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An overview of the Earth for 5th grade
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The circle of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean is called the...
Ring of Fire
Ring of Volcanoes
Magma Zone
Hot Spot
2
The dry area of a mountain on the leeward side is called the
rain shadow
dry side
the desert
windward side
3
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Lava is below Earth's surface and magma is above
Magma is below Earth's surface and lava is above the surface
4
Millions of years ago all of the continents were part of one large supercontinent called...
Pangea
Magmite
America
Fractage
5
Slipping at fault lines causes...
lake formation
earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
mountain growth
6
Locations where plates collide are called...
divergent boundaries
separate boundaries
collision boundaries
convergent boundaries
7
The crust is the...
the innermost part of the earth
thin layer of rock surrounding the mantel
a layer of molten rock
the hottest layer of the earth
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How are cinder-cone volcanoes formed?
layers of ash and cinders are built in between hardened lava
thick lava is thrown into the air and falls into chunks
thin lava is spread out over a large area
9
The boundaries of tectonic plates where movement occurs is called a(n)...
fault
earthquake line
plate boundary
crust
10
A sea breeze occurs when...
cool air from water blows under warm air over land
warm air from water blows over cool air over land
cool air from land blows over warm air from the water
11
What causes movement of the ocean floor?
magma pushed through the mantle
human impact
deep ocean waves
the force of gravity
12
Which surface changes temperature faster?
Water
Land
13
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is general, climate is for a specific time & place
weather describes precipitation, climate showes temperature
weather is more severe than climate
weather occurs at a specific time & place, climate is genral
14
The side of the mountain that receives precipitation after water vapor condenses is called the
leeward side
windward side
wet side
back side
15
Sea floor spreading is an example of
convergent plates
sliding plates
folding plates
divergent plates
16
One example of an island chain is...
the Hawaiian Islands
the Smokey Mountains
the lakes in Kentucky
the peninsula of Florida
17
What type of volcano is built by thinner fluid lava that spreads over a large area?
Active volcano
Cinder-cone volcano
Shield volcano
Composite cone volcano
18
Fault-block mountains are made by
volcanic eruptions
large tilted blocks slide back and forth
divergent plates
large tilted blocks of rock push against each other
19
The theory of continental drift states that
The ocean pushed the continents farther apart over time
New continents grew out of rock under the ocean
Earth's continents were once joined together like a puzzle
Continents quickly floated apart from each other
20
The central part of the Earth is called the
core
mantle
crust
continent
21
Mountains made of rock that has been folded together by compression are called...
compressed mountains
fault-block mountains
rocky mountains
folded mountains
22
Locations where plates slide past each other are called...
divergent boundary
transform boundary
collision boundary
convergent boundary
23
The ______________ of an earthquake is the place where the slipping of tectonic plates begins.
crust
epicenter
focus
fault line
24
The thick layer of solid rock that lies around the core is called the...
core
equator
mantle
crust
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Hot melted rock that causes sea floor spreading and continental drift is called...
magma
lava
lithosphere
underwater volcanoes
