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Social Studies, Science
6th
grade
6th Earth Science Unit 5 Forces Shaping Earth's Surface
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which formation is a result of a hot spot?
the Hawaiian islands
the San Andreas fault
Mount St. Helens
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- 2. Multiple Choice
What occurs at transform boundaries?
earthquakes
trenches
folding
eruption of hot spots
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where are earthquakes and volcanos most likely to occur?
divergent plate boundaries
hot spots
convergent plate boundaries
within oceanic plates
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Andes Mountains are found along the western coast of South America.
Which kind of plate boundary is responsible for this mountain range?
The Nazca plate is converging with the South American plate.
The North American plate is diverging with the South American plate.
The North American plate and the South American plate are at a transform boundary.
The Nazca plate and the North American plate are at a transform boundary.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What formed as a result of plates sliding past one another?
the Hawaiian islands
the San Andreas fault
Mount St. Helens
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was formed when the Pacific and North American plates converged?
the Hawaiian islands
the San Andreas fault
Mount St. Helens
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- 7. Multiple Choice
What has formed as a result of diverging plates?
the Hawaiian islands
the San Andreas fault
Mount St. Helens
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which plate boundary could form a mountain chain of sedimentary rock?
divergent boundary of oceanic crust and continental crust
convergent boundary of two continental crusts
convergent boundary of oceanic crust and continental crust
divergent boundary between two oceanic crusts
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which type of stress results when two tectonic plates diverge?
compression
shear
force
tension
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which plate will feel stress in the form of compression?
oceanic plates diverging
oceanic and continental plates at a transform boundary
a central fault in a continental plate
an oceanic and continental plate converging
- 11. Multiple Choice
A downfold of rock caused by compression is called a _________.
Which word best completes the sentence?
fault
joint
anticline
syncline
- 12. Multiple Choice
How do scientists determine where an earthquake starts?
by studying a seismogram
by studying seismographs taken from different locations
by studying the S and P waves on a seismogram
by studying the strength of the S and P waves on a seismograph
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where does the energy of an earthquake originate?
heat from Earth's interior
Earth's magnetic field
the building of volcanos
motion of tectonic plates
- 14. Multiple Choice
By analyzing the speed at which seismic waves travel, scientists gain clues about _________.
Which phrase best completes the sentence?
the density of Earth's layers
the temperature of Earth's layers
the elements found in Earth's layers
the amount of magma in Earth's layers
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which information about Earth's interior can geologists learn by studying seismographs?
the depth of Earth's layers
the temperature of Earth's layers
the elements found in Earth's layers
the amount of magma in Earth's layers
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