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Science 7 Lessons 1-3 Review
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1
Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire occur at
focus points
hot spots
subduction zones
divergent plates
2
An opening in a volcano is called a
dormant
vent
top
hole
3
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of
hot spots
sea floor spreading
glacier frost wedging
volcanic interactions
4
The theory of plate tectonics labels plates which push against each other as
insurgent
allegiant
divergent
convergent
5
When two plates collide and one is shoved under the other, it is called
trench warefare
subduction zone
convection crater
composite collision
6
Which magnitude of an earthquake is the most powerful
6.7
7.4
7.6
6.9
7
Geologists think that tectonic plates are able to move because of
hot spots
convection currents
divergent plates
gravitational pull from the moon
8
Which layer of the earth is liquid?
inner core
outer core
crust
mantle
9
Which layer of the earth is the first one under the crust?
upper mantle
outer core
inner core
lower mantle
10
What is a tsunami?
An earthquake which topples buildings
An earthquake underground
An earthquake underwater
An earthquake which creates a whirlpool
11
The surface location directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the
source
mantle
origin
epicenter
12
What is a seismograph
A device used to measure and record changes in atmospheric pressure.
An instrument that measures and records the intensity of sunlight.
A tool used to measure and record the vibrations of the ground.
A device that measures and records changes in temperature over time.
13
What is the Ring of Fire
A song by Johnny Carson
The outline of the Pacific plate where volcanoes are active
The outline of the Atlantic plate where volcanoes are active
The bitter rival of the Bermuda Triangle
14
The bottom of the ocean is
smooth with sediment
too deep to explore
full of sharks
mountainous
15
What is an example of the biological evidence for continental drift?
formation of continents which seemingly "fit" together
climate evidence based on coal deposits in unlikely places
similar fossils were found on separate continents
similar rocks from mountains were found on other continents
16
What is it called when a volcano is not active?
dormant
disruptive
secondary
sleeping
17
What is the most common type of mountain formation?
accordion mountains
thrust faulting
fault block mountains
fold mountains
18
What scale measures the impact of earthquakes?
Richter scale
Richard scale
Mohs scale
Newton scale
19
Alfred Wegener came up with which theory?
evolution
erosion
continental drift
mid-Atlantic rift
