of boundary forms when two plates slide past each other?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
11
Which layer of the Earth's surface behaves like melted plastic?
Core
Crust
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
12
What type of boundary can form tall continental mountains?
divergent
transform
subduction
convergent
13
What type of boundary will occur at the trench?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
All of the above
14
Which is an explanation for the distribution of similar fossils on different continents?
Tectonic plates used to be closer together but drifted apart
Animals used to travel differently
Every animal now exists in every location
Glaciers moved animals from one location to another
15
Which describes s-waves?
faster and move up and down
slower and move up and down
slower and move side to side
faster and move side to side
16
Which layer of the earth is broken into moving tectonic plates?
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
17
Where are metamorphic rocks formed?
Near volcanoes
Deep inside the Earth
Earth's surface near mountains and water
18
What type of rock forms when magma slowly cools?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
19
Which seismic wave is fastest and move back and forth through both solids and liquids?
s-waves
surface waves
p-waves
20
Which is the evidence that the Earth has 4 layers?
Absence of 2-waves
Seismic shadows
Changes in seismic wave speed
Satellite technology
21
What is the force behind plate tectonics theory?
The movement of the planets
Gravity slab pull
Convection Currents
The Sun's gravity
22
Which is a reason for the uneven distribution of natural resources?
Different rock processes
Plate tectonic movement
All of the above
Different geologic processes
23
What tool detects seismic waves?
Seismographs
Spring Scale
Gramaphone
Triple Beam Balance
24
Where are igneous rocks formed?
Near volcanoes
Earth's surface near mountains and water
Deep inside the Earth
25
Where are sedimentary rocks formed
Deep inside the Earth
Earth's surface near mountains and water
Near volcanoes
26
What is the rate of tectonic plate movement?
miles per year
miles per day
centimeters per year
centimeters per day
27
What occurs at transform boundaries?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Sea-floor spreading
Subduction
28
Which boundaries usually form volcanoes?
convergent and transform
All boundaries form volcanoes
divergent and transform
convergent and divergent
29
Groundwater requires soil that is _________ and is stored underground in _________
permeable, wells
dense, wells
permeable, aquifers
dense, aquifers
30
What type of rock forms when magma cools quickly?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
31
At which type of boundary can sea-floor spreading occur?
Divergent
Convergent
Subduction
Transform
32
What type of boundary occurs at the ridge?
Divergent
Subduction
Transform
Convergent
33
Besides at plate boundaries, where else do volcanoes form?
asthenosphere
hot spots
faults
34
How should the arrows pointing to Metamorphic Rock be labeled?
compaction / cementation
melting / cooling / hardening
all of these
heat and pressure
35
Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
36
Which best describes faults?
They are only found at plate boundaries and they cause earthquakes
They are only found at plate boundaries and they cause volcanoes to form
They can be found anywhere and they cause volcanoes to form
They can be found anywhere and they cause earthquakes
37
How do we know the size of the outer core?
Size of the p-wave shadow zone on the same side of the Earth
Size of the p-wave shadow zone on the opposite side of the Earth
Size of the s-wave shadow zone on the opposite side of the Earth
Size of the s-wave shadow zone on the same side of the Earth
38
What does seafloor spreading make?
earthquakes
trenches
new oceanic crust
new continental crust
39
Which seismic wave arrives first and why?
S because it's the fastest
P because it's the strongest
S because it's the strongest
P because it's the fastest
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How should the arrow pointing to Igneous Rocks be labelled?
melting / cooling / hardening
heat and pressure
all of these
compaction / cementation
