6th ES Unit 5 Review

Multiple Choice

Divergent boundaries cause plates to move ___________.

• away from each other

• towards each other

• past each other

Multiple Choice

Convergent boundaries cause plates to move ___________.

• away from each other

• towards each other

• past each other

Multiple Choice

Transform boundaries cause plates to move ___________.

• away from each other

• towards each other

• past each other

Multiple Choice

Compression stress causes __________.

• folding

• faulting

• tilting

Multiple Select

Tension stress causes __________ and _____________.

• folding

• faulting

• tilting

Multiple Choice

Shear stress causes __________.

• folding

• faulting

• tilting

Multiple Choice

Which type of fault is shown in the picture?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Transform

Multiple Choice

This type of fault is caused by ______.

• Tension stress

• Compression stress

• Shear stress

Multiple Choice

Which type of fault is shown in the picture?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Transform

Multiple Choice

This type of fault is caused by ______.

• tension stress

• compression stress

• shear stress

Multiple Choice

Type of physical weathering that causes rockslides by many rocks hitting together and breaking.

• abrasion

• temperature changes

• ice wedging

• plants and animals

Multiple Choice

Type of physical weathering causes cracks in the roads due to heating and cooling

• abrasion

• temperature changes

• ice wedging

• plants and animals

Multiple Choice

Type of chemical weathering that causes rusting.

• hydrolysis

• oxidation

• carbonation

Multiple Select

Select ALL landforms that are created by deposition (sediment falls to rest)

• river delta

• sea stack

• canyon

• dunes

• beaches

Multiple Select

Select ALL landforms that are created by erosion (moving of sediment)

• cave

• sea stack

• canyon

• barrier island

• beaches

Multiple Choice

The Law of Superposition says that the _________ rock layers are at the bottom.

• Oldest

• Youngest

• Hardest

• Darkest

Multiple Choice

This piece of evidence can be used to study dust, ash, and carbon dioxide content

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Faults

• Volcanoes

• Ice Cores

• Glaciers

Multiple Choice

This method of dating estimates the age of fossils and rocks by comparing them with something else

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

Multiple Choice

During which eon is the Pleistocene epoch?

• Hadean

• Archean

• Proterozoic

• Phanerozoic

Multiple Choice

Which organisms were common during the Mesozoic era?

• insects

• dinosaurs

• mammals