Earth Composition TEST Review

What does a transform boundary cause to happen on the crust?

• Cause an earthquake

• Form new seafloor

• Push up Mountains

• Melt tectonic plates

There are two fault types. Dip-slip is one type; what is the other type?

• Side-Slip

• Fall-slip

• Drip-slip

• Strike-slip

What is the solid central portion of Earth?

• Outer

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Mantle

What does NOT carry soil, rock and sediment away during erosion?

• Trees

• Rain

• Wind

• Glaciers (ice)

There are 3 types of weathering: Chemical, Physical and....

• Topography

• Climate

• Biological

• Time

Healthy soil contains Nitrogen, Phosphorus, & Potassium.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• IDK

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Mud

Which activity will most likely increase soil fertility?

• A tree is cut for lumber.

• A tree dies and decays.

• Worms are removed from the soil.

• Plastic is buried in the ground.

What happens at a transform boundary?

• Nothing

• Plates pull apart

• Plates collide

• Plates slide past each other

What happens at a divergent boundary?

• Plate pull apart

• Plate slide past each other

• Plate collide

• Nothing