Earth Science Summative 1 Review

Question 1

Which of the following data best helps scientists forecast when a volcano may erupt?

Accepted Answer

Higher concentration of volcano and earthquakes in a location.

Question 2

Features or characteristics of a model that are NOT realistic or similar to the real object it represents

Accepted Answer

Limitation

Question 3

The formation of new Oceanic crust pushing older ocean crust sideways

Accepted Answer

Seafloor Spreading

Question 4

The "C" in a CER stands for?

Accepted Answer

Claim

Question 5

The central part of the Earth that is made of solid iron, most dense layer

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

Question 6

Broken pieces of Earth's crust that are constantly moving

Accepted Answer

Tectonic Plates

Question 7

What evidence found on Africa and South America supports the hypothesis of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 8

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur on the edges of tectonic plates

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Features or characteristics of a model that are realistic and similar to the real object it represents

Accepted Answer

Advantage

Question 10

The name of a German Scientist who created the Theory of Continental Drift

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 11

This type of rock is found near trenches and is often recycled back into the mantle

Accepted Answer

Old Rock

Question 12

Deep valleys found near subduction zones

Accepted Answer

Trenches

Question 13

The scientist that discovered Seafloor Spreading and confirmed Continental Drift

Accepted Answer

Harry Hess

Question 14

The Theory that states the continents were once one big landmass and have broken up and moved over time

Accepted Answer

Continental Drift

Question 15

The "R" in a CER stands for?

Accepted Answer

Reasoning

Question 16

The semi-solid layer of the Earth where magma rises up from, directly between the core and the crust

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 17

Underwater mountain ranges that form along cracks in the ocean's crust

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridges

Question 18

Which is NOT a piece of evidence to support the Theory of Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

Mesosaurus fossils found at the bottom of the ocean

Question 19

The existence of coal beds in Antarctica indicates that the continent was once…

Accepted Answer

closer to the equator

Question 20

The "E" in a CER stands for?

Accepted Answer

Evidence

Questions 20