Quiz about AP Environmental science Plate Tectonics and Geology

Question 1

Early observers thought continents may have been joined based on what observations

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coastline

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rocks and fossils

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earthquakes.

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magnetism.

Question 2

A German scientist Alfred Wegener was the first to hypothesize that ...........

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Continents are moving

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Continents were once joined

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The sea floor is spreading

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The Earth's magnetic pole flips

Question 3

What type of features are associated with a divergent boundary?

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Rift valleys

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Volcanic mountains

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Fold mountains

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Fault block mountains

Question 4

Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?

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solid

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plasma

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liquid

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gas

Question 5

This layer of the earth is the thinnest part

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crust

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outer core

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mantle

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inner core

Question 6

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

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Plate Boundary

Question 7

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Volcano Eruption

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Tornado

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Mountain Building

Question 8

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

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Pull apart

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Come together

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Slide past each other

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subducting

Question 9

Mountains are created when....

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Two continental plates collide

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Two oceanic plates pull apart

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An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

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Two continental plates pull apart

Question 10

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

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Pangea

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Gondwanda

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Laurasia

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Neverland

Question 11

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Reform

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Transform

Question 12

What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

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two continental plates converging

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an earthquake in a subduction zone

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a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot

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movement at a transform fault boundary

Question 13

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

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Tectonic plates

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Puzzles

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Earthquakes

Question 14

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

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Ring of Fire

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Ring of Earth

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Ring of Stone

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Ring of Diamond

Question 15

________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.

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Richter Scale

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Seismometer

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Magnitude

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Seismology

Question 16

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

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magma

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lava

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volcano

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earthquake

Question 17

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

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Sand Erosion

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Fossils

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Mountains

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Glaciers

Question 19

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

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along mid-ocean ridges.

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along the edges of all the continents.

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in deep-ocean trenches.

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at the north and south poles.

Question 20

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

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subduction.

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convection.

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continental drift.

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conduction.

Question 21

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

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Diverging

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Converging

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Sliding

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No movement

Question 22

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

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Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

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New crust is underwater where it sinks

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New crust breaks more easily than old crust

Question 23

Approximately how many years ago did Earth form?

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4.6 billion years ago

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460 years

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460,000 years

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4.6 million years ago

Question 24

What is a mass extinction?

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The loss or death of many different species in a short time period.

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The emergence of new life species to appear in a short time period.

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The emergence of very large species.

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The loss or death of a large species.

Question 25

How are fossils created?

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All of the above

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Traces of organisms get turned into stone.

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Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.

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Animals get trapped.

Question 26

The diagram shows a section of land that has been undisturbed and includes a fossil.What can be concluded about the fossil?

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The fossil is approximately the same age as the limestone.

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The fossil is younger than the limestone.

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The fossil is older than the shale.

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It is approximately the same age as the sandstone.

Question 27

The time line shows the evolution of life forms during the geologic time scale.Which statement is supported by the time line?

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Insects and amphibians appeared approximately 325 million years ago.

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Dinosaurs became extinct 150 million years ago.

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Birds evolved approximately 275 million years ago.

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Animals started inhabiting land approximately 300 million years ago.

Question 28

This chronological time chart is broken into different time chunks, the largest being the Eon, then Era, Period, and Epoch.

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Geological time scale

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Timeline

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Calendar

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Time chart

Question 29

Why are fossils commonly found in sedimentary rocks but not in igneous rocks?

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Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock, while sedimentary rocks are formed from compacted sediments.

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Igneous rocks are formed after sedimentary rocks.

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Igneous rocks are not deposited like sedimentary rocks.

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Igneous rocks are made up of harder minerals than sedimentary rock.

Question 30

Environments have changed over millions of years. Which of these would be best for a scientist to study when investigating these environmental changes?

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fossil records

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volcanic deposits

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weather forecasts

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ocean currents

Question 31

How are igneous rocks formed?

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by cooling and hardening of molten rocks from inside the Earth

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by hardening and cementing of layers of sediments

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when existing rocks change by heat and pressure into new kinds of rocks

Question 32

Where would fossilized evidence of unicellular organisms most likely be found?

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buried deep within layers of rock

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in the deserts of Africa

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on the surface of a mountain

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in the oceans near the equator

Question 33

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

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by hardening and cementing of layers of sediment

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by fossils getting buried in various layers of sediment

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by cooling and hardening of hot molten rock from inside the Earth

Question 34

The discovery of fossilized coral reefs on land is evidence that

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the sea level has changed over time

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salt water changes coral into fossils

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the reefs formed in a freshwater lake

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coral reefs can form on dry land

Question 35

The discovery of the theory of continental drift led to the subsequent discovery of which theory?

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theory of plate tectonics

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theory of relativity

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theory of superposition

Question 36

There have been _____ mass extinction events in Earth's history.

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5

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3

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4

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2

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