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1
Plate boundary that creates new ocean plate.
Strike-slip
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
2
Topaz will be scratched by fluorite.
False
True
3
Which is not a major layer of the Earth?
Core
Crust
Mantle
Mesosphere
4
The more gas in a volcanic eruption the...
weaker the eruption.
doesn't matter, it's going to erupt anyways.
greater the eruption.
5
Which is more dense?
Continental
Oceanic
6
Theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere move about slowly on top of the asthenosphere
Plate Tectonic
Pangaea
Continental Drift
Sea-floor spreading
7
Volcanoes that erupt quietly have what type of magma?
hot, high-silica magma
high-silica magma
low temperature magma
very hot, low-silica magma
8
Greatest supply of fresh water on Earth is found in
glaciers
the oceans
the atmosphere
rivers and lakes
9
What is a solid combination of minerals or mineral materials?
Crystal
Rock
Mineral
Soil
10
Subduction produces these
Mountains
Trenches
Hot Spots
New-Ocean Crust
11
The greatest damage during an earthquake is caused by this type of wave
S
Longitudinal
Surface
P
12
Composite volcanoes are produced by
explosive eruptions of lava and ash
explosive eruptions of ash and cinders
quiet eruptions of lava
quiet eruptions that alternate with explosive eruptions
13
What energy source powers the water cycle?
Sunlight
Evaporation
Gravity
Wind
14
Minerals must be all of the following except,
Organic
Inorganic
characteristic chemical composition
naturally occurring
15
Apatite will scratch talc.
False
True
16
What is the study of Earth's composition, structure, and history is called
geology
seismology
physics
chemistry
17
The most important factor influencing the ability of a stream to erode?
Speed
Salinity
Depth
Volume of flow
18
Mineral that gives off visible light when held under an ultraviolet light.
Iceland Spar
Quartz
Calcite
Fluorite
19
The outer core is made up of metal in this state
solid
liquid
plasma
gas
20
Geologists have inferred that Earth's outer core is liquid because
P waves cannot pass through the outer core
S waves speed up in the outer core
S waves cannot pass through the outer core
S waves are bent as they travel through the outer core
21
Type of rock that forms when magma cool.
Clastic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
22
Which is NOT a type of erosion?
Frost wedging
abrasion
Wind
deposition
23
What is the name of the location within Earth where an earthquake begins?
Core
Focus
Epicenter
Fold
24
Which is not a sedimentary rock?
Clastic
Extrusive
Organic
Chemical
25
Which wave travels the fastest during an earthquake?
Surface Waves
Secondary Waves
Primary Waves
Transverse Waves
26
Steep-sided volcano formed entirely of ash and cinders is a
hot spot
cinder cone
composite volcano
shield volcano
27
Rocks that grow when magma cools underground.
Extrusive Igneous
Chemical Rock
Intrusive Igneous
Organic Rock
28
Way in which a mineral's surface reflects light.
Streak
Color
Hardness
Luster
29
Formed when rock has been changed by temperature, pressure or both?
Granite
Breccia
Gneiss
Shale
30
Which is not a type of rock?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Magma
