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Internal Forces Shaping the Earth

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Reform
2.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
3.
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Sedergent
d)
Transform
4.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
5.

What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

subduction

6.
Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
A peninsula
d)
An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct. 
7.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
8.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
9.
What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Seismogram
d)
Seismograph
10.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
11.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of tsunamis?
a)
volcanic eruption
b)
tornado
c)
undersea landslide
d)
undersea earthquake
12.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
13.
The Ring of Fire is a destructive arc located in...
a)
the Atlantic Ocean
b)
the Pacific Ocean
c)
the North American Plate
d)
all over the world
14.
The Ring of Fire is made of what kind of plate movement?
a)
subduction zone
b)
convergent boundary
c)
divergent boundary
d)
transform boundary
15.

A fracture in earth's crust is a

a)

tsunami

b)

fault

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

epicenter

16.

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,

a)

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

b)

the continents DO NOT move

c)

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

d)

the continents were once joined together in a single landmass

17.

Which of the following is arranged according to increasing density?

a)

Lithosphere --> Asthenosphere --> Outer Core

b)

Lithosphere --> Outer Core --> Asthenosphere

c)

Asthenosphere --> Lithosphere --> Outer Core

d)

Outer Core --> Asthenosphere --> Lithosphere

18.

Which of the following interior layers of the Earth can flow?

a)

Mesosphere and Outer Core

b)

Asthenosphere and Inner Core

c)

Asthenosphere and Outer Core

d)

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

19.

Which interior layer of the Earth is made up of solid iron and nickel?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

20.

Which layers are arranged according to DECREASING pressure?

a)

Inner Core --> Asthenosphere --> Lithosphere

b)

Inner Core --> Lithosphere --> Asthenosphere

c)

Lithosphere --> Asthenosphere --> Inner Core

d)

Lithosphere --> Inner Core--> Asthenosphere

21.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above 
22.

Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's

a)

Continental crust

b)

Oceanic crust

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Lithosphere

23.
The materials available to make a model of Earth are shown. To make the most accurate model, which of the materials would best represent the asthenosphere?
a)
Modeling clay
b)
Ping pong ball
c)
Ball bearing
d)
Water
24.

Which layer of the Earth is also referred to as the "rocky sphere" because it is solid outermost layer of the Earth?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mantle

d)

Mesosphere

25.
Earth is compused of _______.
a)
layers
b)
blocks
c)
cubes
d)
nodules
26.
What drives tectonic plate movement? 
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
27.
a)

oasis

b)

island

c)

desert

d)

beach

28.
a)

archipelago

b)

arch

c)

atoll

d)

marsh

29.
a)

atoll

b)

archipelago

c)

oasis

d)

island

30.
a)

delta

b)

marsh

c)

river

d)

bay

31.
a)

estuary

b)

bay

c)

river

d)

gulf

32.

A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.

a)

steppe

b)

marsh

c)

Great plains

d)

plateau

33.
a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

archepelago

d)

peninsula

34.
a)

marsh

b)

delta

c)

oasis

d)

steppe

35.
a)

strait

b)

isthmus

c)

marsh

d)

peninsula

36.
a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

strait

d)

delta

37.

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.

a)

bay

b)

gulf

c)

isthmus

d)

island

38.

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

a)

gulf

b)

bay

c)

isthmus

d)

peninsula

39.
a)

plateau

b)

butte

c)

mountain ridge

d)

Mt. Everest

40.

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

butte

d)

fjord

41.

A newspaper reported that an earthquake was recorded at 8.7. What device was used to obtain this measurement, and what was measured?

a)

a seismograph; size of the earthquake’s waves

b)

a seismograph; height of tsunami waves

c)

the Richter scale; relative strength of the earthquake

d)

the Richter scale; number of people injured (in thousands)

42.
What observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?
a)
The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.
b)
The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.
c)
The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere. 
d)
The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere
43.
The core is made-up of what two elements?
a)
iron and nickel
b)
iron and oxygen
c)
nickel and silicon
d)
oxygen and silicon
44.
The image shows the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Which type of boundary occurs at this ridge where the ocean floor is spreading apart? 
a)
convergent
b)
divergent 
c)
transform fault
45.
Curved or pointed land that extends out far into the water.
a)
Peninsula
b)
Cape
c)
Valley
d)
Strait
46.
A small stream or river that flows into a larger river or stream.
a)
River
b)
Sea
c)
Lake
d)
Tributary
47.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
48.

All of these increase as you go further into the earth EXCEPT:

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

density

d)

space

49.

Which planet is as big as the earth's core?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

50.

If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure, temperature, and density would...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

unsure

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