3rd six week review 8th

Which scientist first proposed the continental drift theory in 1912?

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Galileo Galilei

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Which pieces of evidence support the theory of continental drift?

• Continents fit together like puzzle pieces

• Magnetic striping

• Satellite imagery

• Fossil and rock correlation

• Seismic activity zones

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do most active volcanoes occur?

• On continental plates

• Along plate boundaries

• On oceanic plates

• Underwater

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Which of the following properties is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Temperature of oceanic crust

• Thickness of Earth’s layers

• Density of continental crust

• Convection currents in the asthenosphere

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Which of these landforms would most likely be found at a divergent boundary?

• Fault line

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic island

• Mountain

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The diagram below models the movement of two tectonic plates. What is occurring as a result of the plate collision?

• A mid-ocean ridge is forming.

• Subduction is occurring because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.

• A divergent boundary is forming.

• A transform boundary is forming due to two plates sliding past one another.

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The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram below shows the relationship between the brightness and temperature of a star. Which of the following statements accurately describes the star at location ‘A’?

• The star at location ‘A’ is less bright than the sun and has a surface temperature above 25,000 K.

• The star at location ‘A’ is brighter than the sun and has a surface temperature below 25,000 K.

• The star at location ‘A’ is less bright than the sun and has a surface temperature above 30,000 K.

• The star at location ‘A’ is brighter than the sun and has a surface temperature below 30,000 K.

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During a star’s life cycle, it can become a white dwarf, black hole, or neutron star. What determines what the star will become?

• Color

• Mass

• Luminosity

• Temperature

Our solar system is located in which galaxy?

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Milky Way

• Centaurus

Galaxies are systems of stars and associated matter held together by _________________attraction.

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