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- 1. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows rock layers being pushed up to form a mountain peak. The arrows indicate the direction of the moving plates. Which statement identifies the process that might have caused this mountain to form?diverging plates and faultingconverging plates and faultingdiverging plates and subductionconverging plates and subduction - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich distinguishes shield volcanoes from other volcanoes?steep slopes and violent eruptionsgentle slopes and violent eruptionsgentle slopes and nonviolent eruptionssteep slopes and non violent eruptions
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAccording to measurements scientists have taken, Earth's crust moves at an average speed of 10 cm per year. At this speed, approximately how long would it take for plates to move thousands of kilometers?tens of yearshundreds of yearsthousands of yearsmillions of years
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shows a part of Earth during an earthquake. What do the circular lines represent?rock layersEarth's layersseismic wavesvolcanic eruptions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat enables the plates of the lithosphere to move?the force of ocean wavesthe activity of earthquakesthe activity of volcanoesthe ability of the upper mantle to flow
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOver many years, erosion changes a mountain range by making the peaksmore jaggedtallershift to the east or westshorter and rounder
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen two plates move away from each other, what type of boundary is it?pushingslidingconvergingdiverging
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shos fossils in layers of rock. The fossils show that the area was once....cold and icycovered by waterrocky and mountainouspopulated by dinosaurs
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram represents continental plates moving past each other. As the plates move past each other, what will most likely occur?a volcanic eruptionan earthquakea hurricanea drought
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA fossilized animal skill is shown in the picture below. WHat is the most likely conclusion about the animal based on ovservations of the fossil?It could run very fastit was a carnivoreit traveled in groupsit had stripes on its skin
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe picture shows part of the San Andreas fault. What caused the San Andreas Fault to form?strong winds from hurricanesflooding from heavy rainswaves crashing into the coastmovement of earth's plates
- 12. Multiple ChoiceLocations where Earth's plates collide aretransform boundariesdivergent boundariesconvergent boundariesstrike-slip boundaries
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMountain that form as plates rub past each eother are calledHimalayasfault block mountainsfolded mountainsvolcanoes
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhere magma rises through the ocean floor,continents come closer togethercontinents collidethe sea floor spreads apartnothing happens
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich causes a rapid change to occur on Earth's surface?an earthquakesnow stormacid rainwind
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich can cause an earthquake?volcanic eruptionsplate movementP wavesS waves
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich causes the Ring of Fire?hot magmaearthquakesplate subductionmountain building
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is formed as Earth's crust bends and cracks?faultsmagmaoceanslava
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of mountain is formed when magma rises toward the surface but does not break through Earth's crust?a conical mountaina fold mountaina fault block mountaina dome mountain
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich force formed the Catskill Mountains from a plateau?erosionan earthquakea volcanic eruptionsliding boundaries
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIf this fossil were found in a snowy area, how might that provide evidence that Earth's plates move?Fossils like this one are only found on mountainsplants can't leave fossils in snowy areasthe plant that left this fossil grows best in a hot, wet environmentthe plant that left this fossil grows best in a cold, wet environment
- 22. Multiple ChoiceLook at the diagram. What is pictured in this diagram?volcanofaulttornadocanyon
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhere would you be most likely to observe a volcano?northern Tennesseethe rim of the Pacific OceanFloridathe Great Lakes
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of mountains are the Rocky Mountains?dome mountainsfold mountainsfault block mountainvolcanoes
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Blue Ridge Mountains form part of the eastern Appalachian Mountains. How were these mountains most likely formed?Earthquakes caused rocks to form pilesLarge moving earth plates ran into one anotherWind blew sediments into clumpsRivers wore away rock, leaving peaks
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich geological feature forms over time when Earth's crust cracks and the pieces move upward?volcanoesvalleys and ridgesfold mountainsfault-block mountains
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhere on Earth is new crust formed?in the outer coreat converging boundariesat diverging boundarieswhere fossils form
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these most likely results from plate movement?sandy beachesmountain rangesocean currentsglobal winds
- 29. Multiple ChoiceHow does a hot spot make a chain of volcanic mountains?the hot spot moves below the platethe hot spot makes the plate foldas a plate moves over a hot spot, volcanic material erupts through the platethe hot spot makes alternating layers of lava and ash
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of waves cause the most damage during an earthquake?P wavesS wavesLwavesBoth P and S waves
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of waves cause rock to move up and down?P wavesS wavesK wavesboth P and S waves
- 32. Multiple ChoiceExamine the image below. Which type of boundary is shown?a converging boundarya diverging boundarya sliding boundarya split boundary
- 33. Multiple ChoiceHow do volcanoes change Earth's landforms?they release pressure that has built up under Earth's crustthey blow ash ash and lava high into Earth's atmosphereThey form over hot spotsThey form mountains
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe constructive forces that build mountains are best explained bythe theory of plate tectonicsweathering and erosionthe water cycledeposition from rivers
- 35. Multiple ChoiceBy studying the wavy lines of a seismograph, scientists canprevent earthquakescause earthquakesignore earthquakesmeasure earthquakes
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