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- 1. Multiple Choice
Two rock samples were taken from the ocean floor. Rock A was taken close to the mid-ocean ridge.
Rock B was taken 500 miles away from the mid-ocean ridge. What statement is most likely true?Rock A is older than Rock BRock B is older than Rock ARock A and Rock B are about the same ageThe ages of the rocks cannot be determined - 2. Multiple ChoiceIn which area of Earth are the tectonic plates located?
In the crust and the upper mantleIn the upper crust and the inner coreIn the mantle and the upper outer coreIn the outer core and the upper inner core - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe San Andreas fault is a transform fault. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of yearsColliding/Coming togetherDividing/going apartPlates sliding past each otherOcean plate sliding under continental plate
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the Atlantic Ocean getting bigger in size, while the Pacific Ocean is shrinking?The continents are expandingOld crust is being destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean while new crust is being created in the Pacific OceanNew crust is being created in the Atlantic Ocean while old crust is being destroyed in the Pacific OceanWhat? Are you crazy???
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe San Andreas fault is a transform fault. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of yearsColliding/Coming togetherDividing/going apartPlates sliding past each otherOcean plate sliding under continental plate
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWeak spots in the crust where magma can flow on the Earth's surface form...volcanoesearthquakesconvection currentstrenches
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen two oceanic plates collide, this forms a convergent boundary. What land form is created in this process?Island ArcTrenchSubduction ZoneAll of the other answers
- 8. Multiple ChoiceRift valleys can form when fractures in Earth’s crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plateRift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plateRift valleys form where two plates move away from each otherRift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow are tsunamis created?An underwater earthquakeVolcanos erupting in the oceanA landslide in the oceanAll of the above
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best explains how the Ring of Fire formedTectonic plates constantly movingConvection currents in the mantleBoth other answersNeither other answers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA student is studying a fossil of a fish that was found in the desert. Which statement most likely describes why the fossil was found in the desert?That type of fish still lives in the desert.That type of fish adapted to live on land.The desert was covered by water when the fossil formed.Another animal moved the fossil from a lake to the desert.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat name is given to the theory that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface?EvolutionContinental DriftErosion and WeatheringBig Bang
- 13. Multiple ChoiceScientist hypothesized that Earth’s continents were once a single landmass that broke apart. The model below shows South America and Africa breaking apart over the last 200 million years. What evidence best supports this model?Sea levels have changed in both continentsSedimentary rocks were found in both continentsSimilar fossils have been found in both continentsAfrica has fossils not found in South America
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of fossil evidence support Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory (Continents moving apart)?Fossils are all different on different continentsFossil evidence shows that continents do not moveSame dinosaur’s fossils found on different continentsUnrelated type of fossils found on far apart continents
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCorals can only live in warm water. A fossil of a coral was found in the Arctic. How can you explain this?Corals have evolved to live in warm water.The Arctic was once a warm place.Corals can also live in cold water.A bird dropped the fossil in the Arctic.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEvidence that North America used to be connected to Europe is given by the fact that the following two mountain chains seem to line up if the coastlines of North America and Eurasia are matched up:Appalachians and CaledonidesRockies and HimalayasAppalachians and HimalayasRockies and Alps
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe definition for silence in Mrs. Coleman's class is...To be quietNo unnecessary noiseNo talking at allLow voice
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth’s mantle is made up of very hot material that rises to the top of the mantle, cools, then sinks, reheats, and rises again, constantly repeating the cycle. This action, which causes the Earth’s crust to move, is known as -convection currents.magnetic fieldshot spotsadvection forces.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho is credited for the theory of continental Drift?Harry HessSigmund FreudJason LombardAlfred Wegener
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?Leaves and flowersIce and mountainsPlants and animalsDinosaurs and reptiles
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?AshesBonesFolliclesFossils
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the theory of continental drift state?The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over timeContinents are stationary and do not moveThe Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currentsnone of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence did Wegener use in his theory?Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle piecesglacier scars and evidence from temperaturemountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continentsall of the above
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat two specific continents fit together most noticeably?Africa and North AmericaSouth America and EuropeSouth America and AfricaAntartica and Africa
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy did no one believe Wegener's thoery?He could not explain HOW the continents movedHe didn't have evidenceHis data was wrongHe didn't use the right technology to gather data
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matchingWeather, fossils, and Rock TypesRock types, fossils, coastlinesCoastlines, weather, rock typesCoastlines, weather, fossils
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn Seafloor Spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts or flows outalong the edges of all the continentsalong mid-ocean ridgesin the deep ocean trenchesin the north and south poles
- 28. Multiple ChoiceInvestigation of seafloor spreading showed what about the age of the seafloor?the oldest seafloor is at the ridgeyoungest seafloor is destroyed at the ridgeyoungest seafloor is farthest from the ridgeoldest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.mesospherelithospheremantle
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?decreasesincreasesfluctuatesremains the same
- 31. Multiple Choice
Where is new crust of the Earth created?
New crust is created at transform boundaries.
New crust is created in the core of the Earth.
New crust is created as the Earth shrinks.
New crust is created at divergent plate boundaries.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it calledconduction currentradiationcondition currentconvection current
- 33. Multiple ChoiceHot matter is _________ dense and ___________less, sinksless, risesmore, sinksmore, rises
- 34. Multiple ChoiceConvection currents in the Earth's mantle are caused byLess dense hot magma moving downwardLess dense hot magma moving upwardTectonic plate movementMore dense cooler magma moving upward
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat drives tectonic plate movement?gravitycoriolis effectconvection currentsthe earth's magnetic core
- 36. Multiple ChoiceConvection is occurring in the earth because there isA temperature difference in the earthNo temperature difference in the earth
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the asthenosphere?
molten metal in the mantle
dense, solid metal ball in the mantle
Molten rock without strength at the top of the mantle
dry land and ocean floor
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram below gives an example of what type of heat transfer?ConductionConvectionRadiationI don't know
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?crust, outer core, inner core, mantlemantle, outer core, inner core, crustcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantle
- 40. Multiple Choice
When Mrs. Coleman is absent from the classroom, you should...
Be a self managing scholar
Be your best YOU!
Represent your family, teacher, and school in the best way
All the other answers
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