The Earth (SPI 7.1-7.7)

Question 1

Which movement of oceanic plates would cause the formation of new crust on the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

two oceanic plates pulling away from each other

Question 2

A student finds a mineral that can scratch Gypsum but not quartz. This is an observation about

Accepted Answer

hardness

Question 3

For energy, wind turbines require large open spaces.. A negative consequence is

Accepted Answer

takes up a lot of open space

Question 4

Which property of a mineral can be determined just by looking at it?

Accepted Answer

luster

Question 5

Which section of the Earth is composed primarily of liquid metal?

Accepted Answer

outer core

Question 6

Divergent plates move _____ each other. This causes ____to form at well as mid-ocean ridges.

Accepted Answer

away, rifts

Question 7

How are sedimentary rocks made?

Accepted Answer

materials are pressed together

Question 8

What has to occur to change igneous rock into sediment?

Accepted Answer

weathering, transportation, and deposition

Question 9

What process that occurs within the Earth's mantle is represented by the diagram?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 10

In order for magma to be converted into igneous rock, which action must occur?

Accepted Answer

crystalization and cooling

Question 11

Which processes change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

heat and pressure

Question 12

Which will most likely cause an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

plates slipping along a fault

Question 13

Which correctly lists Earth's layers in order from the center to the surface?

Accepted Answer

inner core, outer core, asthenosphere, lithosphere

Question 14

As organisms die their remains can become buried by mud and are eventually compressed into ___.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

Question 15

Most tectonic plates move at rates of _______________.

Accepted Answer

centimeters per year

Question 16

Which widely used energy sources are nonrenewable and also a source of greenhouse gas emissions

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

Question 17

As one OCEANIC plate subducts under another OCEANIC plate, what will most likely form?

Accepted Answer

volcanic island

Question 18

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest layer?

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 19

What forms when an OCEANIC plate is slowly subducted beneath a CONTINENTAL plate?

Accepted Answer

OCEAN TRENCH

Question 20

Based on Moh's Scale, which mineral will scratch feldspar but not corundum?

Accepted Answer

Topaz

Question 21

When rocks are exposed to wind, rain, heat, ice, or waves, the rocks

Accepted Answer

erode

Question 22

Dried lava can be worn down and broken into small pieces. These pieces can be cemented and form

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

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