Earth Science Unit Test

Question 1

A tsunami is a really big tidal wave.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The whole idea of tectonic plates and plate movement is theory.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

_________ waves travel in a side to side pattern.

Accepted Answer

s waves

Question 4

Scientists can predict earthquakes to within a month.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Three factors effecting lava flow are

Accepted Answer

slope, viscosity, and volume

Question 6

Magma is under pressure and contains toxic gasses.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

A tsunami wave may be caused by a

Accepted Answer

can be caused by 2 of the 3

Question 8

S waves travel in a side to side pattern.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Magma is located in the earth's ___________.

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere and lithosphere

Question 10

DART is a real-time ______ system developed by NOAA.

Accepted Answer

monitoring

Question 11

The ____ of an earthquake is located beneath the surface.

Accepted Answer

focus

Question 12

The energy produced by earthquakes is referred to as...

Accepted Answer

seismic waves

Question 13

Vocanoes are both destructive and constructive.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

________ _________ occurs as plates diverge and lava deposits new material.

Accepted Answer

seafloor spreading

Question 15

A wave is best described as a

Accepted Answer

disturbance

Question 16

Forces causing the movement of convection currents in the mantle are...

Accepted Answer

heating, cooling, density

Question 17

The rapidly-traveling hot, toxic gasses and ash that precede a lava flow are called

Accepted Answer

pyroclastic flow

Question 18

Most earthquakes occur along __________ boundaries.

Accepted Answer

plate

Question 19

Ninety percent of the world's volcanoes are located here

Accepted Answer

Ring of Fire

Question 20

The __ of a wave approaches the shore causing the water to withdraw far below the low tide line

Accepted Answer

trough

Question 21

Label point A

Accepted Answer

amplitude

Question 22

The crust and the upper mantle are parts of the __________.

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

Question 23

When a tsunami is offshore, it is easily detectable.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

__________ _______ is believed to be the cause of earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

elastic rebound

Question 25

____________ waves cause the most damage.

Accepted Answer

surface

Question 26

Teays Valley;s topography is believed to have been shaped by ancient___

Accepted Answer

glaciers

Question 27

Label C

Accepted Answer

trough

Question 28

The world has approx. ________ active volcanoes.

Accepted Answer

1500

Question 29

Label B

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Question 30

Oceanic crust is more dense and sinks beneath continental crust.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

_____ weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

Question 32

Tsunamis occur because of increased __ of the slanting shoreline and the compression of energy

Accepted Answer

friction

Question 33

An earthquake releases energy in one single burst.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

Erosion can build up land areas by ____

Accepted Answer

deposition

Question 35

The driving force that we think moves the earth's tectonic plates is

Accepted Answer

convection current

Question 36

A tsunami is easily predicted and people and property are easily protected.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

The three types of plate boundaries are...

Accepted Answer

convergent, divergent, and transform

Question 38

The main causes of change in the earth's surface are

Accepted Answer

weathering and erosion

Question 39

P waves are sometimes called compression waves and are the fastest traveling of the body waves.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

How deep have we drilled into the earth?

Accepted Answer

1.3 miles

Earth Science Unit Test

Questions 40

Earth Science Unit Test

Questions 40