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Earth Test 1 (2021-22 semester Final)
Earth Test 1 (2021-22 semester Final)
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plate tectonics, formation of the earth, and review of big ideas from astronomy unit.
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The large pieces of crust that move due to convection currents in the mantle
Dinner Plates
Armor Plate
China Plate
Tectonic Plates
2
Meteorites are rocks and materials from billions of years ago. Which is incorrect about meteors.
they brought amino acids to earth
they helped create the atmosphere through photosynthesis
they brought water to earth
they stuck the earth for millions of years
3
This is when one plate, usually oceanic, dives under another plate.
subduction
subtraction
submarine
digestion
4
This is the upper mantle below the lithosphere and is where convection occurs
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mesosphere
atmosphere
5
Which is Not a stage Betelgeuse will go through when it begins to die?
supernova
red supergiant
planetary nebula
blackhole or neutron star
6
Mountains and volcanos are caused by?
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
Angry greek gods
7
Meteorites did not bring what to earth?
amino acids
water
cyanobacteria
archaea
8
This is the thin layer that is on the surface of the earth, where we live
crust
My house
mantle
core
9
Which is cheap and efficient to age rocks?
1/2 life
relative
absolute
carbon dating
10
Volcanos are built when...
two continents collide
oceanic crust subducts below a continent
when ocean crust pulls apart from a midocean ridge
when two continents move side by side.
11
The core also created what that protects us from the sun?
umbrella
earthquakes
earth magnetic field
an atmosphere
12
The seafloor spreads apart at a...
volcano
mountain
mid-ocean ridge
trench
13
How old is the earth?
200 years old
6000 years old
4.56 billion years old
13.7 billion years old
14
Type of plate boundary in which the plates slide past each other.
divergent
convergent
transform
transplant
15
All elements stemmed from ______ and ______.
carbon
Hydrogen
Helium
lithium
16
Which is not an inner planet?
venus
earth
jupiter
mars
17
Drilling samples new a mid-ocean ridge, rock samples further away are?
younger
I just pushed a button
the same age
older
18
Type of boundary where plates are coming together and one goes below.
divergent
transform
Subduction
political
19
This is the chain of mountains that line the ocean floor caused by a divergent boundary
seminary ridge
heartbreak ridge
mid-ocean ridge
island arc
20
In a convection current, less dense material will
rise
burn your hands
stay where it is at
fall or sink
21
This is the large super continent, the name means "all land"
Pangaea
Papua
Polynesia
Panda
22
At one point all landmasses were connected. What was it called?
subduction
hot spot
Pangea
trench
23
The accepted age of the universe is...
14.5 billion
14.5 million
4.5 million
4.5 billion
24
Region in the interior of the earth between the core and the crust
mantle
crust
lithosphere
core
25
Which is not an outer planet?
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
26
The earth started as...
gas and dust
nothing
small rocks
it was always there
27
What are three 1/2 lives of uranium if it starts with 300?
75
35
150
37.5
28
When an ocean crust collides with a continent crust...
A valley is made
a peanut butter and jelly is made
A mid-ocean ridge makes new crust
a trench is made
29
Which is not a stage our sun will go through when it begins to die?
planetary nebula
white dwarf
red giant
supernova
30
Which planet are humans trying to live on?
venus
mercury
Jupiter's moon
mars
31
How did the moon form?
Mr. Hunt told me but I forget
a mars sized planet struck the earth
The sun spit it out
Zeus Said so.
32
Energy from the sun is caused by the process of fusion where two hydrogens will become...
hydrogen
carbon
lithium
helium
33
Which force is responsible for the formation of the Earth and our solar system?
nuclear fusion
gravity
electromagnetic energy
light
34
This layer is just below the crust located in the mantle.
asthenosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
mesosphere
35
Hot material in the mantle rises and cool and sinks causes this
ocean currents
conversations
conventions
convection currents
36
Which part of the earth is made of iron and nickel?
crust
inner core
outer core
inner mantle
37
Which is not evidence for continental drift?
fossils and rocks found on different continents
glacier scratches from climate change
Pillow shaped rocks
they fit like a puzzle
38
Which two are a factor in gravity?
distance and velocity
mass and volume
mass and velocity
mass and distance
39
What is the name of the first living thing that produced oxygen which helped create our atmosphere?
magnetite
amphibolite
meteors
cyanbacteria
40
Type of boundary where plates are moving apart like at a mid ocean ridge
political
divergent
transform
convergent
41
Which is not evidence for the big bang?
Meterites
CMBR
Redshift of light- Expansion of the universe
The abundance of hydrogen and helium in the universe
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In convergent boundaries...
two plates separate and new land is created
mid-ocean ridges are created
subduction zones can occur
two plates slide side by side
