Quiz about Earth Science Review

Question 1

Convection currents are in what layer?

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Mantle

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Crust

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Core

Question 2

Tectonic plates that move apart are

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diverging

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transforming

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converging

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subducting

Question 3

Tectonic plates that move towards each other and collide are

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converging

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transforming

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subducting

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diverging

Question 4

When one tectonic plate one goes under another plate it is

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subducting

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transforming

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converging

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diverging

Question 5

Tectonic plates that slide beside each other are

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transforming

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converging

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subducting

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diverging

Question 6

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed due to

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diverging plates

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transforming plates

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converging plates

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subducting plates

Question 7

Metamorphic rock forms by this process

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Heat and pressure

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Compaction and cementation

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Cooling of magma

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Weathering and erosion

Question 8

Igneous rock forms by this process

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Cooling of magma

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Compaction and cementation

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Heat and pressure

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Weathering and erosion

Question 9

All of the following will help identify a mineral EXCEPT

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Melting point

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Hardness

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Color

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Luster

Question 10

Which layer has the highest density?

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inner core

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mantle

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crust

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outer core

Question 11

Volcanoes usually occur

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at plate boundaries

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in warmer climates

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in the middle of ocean

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near large cities

Question 12

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

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increases

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decreases

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goes up or down depending on the layer

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stays the same

Question 13

What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?

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Oceanic and Continental Crust

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Oceanic and Crustatious Crust

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Optic and Continental Crust

Question 14

The scientist that came up with the Theory of Continental Drift

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Alfred Wegener

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Albert Einstein

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Sir Ian McKellan

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Sir Isaac Newton

Question 15

The name of the Super Continent Wegener proposed

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Pangaea

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Wakanda

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Pandora

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Milky Way

Question 16

Which was NOT a piece of evidence used by Wegener to support his theory of Continental Drift?

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None of these-all 3 were evidence Wegener used!

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The fossils of plants and animals found on continents now separated by oceans.

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Rocks and landforms on various continents that have the same age and composition.

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The edges of continents (especially S. America and Africa) fit together like puzzle pieces.

Question 17

Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.

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Convection

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Density

Question 18

Molten rock located beneath the Earth's Surface

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Magma

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Lava

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Eruption

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Volcano

Question 19

Molten rock (Magma) that has reached Earth's Surface.

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Lava

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Magma

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Fault

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Earthquake

Question 20

Is the outer core a liquid or solid?

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liquid

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solid

Question 21

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

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increases

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decreases

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goes up and down depending on the layer

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stays the same

Question 22

The area where two tectonic plates meet.

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plate boundary

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mantle

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focus

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convection

Question 23

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle

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Energy from the Sun

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Magnetic Pole Reversal

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Faults in Mountain Ranges

Question 24

True or False? A rock is made up of one or more minerals.

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true

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false

Question 25

What is the name of the hardness scale that is used to test a minerals hardness?

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Moh's

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Madrid's

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Wallins'

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Curry's

Question 26

What mineral has a hardness of 10 and cannot be scratched by anything other than itself?

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diamond

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talc

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granite

Question 27

The softest mineral is the _______________

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talc

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quartz

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diamond

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calcite

Question 28

a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms

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mineral

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magma

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lava

Question 29

Moh's Hardness scale ranges from ___ to ____ that compares the hardness of different minerals

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1 - 10

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2 - 30

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1 - 50

Question 30

series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

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rock cycle

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nitrogen cycle

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dust cycle

Question 31

the breaking down of rock by water and wind

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weathering

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deposition

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compaction

Question 32

rock formed from extreme temperature and pressure deep inside earth

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metamorphic rock

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magma rock

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sediment

Question 33

rock formed from deposition, compaction and cementation of sediments

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sedimentary rock

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igneous rock

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crystal

Question 34

Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediment?

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sedimentary rock

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volcanic rock

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igneous rock

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metamorphic rock

Question 35

What are the two main types of igneous rocks?

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intrusive and extrusive

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sedimentary and metamorphic

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granite and basalt

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volcanic and plutonic

Question 36

Minerals MUST be all of the following EXCEPT:

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organic

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crystal structure

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definite chemical composition

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inorganic

Question 37

A student is testing attributes of a mineral. Which question should the student ask to determine the hardness of the mineral?

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How difficult it is to scratch a mineral?

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What color is the mineral?

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What does the surface of the mineral feel like?

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How much light is reflected off the surface of the mineral?

Question 38

What is a Mineral?

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A nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's outermost layer.

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A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

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The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT used to identify a rock?

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weight

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color

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shape

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streak

Question 40

What is it called when a rock is rubbed on a hard surface and leaves behind colored powder from a mineral?

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streak

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hardness

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pattern

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texture

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