Mini-Unit Assessment: Geoscience Processes

A tectonic plate colliding with another can cause an _____________.

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The _____sphere contains all living things on earth.

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The ______sphere is all the water on the surface of the earth.

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The mechanical or chemical processes that break down rock are called ______________.

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When sediments are tranported it is called ___________.

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Deltas and sand dunes are built up by ______________.

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What is true of tectonic plates?

• They are constantly moving

• Earthquakes cause them to move

• They don't move for centuries at a time

• There are fewer and fewer of them

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Where is Earth's heat energy most concentrated?

• The mantle

• The lithosphere

• The core

• The crust

Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?

• Above the crust

• Between the crust and the lithosphere

• Between the crust and the core

• Beneath the core

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

• A transform boundary between ocean plates

• A transform boundary between continental plates

• A convergent boundary between continental plates

• A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plate

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