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Gaw: Earth Science Test
Gaw: Earth Science Test
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Review for the Earth Science Unit Test
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1
How should the arrow pointing to Igneous Rocks be labelled?
heat and pressure
weathering / erosion
melting / cooling / hardening
all of these
2
What causes sea floor spreading?
divergant boundaries
all of these
Transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
3
At which type of boundary can sea-floor spreading occur?
Transform
Subduction
Convergent
Divergent
4
What is the force behind plate tectonics theory?
The Sun's gravity
Gravity slab pull
Convection Currents
The movement of the planets
5
Which plate will subduct because it is more dense
it depends on the ocean
continental
it depends on the climate
oceanic
6
Which is a reason for the uneven distribution of natural resources?
Different geologic processes
Different rock processes
All of the above
Plate tectonic movement
7
Which layer is liquid?
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
8
Which is an explanation for the distribution of similar fossils and rocks 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
9
Earthquakes occur at:
only faults
plate boundaries & hot spots
only plate boundaries
plate boundaries & faults
10
What process occurs in the mantle and is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics?
Convection Current
Normal fault
Plate boundary
Divergent boundary
11
How should the arrows pointing to Sedimentary Rocks be labelled?
melting / cooling / hardening
all of these
compacting and cementing
heat and pressure
12
Which layer of the Earth's surface behaves like melted plastic and has convection currents?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core
Crust
13
What best describes how igneous rock forms?
Rocks are melted, then cooled
Rocks are deposited and cemented
Rocks are compacted
Rocks erode
14
If a P waves moves faster than an S wave, and it takes 1 minute for P wave to arrive, it should take:
The P wave is slower
The S wave faster than 1 minutes
The S wave slower than 1 minutes
They should arrive at the same time
15
Mid ocean ridges are underwater mountains that form at a _______ boundary.
transform
divergent
convergent
all of these
16
What type of boundary can form continental mountains?
convergent
divergent
transform
subduction
17
How should the arrows pointing to Metamorphic Rock be labeled?
heat and pressure
all of these
weathering / erosion
melting / cooling / hardening
18
The rigid layer of Earth that is made up of tectonic paltes
Asthenosphere
Core
Lithosphere
Plate
19
Which is the evidence that the Earth has 4 layers?
Seismic shadows
Absence of 2-waves
Changes in seismic wave speed
Satellite technology
20
New crust is formed by sea floor spreading at a ______boundary.
subduction
divergent
convergent
transform
21
What types of rocks can be changed by heat and pressure?
Only igneous
Only sedimentary
All rocks
Only metamorphic
22
What type of rock is most likely formed by rock that is melted then cools?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Sediments
23
What is formed at a convergent boundary when one oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
sea floor spreading
tall mountains
ocean trench
mid-ocean ridge
24
Aquifer
A layer of ground that collects water
A man-made well
Sand that is dry but underground
A pond or river
25
What occurs at transform boundaries?
Sea-floor spreading
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Subduction
26
How do we know the outer core is liquid?
Absence of s-waves
Seismic shadows
Changes in seismic wave speed
Satellite technology
27
What causes earthquakes?
Magnetic attraction between tectonic plates
Gravity from the core of the Earth
Friction between tectonic plates
Scientists have not yet determined
28
Tall mountain ranges on Earth's crust occur at ____boundaries
divergent
transform
convergent
all of these
29
The tectonic plates are brittle and can crack easily:
False
True
30
What type of boundary will occur at the trench?
Transform
Divergent
All of the above
convergent
31
What type of boundary occurs at the ridge?
Subduction
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
