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- 1. Multiple ChoicePlate tectonics refers to the theory that __________the continents float on the oceans like plateseach of the continents on the earth is also called a platethe surface of the earth is made up of large plates that have moved over timethe surface of the earth is made up of large plates that cannot move
- 2. Multiple ChoiceContinental drift is the idea that _________the continents are only solid surface on the earththe continents were once joined to form a large land massobjects that fall into the ocean drift between continents
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is most likely to occur at a transform boundary?earthquakesvolcanoesmountain formationsall of the above
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe word “lithosphere” is used to refer to which layer of the earth?the crust onlythe crust and the corethe crust and the upper mantlethe upper mantle and the core
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the difference between weather and climateweather happens in your state and climate happens in your countryweather describes features such as wind and rain at a particular time, while climate describes these features on average.weather includes the wind and rainfall, while climate only describes the temperatureweather can be predicted but climate cannot
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following powers the earth’s water cycle?energy from the sunclouds colliding togethersalts dissolving in seawaterthe freezing and melting of water
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAbout how long does one cycle of the moon's phases last?a yeara monthtwo daysa day
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following results from the tilt of Earth ? Earth's tilt causes_____________more daylight in the summer than wintera bulge at the equatora longer year every fourth yearthe phases of the moon
- 9. Multiple ChoiceChanging seasons are caused by which of the following?changes in the suns energysolar wind patternsthe tilt of the Earths axisthe distance from the earth
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMagmathe layer of the earth between the outer crust and the inner corea flow of materials caused by temperature differencestectonic boundary where plates move towards each othermolten rock found beneath the earths surface
- 11. Multiple ChoiceConvergenttectonic boundary where plates move toward eachotherthe layer of the earth between the outer crust and the inner crustthe thin outermost most layer of the earth
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTides23.5 degreesis a region that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposesa periodic change in seal level that is caused by the rotation of Earth and the gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe energy from the sun travel to Earth through space in the form ofRadioactive wavesMicrowavesElectromagnetic wavesThermosphere waves
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhen do neap tides occur?When the Sun and moon pull Earth in the same directionWhen the sun and moon pull the Earth in opposite directionsWhen the sun and moon are perpendicular (right angles)When the tidal bulges are largest
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow often to Neap tides occur?Once a monthTwice a monthOnce a weekTwice a week
- 16. Multiple ChoiceKepler's second law or the equal area law states that the closer a planet is to the sun the ________ it travels.FasterSlowerHigherLower
- 17. Multiple ChoiceKepler's First Law states that the _______ is at one of the foci of the orbits of the planets in our solar systemMoonEarthSunHaley's comet
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe period of the earth's orbit around the sun is ____.1 day1 year24 hours364 hours
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich word describes a volcano that is erupting or will erupt soon?activedormantextinctmagma
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe strength of an earthquake is measured using which kind of scale?RichterCompositeIntervalMercalli
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhere do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?in the oceanalong the coastalong tectonic platesin the Arctic
- 22. Multiple ChoiceName the outermost layer of the Earth.mesosphereasthenosphereironlithosphere
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhen looking at a single seismograph following an earthquake, the time difference for the arrival of P waves and S waves shows what?The distance to the epicenterThe magnitude of the earthquakeThe location of the epicenterThe size of the tsunami
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhen looking at a three seismographs in different locations following an earthquake, the time difference for the arrival of P waves and S waves can show what?The distance to the epicenterThe magnitude of the earthquakeThe location of the epicenterThe size of the tsunami
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe earth and planets orbit the sun.GeocentricHeliocentricSagitariusPtolemy
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