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Review for midterm - 7th grade
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1
Which of the following are examples of divergent plate boundaries?
Florida and California
Himalayan and Andes Mountains
the islands of Japan and Hawaii
seafloor spreading areas and rift valleys
2
What happens at a divergent plate boundary?
A new plate forms
Crust sinks back into the Earth
Folded mountains form
Magma rises up, cools, solidifies, and creates new land
3
Which of the following is transparent?
A mirror
A frosted bathroom window
A pair of reading glasses
A wooden door
4
How are igneous rocks formed?
From compaction and cementation
From the cooling and hardening of molten rock
From wind and rain
From heat and pressure on Earth's surface
5
Process by which a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate and then melts in the mantle is
submariner
subtraction
submission
subduction
6
Alfred Wegener thought that all of Earth's continents were joined into a super continent called
Laurasia
Pangaea
Gondwana
Rodinia
7
What land feature would you expect to see where two continental plates are diverging?
A volcanic island arc
An explosive volcano
Tall, folded mountains
A rift valley
8
The highest points on a transverse wave are called ___.
troughs
rarefactions
compressions
crests
9
Earth is composed of several layers. Which one is the thinnest?
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
10
Where are active or extinct volcanoes least likely to be found?
At the edge of a plate boundary
In the middle of a continent
In a mountain chain
At converging oceanic crust
11
The electromagnetic wave with the shortest wavelength is ___
gamma rays
radio waves
visible light
X-rays
12
There are more earthquakes and volcanoes __.
along transform plate boundaries
close to converging crustal plates
in the Atlantic Ocean than the Pacific Ocean
in the middle of continents
13
When your strike a match, __ energy from the match is converted to ___ energy.
chemical ; light and heat
kinetic ; potential
heat ; light
mechanical ; chemical
14
Which of the following is opaque?
A mirror
A wooden door
A frosted bathroom window
A pair of reading glasses
15
What would you expect to see where an oceanic plate is converging on a continental plate?
An explosive volcano
A volcanic island arc
Tall, folded mountains
A rift valley
16
You would expect to find the youngest rocks ___.
in the middle of a continent
at a river bottom
along the San Andreas fault
along mid-ocean ridges
17
What layer of Earth rotates in an opposite direction from the rest of Earth?
outer core
mantle
crust
18
What would you expect to see where two continental plates are colliding?
A rift valley
Tall, folded moutains
An explosive volcano
A volcanic island arc
19
What property of a mirror allows you to see yourself?
all choices are correct
reflection
rarefaction
refraction
20
Which is the correct order of visible light, beginning with the longest wavelength?
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, red, orange
red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, violet, green
red, yellow, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet
21
Oranges reflect ___ light
orange
blue
yellow
red
22
What is the difference between the inner core and the outer core?
Inner core = liquid iron & nickel. Outer core = solid iron & nickel
The inner core is under the least amount of pressure
Inner core = solid iron & nickel. Outer core = liquid iron & nickel
There is no difference
23
What is the correct order of electromagnetic waves, beginning with the longest?
radio wave,gamma,x-ray,microwave,UV, infrared,visible
gamma, X-ray, UV, visible, infrared, microwave, radio waves
radio wave,microwave,infrared,visible,UV, X-ray,gamma
gamma, UV, visible, X-ray,microwave,radio waves, infrared
24
Like strawberries, the jersey's absorb all colors of the visible spectrum except -----
blue
yellow
red
orange
25
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
From compaction and cementation
From heating and cooling
From heat and pressure
From air, wind, and rain
26
Earth's only liquid layer is the __.
inner core
outer core
oceanic crust
mantle
27
Why do mountains like the Himalayas and the Andes continue to get taller?
Earth's plates are still converging
Because of interactions in the inner core
Sediment continues to be added through deposition
Earth's plates are diverging there
28
The low points on a transverse wave are called ___
rarefactions
troughs
crests
compressions
29
What is the main difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
Laws explain why something happens & theories say what
Laws predict what will happen & theories say when
Laws and theories are the same
A law describes what will happen and theory explains why
30
What is Earth's only liquid layer?
mantle
outer core
oceanic crust
inner core
31
You put ice into water,alcohol,& vinegar to see if it floats. What is the dependent variable?
The water
The liquids
If the ice floats
The cups
32
The areas that are close together on a compression wave are called ___
rarefactions
crests
compressions
troughs
33
The lithosphere is made up of the ___.
crust and lower mantle
crust and mantle
upper and lower mantle
crust and upper-most mantle
34
What is the lithosphere composed of?
crust and uppermost mantle
the inner and outer core
oceanic and continental crust and the outer core
crust and lower mantle
35
Where would you most likely be when there is earthquake activity?
in your living room
at a transform fault boundary
at two converging boundaries
at a divergent boundary
36
What forces could cause a sedimentary rock to change to another rock?
lithification
compaction
crystallization
weathering, erosion, and deposition
37
Which of the following is translucent?
A wooden door
A frosted bathroom window
A pair of reading glasses
A mirror
38
What is the correct order of electromagnetic waves, beginning with the shortest?
gamma, UV, visible, X-ray,microwave,radio waves, infrared
radio wave,microwave,infrared,visible,UV, X-ray,gamma
radio wave,gamma,x-ray,microwave,UV, infrared,visible
gamma, X-ray, UV, visible, infrared, microwave, radio waves
39
Sound travels fastest through ___
gases
liquids
solids
water
40
Light travels the fastest through __
oil
liquids
gases
solids
41
The driving force for plate tectonics is ___.
lunar drag slabbing
convection currents in the mantle
convection currents in the inner core
solar drag
42
You put ice into water,alcohol,& vinegar to see if it floats. What is the independent variable?
The water
If the ice floats
The liquids
The cups
43
You put ice into water,alcohol,& vinegar to see if it floats. What is the constant?
The cups
The liquids
If the ice floats
The water
44
Based on this Quiz __.
I am going to do so well I don't need to study
I did pretty well, but I'm going to study anyway
What?! Study for what? There's a test?!?!?
I'm going to ace this test without studying
45
Sound cannot travel through ___
a vacuum (like outer space)
ice
air
water
46
Where would you most likely find active volcanoes?
At the edges of diverging plate boundaries
Along transform fault boundaries
At an oceanic and continental plate boundary
At two continental plate boundaries
47
Where would you expect to see an ocean plate sinking into the mantle?
In the middle of Hawaii
At a subduction zone
At a divergent plate boundary
On top of a mountain
48
Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments and other materials that are ____.
heated and cooled down
melted and remelted
sat upon by dinosaurs
compacted and cemented together
49
What material is Earth's inner and outer core made of?
Water and magnets
Molten rock
Iron and Nickel
The same stuff as the crust
50
Where should you NEVER dump out grease or oil?
All of these are terrible choices to put pollutants
In the woods
In a drain on the side of the road
Down the sink at home
51
What is the main difference between lava and magma?
there is no difference
magma is molten rock and lava is melted rock
lava is underground and magma is on the surface
lava is on the surface and magma is underground
52
What would you expect to see where two oceanic plates are converging?
A gently flowing volcano
Tall, folded mountains
A rift valley
A volcanic island arc
53
Rocks that are referred to as extrusive are found __
on the surface
in outer space
deep underground
in the outer core
