Unit 5 - Mid Unit Assessment

The study of the makeup of the earth and the processes that change and shape it is called ________.

• archaeology

• geology

• ecology

• geography

Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics?

• Earth’s tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years.

• Earth’s tectonic plates are far apart and are fixed in place

• Earth’s tectonic plates are far apart but are slowly moving closer to one another

• Earth’s tectonic plates fit tightly together and are fixed in place.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about myths?

• Myths are told to teach important life lessons.

• Myths help explain unpredictable natural events.

• Myths are told to make children laugh

• Myths are historically accurate accounts of past events.

Part A: Select the correct order of the labels: inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust

• A.) Inner Core

  B.) Crust

  C.) Outer Core

  D.) Mantle

• A.) Outer Core

  B.) Mantle

  C.) Crust

  D.) Inner Core

• A.) Mantle

  B.) Inner Core

  C.) Outer Core

  D.) Crust

• A.) Inner Core

  B.) Outer Core

  C.) Mantle

  D.) Crust

Tsunamis form when earthquakes occur in the oceanic crust, causing the seafloor to shift.

• True

• False

Tsunamis travel fast—as much as 500 miles per hour.

• True

• False

Tsunamis are easy to stop as long as scientists have enough warning when they begin to form.

• True

• False

Tsunamis can grow to become as tall as a three- or four-story building

• True

• False

Read the statement in the “What is the cause?” column. Choose the statement that best relates to the information in the “What is the cause?” column.

What is the cause?

Tremendous pressure and heat in the mantle force magma in a chamber below Earth’s crust to move upward through a crack in Earth’s surface.

What evidence is there?

**Choose your correct answer below.**

• A fault-block mountain forms.

• Glaciers deposit sediments on Earth’s surface.

• Magma erupts from a volcano’s top onto Earth’s surface as lava.

• A tectonic plate subducts beneath another plate.

Volcano myths often explain volcanic activity by ____________.

• describing how gods and goddesses cause volcano-related occurrences

• providing scientific evidence showing how volcano-related events occur

• telling how occurrences above Earth’s surface cause volcanic activity

• telling how occurrences below Earth’s surface cause volcanic activity