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WorksheetsChapter 8~ Earth Science~~Review for Quarterly Assessment #1
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A single, large landmass that scientists believed existed 245 million years ago
a)
Laurasia.
b)
Pangaea.
c)
Gondwana.
d)
Siguro.
2.
Process by which the seafloor moves and creates new seafloor and new crust.
a)
Sea-Floor Spreading
b)
Sea-Floor Departure
c)
Sea Movement
d)
Oceanic Crust Divergence
3.
Large scale movements of the Earth's Crust.
a)
Plate Textures
b)
Plate Textiles
c)
Plate Totalities
d)
Plate Tectonics
4.
Where two plates collide.
a)
Transform
b)
Subduction
c)
Convergent
d)
Divergent
5.
Where two plates move past each other in parallel but opposite directions.
a)
Subduction
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Divergent
6.
Where two plates move away from each other.
a)
Subduction
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
d)
Divergent
7.
When a plate goes UNDER another plate.
a)
Subduction
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
d)
Divergent
8.
The kind of movement of material due to differences in density is called this
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Continental
d)
Concurent
9.
When continental crust and oceanic crust meet, which one usually sinks?
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.
Who was the scientist that first thought of continental drift?
a)
Hawking
b)
Einstein
c)
Hooke
d)
Wegener
11.
What is one piece of evidence that suggests that continents move?
a)
Scientists see them move
b)
They are growing each year
c)
Plant and Animal Fossil Evidence
d)
The climate has changed
12.
___is the theory that explains how the plates on Earth's surface move and change the Earth.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Seduction Zone
d)
Convergence
13.
____is one result of the movements of tectonic plates.
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Continental Plates
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Convection Currents
14.
The force that moves the Earth's plates is called
a)
Conduction Currents.
b)
Core Currents.
c)
Connection Currents.
d)
Convection Currents.
15.
The heat source that causes currents in the lower mantle comes from the
a)
Lithosphere.
b)
Core.
c)
Crust.
d)
Lower mantle.
16.
The idea of convection currents states that hot liquid weighs
a)
much more than cooler liquid.
b)
as much as cooler liquid.
c)
less than cooler liquid.
d)
too much to compare the two.
17.
The Movement of tectonic plates causes.
a)
Volcano formation
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Formation of ocean ridges
d)
All three answers are correct
18.
The break in the land formed during an earthquake is called?
a)
A volcano
b)
A fault
c)
A mountain
d)
A Plateau
19.
Molten rock material mixed with gases found on the Earth's surface is called?
a)
magma
b)
caldera
c)
fire
d)
lava
20.
A ______________________________ measures ground movement as an earthquake occurs.
a)
seismograph
b)
richter scale
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
meter stick
21.
What do you call the scale used to measure the total magnitude of an earthquake?
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Celsius Scale
c)
Fahrenheit Scale
d)
Metric Scale
22.
This sudden back and forth movement and shifting of rocks due to tectonic plate movement is?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
A Volcano
c)
A Tsunami
d)
A Tornado
23.
What is an opening in the surface of the Earth's plates where magma rises is?
a)
An Earthquake
b)
A Tornado
c)
A Volcano
d)
A Hurricane
24.
Tiny bits of rock spew into the air during a volcanic eruption is know as?
a)
A Crator
b)
A Geyser
c)
A Caldera
d)
An Ash Cloud
25.
The location underground where an earthquake begins is called?
a)
The focus
b)
The epicenter
c)
The point
d)
The spot
26.
The _________________________ is the spot directly above the focus during an earthquake.
a)
focus
b)
spot
c)
epicenter
d)
point
27.
Which is easier for scientists to predict?
a)
A Volcano
b)
An Earthquake
28.
Where do volcanoes mostly occur?
a)
Near plate boundaries
b)
In deserts
c)
In jungles
29.
The exact location where the original movement of rock triggered an earthquake is called the
a)
Dip
b)
Epicenter
c)
Focus
d)
Shockwave
30.
Why do most major earthquakes in the US occur in California and Alaska?
a)
The are on weak rock.
b)
They are close to the ocean.
c)
Both states are moving with convection currents.
d)
Both states are located on plate boundaries.
31.
The energy released during an earthquake creates
a)
loud noise.
b)
overheated core.
c)
magma.
d)
seismic waves.
32.
Sea-floor spreading produces
a)
mountains.
b)
valleys.
c)
new oceanic lithosphere.
d)
streams.
33.
New oceanic lithosphere is produced
a)
in subduction zones
b)
along convergent boundaries
c)
along divergent boundaries
d)
along transform boundaries
34.
Most of the Earth's mass is in the
a)
Core.
b)
Crust.
c)
Mantle.
d)
Ocean
35.
The Earth's outer core is a
a)
very dense solid.
b)
very dense liquid.
c)
partly melted rock.
d)
very thin layer.
36.
The Earth's inner core is a
a)
very dense liquid.
b)
very dense solid.
c)
partly melted rock.
d)
very thin layer.
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