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- 1. Multiple Choice
Temperature and density both __________ as you travel towards the center of the Earth.
increases
decreases
stays the same
increases, then cools at the center
- 2. Multiple Choice
Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift was not complete because he didn’t know...
that the continents moved.
that the continents looked like puzzle pieces.
how the continents moved.
about Pangaea.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which type of plate boundary is pictured?
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
tectonic plates
- 4. Multiple Choice
What process is happening at Z?
Pangaea
magnetic reversal
sea-floor spreading
subduction
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why does oceanic crust subduct under continental crust when the two converge?
Oceanic crust subducts under continental crusts because they have the same density.
Oceanic crust subducts under continental crusts because oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
Oceanic crust subducts under continental crusts because oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust.
Oceanic crust does not subduct under continental crust.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which type of plate boundary is pictured above?
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
tectonic plates
- 7. Multiple Choice
What ocean floor feature occurs at X?
a. an island
a. a trench
a. the mid-ocean ridge
a. an underwater cave
- 8. Multiple Choice
. Which type of plate boundary is pictured above?
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
tectonic plates
- 9. Multiple Choice
According to the theory of plate tectonics, on which layer of Earth do plates float?
asthenosphere / mantle
lithosphere / crust
crust
core
- 10. Multiple Choice
. Clay is considered an ___________ because __________________.
aquifer; water passes through it
aquifer; water does not pass through it
aquitard; water passes through it
aquitard; water does not pass through it
- 11. Multiple Choice
The moving plates of Earth's lithosphere cause all of the following except
earthquakes.
volcanoes.
hurricanes.
mountains.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The deep interior of the Earth can be mapped using
seismic waves.
sonar.
drilling samples.
x-rays
- 13. Multiple Choice
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
a. gravity.
b. Earth's magnetic field.
c. convection currents
d. Both A & B
e. Both A & C
- 14. Multiple Choice
The giant continent which was composed of all the land on Earth was called
Pangaea.
Panthalassa.
Gondwana.
Laurasia.
- 15. Multiple Choice
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a convergent boundary produces a
mid-ocean ridge.
deep-ocean trench.
rift valley.
mountain range.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
subduction.
plate tectonics.
deep-ocean trenches.
sea-floor spreading.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Earthquakes and volcanoes are primarily found
at the mid-ocean ridge.
in California
along plate boundaries.
along the equator.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following processes forms sediment?
deposition
weathering and erosion
compaction
cementation
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which type of rock weathers to form sediment?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
all rock types
- 20. Multiple Choice
Limestone, under heat and pressure, forms marble. What type of rock is marble?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
magma
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which is the only type of rock produced from cooling?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
magma
- 22. Multiple Choice
If you were to discover a rock that appeared to have layers, what kind of rock would you suspect it to be?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
lava
- 23. Multiple Choice
How does fossil evidence support Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift?
Similar fossils found on far apart landmasses suggest that the continents were once a single land mass.
Fossil evidence suggests that the continents have always been in their current positions.
No similarities exist between fossils on different continents.
Plant and animal fossils show evidence of changes in earth’s polarity.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which one is NOT an example of a natural hazard?
landslide
earthquake
volcano
rain
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is a non-renewable resource?
It can be replaced as quickly as it is used by human populations.
It cannot be replaced faster than it is used up by human populations.
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