Earth Science Test Review - Part 2

Earth Science Test Review - Part 2

8th Grade

10 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Our systems

Our systems

1st - 10th Grade

13 Qs

GROUP 1 QUIZ 3

GROUP 1 QUIZ 3

5th Grade - University

10 Qs

Glaciers

Glaciers

8th Grade

12 Qs

Forces 2

Forces 2

6th - 8th Grade

12 Qs

Methods of Charging..Akshita bansal 8A

Methods of Charging..Akshita bansal 8A

8th Grade

10 Qs

Our Environment

Our Environment

6th Grade - University

13 Qs

NCERT class 8 Materials : Metals and Non - Metals

NCERT class 8 Materials : Metals and Non - Metals

8th Grade

10 Qs

General knowledge

General knowledge

2nd - 12th Grade

14 Qs

Earth Science Test Review - Part 2

Earth Science Test Review - Part 2

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Sara Henry

Used 96+ times

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Oceanic plates are pushed down into the mantle at

convection currents

subduction zones

strike-slip faults

divergent boundaries

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When tectonic plates collide, molten rock from beneath the crust of the Earth sometimes forces up through to the surface, creating

a mountain

an earthquake

a rift

a volcano

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most likely cause of earthquake activity on the west coast of the United States is

landslides from coastal mountains

slipping of tectonic plates

tidal effects from the Pacific Ocean

seasonal temperature changes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under which of the following headings in a table of contents would the most information about Pangaea be found?

How to clean and prepare fossil samples

Alfred Wegener and continental drift

The movement of glaciers

All you need to know about the asthenosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process provides nearly all of the force that drives the movements of the Earth's tectonic plates?

Combined gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

centripetal force from the Earth's rotation

combination of wind and wave action

convection currents in Earth's mantle

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary typically causes an oceanic trench?

tranform

divergent

convergent

elastic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can scientists obtain direct samples of Earth's mantle?

Volcanic eruptions can bring melted rock onto the surface that cools into new rock

Seismic waves that pass through Earth bring mantle rocks to the surface

Certain meteorites bombard Earth may represent the composition of the mantle

Volcanic eruptions can bring solid chunks of rock from Earth's mantle to Earth's surface.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?