Unit 5 Post Test Review

Which statement best describes why fossils of the same land-dwelling species have been discovered in both South America and Africa?

• These organisms migrated to these two continents.

• These organisms were separated by the formation of new mountain ranges.

• These organisms became extinct due to climate changes on these continents.

• These organisms once lived on one large landmass that later split into two continents.

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Volcanoes usually occur at what type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• None of these

Which best explains the cause of the geysers formed in Yellowstone National Park?

• erosion

• earthquakes

• volcanic activity

• artesian springs

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Which of the following has the greatest direct influence on movement of the tectonic plates?

• the Sun

• the Moon

• Earth’s core

• Earth’s mantle

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Which layers of Earth are mostly made of solid material?

• inner core and outer core

• crust and inner core

• crust and mantle

• mantle and outer core

A diagram shows a subduction zone where an oceanic crust and continental crust collide. Which crust will sink down into the mantle?

• oceanic

• continental

• neither of them

• both of them

Seafloor spreading occurs along certain boundaries in the ocean. Which are most likely to form at the boundary where the seafloor is spreading?

• strike-slip faults

• subduction zones

• mid-ocean ridges

• continental shelves

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Which layer of Earth is located directly under the crust?

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

• none of these

What layer is the thick, hot, convective layer of Earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the correct order of Earth’s layers starting from the surface?