Our Changing Earth Test Review

1. Large continent-sized plates move slowly on Earth’s surface due to —

• thermal energy from the sun

• radiant energy from the sun

• thermal energy moving material within Earth

• mechanical energy moving wind and water currents

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Why would a civil engineer learn about faults?

• To know where plate boundaries are located

• To measure the number of earthquakes

• To be able to mark a volcano on a map

• To observe eroded landscapes before building

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Which type of plate tectonic boundary is shown?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Sliding

• Transform

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4. What best explains why the rock formation shown looks like an arch?

• Sediment and erosion

• Erosion and deposition

• Weathering and erosion

• Sediment and weathering

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What kind of plate boundaries have the plates move towards each other and causes earthquakes and forms mountains?

• divergent

• convergent

• sliding

• transform

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Why are certain layers of Earth’s interior liquid?

• Hot temperatures

• Intense pressure

• Moving plates

• Magnetic forces

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Freezing water, plant roots and small plants are all -

• Places of deposition

• Methods of erosion

• Ways rocks weather

• Weather conditions

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Rocks that have formed due to layers of sediment cemented together are called —

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Magma Rocks

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What evidence has been discovered that leads scientists to conclude that parts of Virginia were once covered by an ocean?

• Salinity levels in Virginia’s soil have been tested.

• Satellite pictures of an ocean covering Virginia have been studied.

• Fossils of ocean animals have been found in Virginia.

• Special minerals made from salt have been discovered in Virginia.

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Which is likely to cause erosion to happen more quickly?

• Trimming bushes

• Planting trees

• Using pesticides

• Cutting down trees

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