ENV Unit 6&7 Test Review

Match the tectonic plate boundaries with their descriptions. Match the following

• plates move towards each other, one slip

• convergent

• plates slide past each other, causing fr

• divergent

• plates more away from each other, magma

• transform

Earthquakes are felt most strongly on the surface at the focus. 

• true

• false

Earthquakes can result in landslides and tsunamis.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Ring of Fire is located on the edges of the Atlantic Ocean. 

• true

• false

The thinnest layer of the earth is called the 

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Oceanic plates are more dense and usually subduct under continental plates. 

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all minerals must have?

• naturally occurring

• organic

• solid under normal conditions

• fixed chemical composition

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which characteristic of a mineral is the most easily observed but the least reliable?

• color

• luster

• streak

• hardness

Which mineral property is determined by rubbing it on a rough surface?

• color

• luster

• streak

• hardness

The Moh’s scale shows the range of which mineral property?

• color

• luster

• streak

• hardness