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End of the Unit Practice Assessment for Earth Science
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1
What process is responsible for the movement of weathered material?
Erosion
Deposition
Sedimentation
Weathering
2
The Earth's crust is composed of _________ .
iron
water
moho
tectonic plates
3
What change does not occur as the depth below Earth's surface increases?
Temperature Increases
Pressure Increases
Density Increases
Rotation Speed Increases
4
What type of rock forms from the cooling and hardening of liquid rock?
Itriptovera Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
5
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
6
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for convection?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
7
At which plate boundary do the plates separate?
Subduction Zone
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
8
What event occurs at transform boundaries?
Tornados
Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
9
What type of rock is formed from existing rocks undergoing extreme heat and pressure?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Clastic
Metamorphic
10
Which of the following is not a plate boundary?
Divergent Boundary
Insurgent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
11
Which process is responsible for the creation of new crust?
Toasting Bread
Subduction
Earthquakes
Sea Floor Spreading
12
Which is not evidence for the Theory of Continental Drift?
Volcanic Eruptions
Mountain Ranges on Different Continents Lining Up
Glacier Evidence in Tropical Places
Tropical Fossils on an Arctic Island
13
Which of the following is not an agent of erosion?
Glaciers
Gravity
Plants
Wind
14
Why does heated material in the mantle rise?
The material is looking for fresh air.
Its density increases.
Its density decreases.
The pressure around the material increases.
15
Who presented the Theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Rorke
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Ben Franklin
16
Which is not an agent of mechanical weathering?
Acid Rain
Freezing and Melting
Abrasion
Plant Growth
17
What processes are responsible for the
creation
of sedimentary rock?
Melting and Cooling
Melting and Erosion
Compaction and Cementation
Heat and Pressure
18
What type of igneous rock is formed from magma cooling slowly inside the Earth?
Refusive
Confucius
Extrusive
Intrusive
19
What process is responsible for the creation of sediment?
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Magma
20
Which Earth process is responsible for the destruction of Earth's crust.
Construction
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Subduction
Sea Floor Spreading
21
What process on the Earth is always occurring?
Mr. Drought is Getting Smarter.
Mr. Drought is Getting Younger.
Mr. Drought is Getting Taller.
Change
22
Which statement is not part of the Theory of Continental Drift?
Pangaea existed about 300 million years ago.
Earth's continents have been moving in different directions.
The continents were once all connected in a single landmass.
Plate movement is due to convection in the mantle.
23
What name is given to the process whereby rocks continuously change from one type to another?
Bicycle
Water Cycle
Rock Cycle
Energy Cycle
24
What process is responsible for plate movement?
Induction
Friction
Convection
Radiation
25
Which plate boundary is responsible for folded mountains?
Transform Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
Subduction Zones
