
EES Midterm Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following BEST explains why Earth is tectonically active?
Earth’s solid surface layer rotates more rapidly than the layers beneath it.
Areas of Earth’s solid surface layer are under great pressure from ocean water.
Earth’s solid surface layer sits on a layer of semi-molten rock that slowly flows.
Areas of Earth’s solid surface layer are thicker and so heavier than other areas.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following would MOST likely slow Earth’s tectonic activity?
Earth’s crust becomes cooler.
Earth’s mantle becomes warmer.
Earth’s mantle becomes cooler.
Earth’s outer core becomes warmer.
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oceanic crust is composed mainly of basalt. Continental crust is composed mainly of granite. Why does oceanic crust generally tend to subduct under continental crust when plates collide?
The oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust.
The continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
The oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.
The continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which differences in properties of Earth’s crust and mantle are MOST responsible for tectonic activity?
differences in state and density
differences in color and viscosity
differences in temperature and color
differences in temperature and viscosity
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Mariana islands are volcanic islands that form an arc. The island arc is located in the North Pacific Ocean. These islands were formed by converging tectonic plates.
Which process had to occur in order for these islands to be formed?
melting of oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridge
melting of oceanic crust at subduction zones
production and deposition of magma from hot spots
production and deposition of magma from rift valleys
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these actions will change a sedimentary rock, such as limestone, into a metamorphic rock, such as marble?
pressure from a glacier
heat from magma
erosion from flowing water
radiation from the Sun
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A geologic cross section of the Himalayan Mountain Range is shown below.
This mountain range is the result of which type of boundary interaction?
divergent boundary between two continental plates
convergent boundary between two continental plates
divergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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