Unit 2 Test

What is the hottest and most dense layer of Earth?

• Earth's crust

• Earth's core

• Oceans

What is Earth's outer core?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

_______ is the gradual transporting of dirt and rocks by wind or water.

• Gravity

• Erosion

• Fault

What makes weathering different from erosion?

• Weathering involves movement

• Weathering does not involve movement

• Weathering always involves wind

What causes the continents to move?

• Tectonic plate movement

• Weathering

• Oceans

Where are tectonic plates located?

• On the sun

• On top of the asthenosphere

• In the atmosphere

What can form mountains?

• A collision of tectonic plates

• Magma

• Solar radiation

_______ happens when heat from a warmer material rises and then cools and begins to sink.

• Earthquake

• Convection

• Hydrosphere

What can cause earthquakes?

• Tectonic plate movement

• Weathering

• Rainfall

Why are earthquakes more common in certain parts of the world?

• They only occur on the equator

• They occur near tectonic plate boundaries

• They occur at the North Pole