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This Quiz is to help my 7th and 8th grade students review for the unit test.
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1
Who proposed the hypothesis for the Seafloor Spreading Theory?
Harry Hess
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
2
What was the last landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together known as?
Pangaea
North America
Eurasia
3
A measure of the energy released by an earthquake is called?
Focus
Epicenter
Magnitude
4
An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called?
Tsunami
Liquefaction
Earthquake Wave
5
Which type of rock forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
6
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by what device?
Doppler Radar
Mercalli Intensity Scale
Richter Scale
Liquefaction
7
What is the inner core mostly made up of?
Nickel & Iron
Liquid Rock
Sediments
Magma
8
Which Period do we currently live in?
Quaternary
Phanerozoic
Cenozoic
Holocene
9
What is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
10
What is the title of the scientists that try to predict earthquake activity?
Meteorologist
Biologist
Seismologist
11
Which choices are types of volcanoes?
Composite
Shield
Cinder Cone
All of the Above
12
____________ boundaries occur when two plates slide past one another.
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
13
The process in which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment.
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
14
What term represents all the waters of Earth?
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
15
Which Era do we currently live in?
Quaternary
Cenozoic
Phanerozoic
Holocene
16
Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections called?
Tectonics
Plates
Seafloor
17
Fossils & signs of climate change on different continents are considered evidence for what?
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Continental Drift
Meteor Showers
18
What type of fossil is when bones turn to stone when the water evaporates and minerals are left
Molds
Petrification
Imprints
19
The point on the surface of Earth directly above an earthquake’s focus is called?
Seismograph
Epicenter
Magnitude
20
What information can fossils provide?
All of the Above
Types of life that have lived on Earth
Surface of the Earth Changes
21
Which type of rock is formed by the cooling and hardening of hot molten rock, or magma?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
22
Which is the layer of the atmosphere that we work and play in?
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
23
Who proposed the hypothesis for the Continental Drift Theory?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
24
What is the shortest time frame in the geological time scale?
Epoch
Era
Eon
Period
25
Vibrations produced by the breaking of rock is called?
Tsunami
Earthquake
Volcano
26
When magma hits the surface of the Earth it is called?
Liquid Magma
Lava
Molten Rock
27
According to which theory, Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections.
Evolution
Biogeology
Plate Tectonics
Genetics
28
When two plates move together it is called a ___________ boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
29
Which Eon do we currently live in?
Phanerozoic
Quaternary
Holocene
Cenozoic
30
Small pieces of rocks, shells, and other materials that were broken down over time are called?
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rock
Sediments
31
Earth’s air, which is made up of a thin layer of gases, solids, and liquids is termed?
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
32
Which Epoch do we currently live in?
Phanerozoic
Holocene
Quaternary
Cenozoic
33
What kind of heat currents in the interior of the Earth help the movement of plates?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
34
The remains or evidence of a living thing is called?
Fossils
Rocks
Meteors
35
How old do most scientists believe the Earth to be?
4.6 Trillion Years Old
4.6 Thousand Years Old
4.6 Billion Years Old
4.6 Million Years Old
36
Which two seismic waves occur below the Earth's surface?
Secondary & Rayleigh
Secondary & Primary
Love & Rayleigh
Primary & Love
37
What type of fossil shows about an animal’s appearance without showing any part of the animal?
Trace Fossil
Molds
Petrification
Casts
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What is the longest time frame in the geological time scale?
Era
Eon
Period
Epoch
39
Most fossils are found in what type of rock?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
40
The instrument that measures seismic waves is called?
Fault
Seismograph
Earthquake Shake Table
41
Put the following time frames in order of longest to shortest.
Era, Eon, Period, Epoch
Eon, Epoch, Period, Era
Eon, Period, Epoch, Era
Eon, Era, Period, Epoch
42
The part of the Earth in which living organisms exist and capable of supporting life.
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
43
Which type of rock is formed when the rock is changed by heat, pressure, and chemical reactions
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
44
The boundary between two plates that are moving apart is called a _________ boundary.
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
45
What is the solid material that makes up the Earth called?
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
46
What is the outer core mostly made up of?
Solid
Liquid
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An opening in Earth’s surface that erupts gases, ash, and lava is called?
Earthquake
Volcano
Tsunami
