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Environmental Science Dynamic Earth

Authored by Frank Bird

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a convection current?

the transfer of energy by direct contact.

the transfer of energy by the movement of matter

the transfer of energy through a solid, such as Earth's crust

the transfer of energy from a region of lower temperature to a region of higher temperature.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following occurs because of convection current?

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

Pressure in the crust increases.

The mantle increases in size.

Pressure in the crust decreases.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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True or False: Because we rarely witness dramatic changes to the Earth, we can conclude that the Earth is not changing very much.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What happens to magma that is heated by the core?

It rises.

It sinks.

Plate Tectonics

It becomes part of the inner core.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Look at the image. The two continental plates are colliding. Why is the Indian Plate moving under the Eurasian Plate?

It's larger.

It's molten.

It's more dense.

It's less dense.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Volcanoes most commonly form…

near tectonic plate boundaries.
in Earth's polar regions.
along Earth's equator.
in the middle of tectonic plates.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are most ocean trenches located?

at the boundary between two plates
at the center of oceanic plates
at the center of continental plates
beneath very wide mountain ranges

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