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9th grade Earth Science Unit
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1
The process that is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates is called:
Convection
Convergence
Combustion
Conduction
2
Which letter represents the oldest age of the oceanic crust?
B
C
A
3
What piece of evidence was discovered in the WWII era that allowed the continental drift theory to be widely accepted?
Volcanoes were discovered along the edges of plates.
The discovery of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge
Mountains were discovered along the edges of plates.
4
Which type of boundary is most likely to form volcanoes and trenches?
Continental Oceanic Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Continental Continental Convergent
5
When the more dense oceanic crust moves underneath the continental crust, this process is known as:
Burial
Subtraction
Subduction
Addition
6
A clear example of convection is seen in:
Boiling water
Meteor showers
Rocks falling
An athlete running
7
Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence that Alfred Wegner collected to support the Continental Drift Theory?
Similar fossils of land animals on different continents.
Similar geologic features along the coastlines of continents.
Similar atmospheric gasses on each continent.
The continents look as though they fit together like a puzzle.
8
A clear example of convection is seen in:
Rocks breaking apart into sediment
Sediments compressed together to form rocks
Fossils being embedded in rocks
Boiling water
9
Which of the following processes is most likely to form an igneous rock?
Weathering and Erosion
Melting, Cooling, and hardening of magma or lava.
Heat and Pressure
Compacting and Cementation
10
Which of the following processes is most likely to form a metamorphic rock?
Weathering and Erosion
Compacting and Cementation
Melting and Cooling
Heat and Pressure
11
Which of the following processes is required to form a sedimentary rock?
Heat and Pressure
Compaction and Cementation
Melting and Cooling
Crystillization
12
Which type of boundary is most likely to form earthquakes?
Continental Continental Convergent
Continental Oceanic Convergent
Transform
Divergent
13
Which type of boundary is most likely to form large mountain ranges?
Continental Continental Convergent
Continental Oceanic Convergent
Transform
Divergent