
Earth Science, First Semester
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Consider how sedimentary rocks are formed; from sediments! What two processes are responsible for (a) making the particles that become sediments and (b) moving the particles that become sediments?
gravity and erosion
weatering and gravity
sedimentation and deposition
weathering and erosion
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is NOT an example of uniformitarianism?
Soil formed by weathering or rocks and how layers of sediment accumlate on Earth's surface.
A volcano eruption that spews out lava which forms basalt.
Rivers eroding valleys which build deltas gradually.
Planting a tree after cutting one down.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two processes that cause the lithospheric plates to move? (*Think about the Mystery Lab and what we learned with the different colored water and temperature!)
Gravity & Mass
Covection & Gravity
Mass & Convetion
Convection & Density
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fossils of a now extinct dinosaur have been found near the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa. The dinosaur could not swim or fly. What does this suggest about the continents of South America and Africa?
The continents were once connected.
A land bridge once connected the continents.
The same type of animals evolved on both continents.
Prehistoric man transported the dinosaur between the continents.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All BUT ONE statement provides evidence supporting plate tectonics, through data collected at the sites of sea floor spreading. That is
paleomagnetic reversals in specific areas of the sea floor.
a large occurrence of earthquakes along specific lines within the Earth's oceans.
an increase in the thickness of ocean crust as you move away from the area of spreading.
the presence of unique species in remote locations, such as Australia and New Zealand.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress results when two tectonic plates diverge?
compression
shear
force
tension
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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