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Mid-Term Review for IQWST 8th grade curriculum.
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1
The outer most layer of the Earth is
convection zone
inner core
outer core
crust
2
In this image letter C represents
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary (collision)
convergent boundary (subduction)
3
Which plate is more dense
thin continental plate
thin oceanic plate
thick oceanic plate
thick continental plate
4
We use shape, size and patterns to determine a rocks
texture
density
luster
age
5
In this image the letter E represents
thin oceanic plate
thick continental plate
thin continental plate
thick oceanic plate
6
Which boundary has two plates moving away from each other?
transform
oceanic-oceanic convergent
continental-continental convergent
divergent
7
What Theory did Alfred Wegner propose?
Theory of relativity
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
Scientific Theory
8
In this image letter D represents
divergent
convergent (collision)
transform
convergent (subduction)
9
Scientists can describe the history of life and past environments by studying
rocks
fossils
volcanoes
ocean temperatures
10
Which boundary has two plates moving along side each other?
oceanic-oceanic convergent
oceanic-continental convergent
transform
continental- continental convergent
11
An inherited trait is
can change over time
passed from parent to child
learned from our environment
learned from our parents
12
In this image letter A represents
earth's crust
oceanic plate
earth's mantle
continental plate
13
The molten material beneath the Earth's crust is
granite
lava
magma
basalt
14
A layer of slightly softened rock is what allows the movement of Earth's
magma
continents
oceans
plates
15
Rock samples that provide geologic evidence for the interior of the Earth by
drilling holes several kilometers into the Earth's crust
collecting rocks from a volcano
collecting rocks from the ground
collecting rocks from the ocean floor
16
A variation is
something we have learned over time
a difference in a trait
an amount
17
Are there gaps between Earth's plates?
Yes
No
18
A mountain is formed by the collision of what two plate types?
oceanic-oceanic
continental-continental
continental-oceanic
19
The fluid molten rock that explodes out or flows out of a volcano is
magma
basalt
granite
lava
20
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is called the
composite age
absolute age
relative age
new age
21
The source of heat that causes convection is from
the sun
earth's mantle and core
plate movement
radiation
22
This image shows the cross-section of
convergent (collision)
convergent (subduction)
divergent
transform
23
What is the circular motion where the warmer molten rock rises and the cooler molten rock sinks
convection
radiation
evaporation
24
metamorphic rocks can form from what types of rocks
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
any type of rock
