Unit 2 (Formation of Earth's Surface) Pretest

A group of students create different models showing the movement of lithospheric plates. One student creates this model.

What will MOST LIKELY be created if this movement continues?

• fault

• trench

• rift valley

• river plain

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The primary cause of continental drift, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions is:

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• heat from the Sun warming Earth

• the gradual sinking of Earth’s crust

• lithospheric plates beneath Earth’s crust

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Alfred Wegner’s Theory of Continental Drift was not well accepted because he couldn’t say what force could be big enough to move continents. Current theories explain this movement with __________.

• convection currents in the mantle

• hot spots forming under continents

• subduction zones at continental margins

• magnetic reversals of the north and south poles

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Imagine you could drill a hole all the way to the center of the Earth. Assuming that you drill the same speed the entire way, which layer would take the longest to drill through?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

A student is making a diagram of Earth’s layers. How should the temperature be labeled on the different layers? S6E5a

• The crust would be hotter than the mantle.

• The outer core would be hotter than the mantle.

• The crust would be hotter than the inner core.

• The outer core would be hotter than the inner

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The mountain shown is composed of deformed sedimentary layers. They are located near a tectonic plate boundary and are still increasing in elevation due to:

• colliding tectonic plates

• subduction of a tectonic plate

• seafloor spreading of tectonic plates

• transform faulting of a tectonic plate

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The most common cause of earthquakes is:

• the sinking of the ocean floor

• movements in the Earth’s crust

• giant tidal waves called tsunamis

• unequal heating of the atmosphere

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A student is making a diagram of Earth’s layers. How should his diagram be labeled to show the difference between Earth’s core and Earth’s crust?

• The core should be labeled as denser and hotter than the crust.

• The core should be labeled as denser and colder than the crust.

• The core should be labeled as denser than the crust but with the same temperature as the crust.

• The core should be labeled as the same density as the crust but with a hotter temperature than the crust.

When Joe saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, he exclaimed, "These mountains are much younger than ours back East!" Which feature supports his conclusion that the Rockies were relatively young mountains?

• They are found in the western part of North America

• They were formed from converging lithospheric plates.

• They are smaller than the eastern mountains.

• They are larger than the Appalachian mountains.

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The tallest mountains in the world are formed by:

• Diverging tectonic plates

• Converging tectonic plates

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

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