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An #earthmovements quiz to study for 5th grade assessment
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1
What do you call one of the sheets of crust and upper mantle that cover the earth's surface?
volcano
seismograph
Pangea
plate
2
The main layers of Earth, from the center outward, are _____________.
core, mantle, crust
magma, core, crust
crust, oceans, continents
mantle, crust, plate
3
What do you call the remains of an organism that lived long ago, preserved in rock?
fault
focus
magma
fossil
4
The rock cycle is a model that describes _____________.
how the continents move to their present locations
how earthquake vibrations move through solid rock
how rocks form and change
how barrier islands protect coastlines
5
New crust forms where magma rises at mid-ocean ridges. This is known as _______________.
ocean-floor spreading
continental drift
mass movement
landforms
6
Mountains, valleys, and hills are examples of ____________.
landforms
magma chambers
plateaus
moraines
7
The term "Ring of Fire" refers to ________________.
the epicenter of an earthquake
a seismograph printout
volcanic and earthquake activity around the Pacific Rim
the round crater of an extinct volcano
8
Which is NOT a common location for earthquakes?
mid-ocean ridges
faults
polar regions
where plates meet
9
What do you call a huge land mass that existed about 200 million years ago?
volcano
Pangea
plate
vibration
10
What do you call an instrument for measuring the strength of an earthquake?
Pangea
plate
seismograph
vibration
11
Subduction occurs when __________.
magma chamber fills with molten rock
two plates collide and one slides under the other
fossils are buried beneath layers of sedimentary rock
a glacier cuts grooves in Earth's crust
12
Which force changes Earth's surface most slowly?
volcano
landslide
erosion
earthquake
13
What is a place in the earth where the energy of an earthquake is first released?
continent
magma
fault
focus
14
What do you call a crack in the earth's crust?
continent
fossil
focus
fault
15
Which site might be an ocean floor?
Site B = 28 km thick
Site A = 32 km thick
Site C = 8 km thick
Site D = 60 km thick
16
What do you call an opening in the earth's crust through which melted rock reaches the surface?
seismograph
volcano
Pangea
vibration
17
What do you call hot flowing rock below the earth's surface?
fossil
continent
magma
focus
18
Which site might be a mountain?
Site A = 32 km thick
Site D = 60 km thick
Site B = 28 km thick
Site C = 8 km thick
19
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller particles by ____________.
great heat and pressure deep inside Earth
cast fossils and trace fossils
plates rubbing against each other
wind, waves, water, temperature changes, and plants
20
Earth's plates are always moving because _______________.
convection currents in the mantle
Earth's rotation on its axis
glacial deposits
seismic waves in the core
21
What do you call one of the seven large land masses on Earth?
continent
magma
fossil
fault
22
What do you call rapid back and forth movement?
volcano
seismograph
plate
vibration
