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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a subsurface event that takes place during the rock cycle?
Erosion
Deposition
Plate tectonics
Weathering
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a subsurface event that takes place during the rock cycle?
Melting
Erosion
Weathering
Cementing
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of rocks are likely to disintegrate by weathering and erosion?
Metamorphic rocks only
Neither igneous rocks nor metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks only
Both igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of rocks are likely to be formed due to heat and pressure?
Sedimentary rock only
Both sedimentary rock and metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock only
Neither sedimentary rock nor metamorphic rock
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics of Earth's crust is likely to contribute to geological events?
Can be broken into many plates
Has uniform thickness throughout
Is composed of a single layer that surrounds Earth
Sits on top of the solid rock of the lower mantle
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which feature of the layers of Earth contributes to the various geological events?
The lower mantle being made of solid rock
The lower mantle being relatively hotter
The crust being of same thickness all over
The crust being made of a single layer all over
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is likely to contribute to geological events that take place on Earth?
Crust undergoing convective currents
Crust being a single layer that surrounds Earth
Crust sitting on top of molten rock of the mantle
Crust being of uniform thickness throughout
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which process transfers heat from inside Earth to its surface?
Convection currents in crust
Pulling away of tectonic plates
Convection currents in mantle
Drawing in of tectonic plates
- 9. Multiple Choice
What happens during heat transfer within Earth?
Warmer, more dense material sinks
Cooler, more dense material rises
Cooler, less dense material sinks
Warmer, less dense material rises
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happens when heat from inside Earth is transferred to its surface?
More dense material is pushed to the crust
Warmer material is pushed to the crust
Warmer material is pushed to the outer core
Less dense material is pushed to the outer core
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes how the Himalayan mountain range formed on Earth at a convergent plate boundary?
Plates slid past each other
Plates moved in closer
Plates moved apart
Plates moved with each other in the same direction
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes how the San Andreas Fault formed on Earth at a transformed boundary?
Plates moved in closer
Plates slid past each other
Plates moved away from each other
Plates moved with each other in the same direction
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following explains how heat flow within Earth changes its surface?
Cyclical movement of molten material moves plates in different directions
Cyclical movement of molten material moves all plates in one direction
Molten material moves in one direction, moving the plates in the opposite direction
Molten material moves in one direction, moving the plates in the same direction
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following explains how movement of material within Earth causes earthquakes?
Pieces of crust get pulled into the mantle and melt
Pieces of crust collide, forcing rocky material upwards
Pieces of crust move away to let molten magma escape
Pieces of crust slide against, move away from or move towards each other
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most likely impact of animals overgrazing on a patch of land?
Fertility of soil will increase
Human population in the area will rise
Animal population in the area will rise
Soil erosion will increase
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most likely impact of clearing a forest to construct a highway?
Carbon dioxide content in air will decrease
Surrounding atmosphere will have more oxygen
Animal and insect population will increase in the location
Possibility of acid rain will increase in the location
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following explains how movement of material within Earth causes earthquakes?
Pieces of crust get pulled into the mantle and melt
Pieces of crust collide, forcing rocky material upward
Pieces of crust slide against, move away from or move towards each other
Pieces of crust move away to let molten magma escape
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following matches a human action with its impact?
Construction of roads : Improvement in quality of water in local lakes
Construction of dam : Scarcity of water for animals
Use of fertilizers : Increase in the population of aquatic animals
Decrease in honeybee population : Increase in plant population
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following matches a human action with its impact?
Construction of bridges : Water pollution
Construction of dams : Decrease in carbon dioxide level
Use of fertilizers : Increase in population of aquatic animals
Decrease in honeybee population : Increase in plant population
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most likely impact of clearing a forest to construct a highway?
possibility of acid rain will increase in the location
Surrounding atmosphere will have more oxygen
Carbon dioxide content in air will decrease
Animal and insect population will increase in the location
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