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Ch 4 Science: Earth's Dynamic Surface
Ch 4 Science: Earth's Dynamic Surface
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1
In which state is the San Andreas fault located?
Texas
Maine
Arkansas
California
2
A crack in the Earth's crust is called a:
seam
fault
3
The New Madrid Fault line goes through 5 different states.
True
False
4
What causes Earth's plates to move?
lava
convection
waves
wind
5
Which item causes changes to the Earth's surface?
wind
ice
all of the above
water
6
The Hawaiin Islands formed from volcanoes.
True
False
7
Which one can cause chemical weathering?
rust
plant roots
8
Finish the theory of plate tectonics.....The earth's crust is broken into pieces that
look like puzzle pieces.
stay in place.
move with respect to eachother.
blow up daily.
9
True or False....The Atlantic Ocean is growing wider each year.
False
True
10
Mountain ranges form at which type of boundary?
transform
convergent
divergent
11
Which phrase describes deposition?
laying down of material
moving of material
12
True or False...The Earth's plates are still moving today.
False
True
13
Lava is the molten rock BELOW Earth's surface?
True
False
14
Which type of boundary is the San Andreas fault line?
It isn't a type of boundary
convergent
transform
divergent
15
Which term describes the main cause of mass wasting?
wind
gravity
weather
16
Which kind of weathering does NOT change the composition of a rock.
physical
chemical
17
Which kind of plate boundary is causing Mt. Everest to grow taller each year?
transfom
divergent
convergent
18
Which movement causes volcanoes to form?
convection
subduction
lava
19
Which fault line runs through Arkansas?
San Andreas fault line
Ozark fault line
New Madrid fault line
20
Which type of boundary describes plates moving apart?
divergent
avoidance
transform
convergent