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Earth Science EOY Review 2 Plate Tectonics and Weathering
Earth Science EOY Review 2 Plate Tectonics and Weathering
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Earth Science EOY review including Plate Tectonics and Weathering
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1
What are plate tectonics?
theory that pieces of lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
theory that the mantle pieces are moving on the surface of Earth
theory that only explains divergent boundaries
theory that only explains how mountains are formed.
2
What type of stress force is shown below?
none of these answers is correct
tension
compression
shearing
3
What type of stress force is shown below?
shearing
none of these are correct
tension
compression
4
What ocean floor feature occurs at X?
mid-ocean ridge
trench
abyssal plains
volcano
5
Which of the following describes a transform boundary?
where two plates slip past each other moving opposite directions
where two plates move toward each other
where two plates move away from each other
none of these answers is correct
6
What is sea-floor spreading?
none of these answers are correct
At the mid-ocean ridge, magma rises and adds new crust to the sea floor
At a transform boundary, the magma comes up to make new crust.
At a convergent boundary, magma is forced up where one plate subducts
7
What is the feature represented by Y?
trench
volcano
mid-ocean ridge
abyssal plain
8
Which is the focus?
B
the fault
none of these answers is correct
A
9
Where does subduction take place?
at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates
at deep ocean trenches
at the convergent boundary of an oceanic and continental plate
at a divergent boundary of an oceanic and continental plate
10
In the image, the epicenter is located at point B.
False
True
11
Which of the following is a type of plate boundary?
colliding
convergent
divergent
transform
12
Which of the following describes a convergent boundary?
none of these answers is correct
two plates move toward each other
two plates slip past each other
two plates move apart
13
What is erosion?
breaking down of parts of a rock or other mineral
movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity
14
What is the Ring of Fire?
none of these answers is correct
Area that is earthquake prone in the Atlantic Ocean
major belt of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean
major belt of volcanoes that rim the Atlantic Ocean
15
What was Alfred Wegner’s hypothesis?
That all volcanoes will erupt at the same time
All continents had once been a single landmass then drifted apart
All continents started apart then joined together
If continents move together, then chaos would occur.
16
Mechanical weathering is the type in which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces
True
False
17
Which of the following describes a divergent boundary?
two plates move toward each other
two plates move apart
two plates slip past each other
none of these answers is correct
18
Which type of plate boundary is shown in the image below?
transform
convergent
all of the above are correct
divergent
19
Which type of stress force is shown below?
none of these answers is correct
tension
shearing
compression
20
What type of plate boundary is represented by plates A and B?
divergent
transform
convergent
both convergent and divergent
21
Which of the following describes a reverse fault?
fault @ angle where hanging wall slips down and footwall slips up
none of the answers is correct
fault @ angle where hanging wall moves up and footwall moves down
fault where rocks push past each other causing earthquakes
22
Where do convection currents occur that cause plate tectonics?
in the lower part of the mantle
in the asthenosphere
in the outer core
in the upper part of the mantle
23
Topsoil is found in horizon A.
True
False
24
Which of the two cores is a solid and why?
inner core due to the intense pressure
the outer core due to the composition of it
the outer core due to intense pressure
inner core due to the composition of it
25
What is the decayed organic material in soil called?
deposition
humus
bedrock
eroded material
26
What evidence did Wegner use to support his hypothesis?
Landforms-coal fields in Europe match those found in North America
Fossils Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus found in places separated by oceans
Landforms-Mountain ranges in South Africa Line up with those in Argentina
Climate-Tropical plants found on now polar continents
27
Which of these is a type of volcano?
mountaintop
composite
shield
cinder cone
28
Which of the following describes a normal fault?
none of these answers is correct
fault where rocks slide parallel past each other.
fault @ an angle with a hanging wall that slips down and footwall slips up
fault @ angle where hanging wall slips up and footwall moves down
29
Strike-Slip fault has rocks that push past each other on either side of the fault producing earthquakes
True
False
30
What is subduction?
none of these answers are correct
Where part of the ocean floor to sink back into the mantle
The place where subways exist in New York
Where volcanoes sink into the ocean
31
How does soil formation begin?
leaf litter
erosion of bedrock
deposition of eroded material
meteorites
32
What is the relationship between the age of crust and sea-floor spreading?
The magma spreads out, pushing older rock to both sides of the ridge.
At the mid-ocean ridge, magma rises from the mantle and erupts continually
There is no relationship between the age of the crust and sea-floor spread.
none of these answers are correct
33
What describes a P wave?
wave that arrives first
wave moves by compressing and expanding; travels through solids & liquids
wave that arrives second
wave that moves up and down and side to side; only travels through solids
34
What is the evidence of sea-floor spreading?
Magnetic stripes
Drilling samples
Molten material
Volcanoes
35
Which two factors determine the rate of weathering?
daily weather and humidity
type of rock and climate
climate and longitude
type of rock and latitude
36
What type of boundary is represented by plates B and C?
both divergent and convergent
divergent
transform
convergent
37
What process is happening at letter Z?
abyssal plain formation
subduction
mountain building
guyot formation
38
What describes an S wave?
wave moves by compressing and expanding; travels through solids and liquids
wave that moves up and down and side to side; travels only through solids
wave that arrives second
wave that arrives first
39
The process in which sediment is laid down in a new location is called erosion.
True
False
