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Unit 4 Earth System
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8th grade science earth systems quiz
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What happens to the plate that is subducted under the other plate?
crystallization
weathering
deformation
melting
2
Metamorphic rock takes heat and pressure to form. Where would you expect this to occur?
Deep underground
In a tidal pool
In the tundra
On a mountain top
3
Where are you likely to find oil and gas?
in a desert
buried in marine sediment
in the tundra
in volcanoes
4
Which layer of the Earth in the diagram below is the densest?
D
B
C
A
5
How would you model a tectonic plate's interaction with the mantel?
floating on top
stuck together
sliding across
buried under
6
What is the best evidence that two plates where once connected?
They are at the same longitude
They have the same fossils and rocks
They have similar languages
They have the same climate
7
What happens to the particles in the magma when heated by the core?
move faster and rise
move slower and rise
move slower and sink
move faster and sink
8
What layer of the Earth is layer A in the diagram below?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
9
Where would you expect to find a volcano?
Transform Fault Boundary
subduction zone
Fold Mountains
10
What drives plate tectonics?
Convection in the mantle
Evaporation in the atmosphere
Condensation in the core
Conduction in the crust
11
Which layer of the Earth in the diagram below is the least dense?
C
A
B
D
12
What type of rock would you find a fossil buried in?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
13
Where are you likely to find coal?
the location of an ancient taiga
the location of an ancient desert
the location of an ancient desert
the location of an ancient swamp
14
Metal ores are frequently formed with the cooling of magma. Where would you expect to find metal ores
In a desert
On a mountain
Near a volcano or geothermal area
On a beach
15
What is the heat source for convection in the mantle?
Core
Crust
Sun
Mantle
16
As a rock is weathered it changes colors, what type of weathering is likely occurring?
physical weathering
chemical weathering
17
The globes show the positions of the continents at 2 points in time The movement of the continents is best explained by
Law of Conservation of Mass
Newton's Second Law
Plate Tectonics
Global warming
18
What process drives the rock cycle?
Sedimentation
Melting
Convection in the magma
Crystallization
19
Which of the following best explains why the total amount of crust on Earth remains relatively the same?
Plate material is continually being both created and destroyed.
The continents always stay in the same place.
The continents are frequently flooded and then dry out.
Plate material is constantly melting
20
What layer of the Earth is layer D in the diagram below?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
21
The ring of fire in the pacific ocean is an area of active volcanoes and earthquakes because ....
The Pull of the Moon's Gravity
UV Radiation
the tilt of the Earth
Plate Boundaries with the Pacific Plate
22
What geological feature is formed at this type of plate boundary (choose all that apply)?
Volcano
Fold Mountain Chain
Island Arc
Ocean trench
23
What geological feature is formed at this type of plate boundary (choose all that apply)?
Fold Mountain Chain
Ocean trench
Island Arc
Volcanic mountain Chain
24
What layer of the Earth is layer C in the diagram below?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
25
Which plate boundary type occurs when two plate are pulling apart from each other?
convergent
divergent
transform fault
26
The San Andreas Fault is on a transform fault plate boundary in California. What likely caused the San Andreas Fault?
Volcano
Deformation
Earthquake
Weathering
27
Which plate boundary type occurs when two plates slides past one another?
Convergent
Transform Fault
Divergent
28
What type of plate boundary forms fold mountains like the Himalayas?
Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary
Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
Continental-Continental Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundary
29
What type of rock is formed from the solidification of magma?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
30
What layer of the Earth is layer B in the diagram below?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
31
What type of plate boundary forms new seafloor, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
Oceanic -Oceanic Convergent Boundary
Continental-Continental Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic Divergent Boundary
32
What is the difference between erosion and weathering?
erosion moves the sediment
erosion breaks down the rock
weathering melts the rock
weathering moves the sediment
33
What type of plate boundary forms new continental crust at rift valleys like the East African Rift Valley?
Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary
Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
Continental-Continental Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundary
34
Which plate boundary type occurs when two plates collide into one another.
Convergent
Transform Fault
Divergent
35
300 million years ago, coal was.......
A plant
A rock
water
Soil
