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WorksheetsQ3 Midpoint 2 Reviewer
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which BEST explains how the Appalachian Mountains formed?
An ancient river flooded.
An earthquake folded land.
Tectonic plates pulled apart.
Tectonic plates collided.
The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized scientific thought because it
explained the movement of oceanic and continental crusts.
demonstrated how tidal forces affect coastlines.
mapped the pattern and frequency of earthquakes.
explained the mineral differences between continents.
Which geologic process is absent from the Gulf Coast states?
beach development.
subduction zones.
weathering
erosion
The diagram below shows a cross section of a tectonic plate boundary. Which terms BEST describe features 1, 2, and 3?
1 – continental crust, 2 – mantle, 3 – oceanic crust
1 – mantle, 2 – oceanic crust, 3 – continental crust
1 – oceanic crust, 2 – mantle, 3 – continental crust
1 – continental crust, 2 – oceanic crust, 3 – mantle
Crustal plates that pull apart from one another MOST likely form
volcanic island arcs.
strike-slip faults.
oceanic trenches.
rift zones
The principle of uniformitarianism states that most of the landscape of Earth was formed slowly and over a long period of time. Which occurrence of Earth is LEAST supported by this principle?
Soil development
Volcanic eruption
Plate movement
Fossil formation
Mountains are MOST likely formed
when glaciers melt.
from earthquakes
when land sinks
along tectonic plates.
Volcanoes are considered constructive because they
deposit lava.
cause erosion.
trigger earthquakes.
release gases.
Which geologic structure will MOST likely take the longest time to form?
a fault
a sinkhole
a river meander
a mountain range
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift around 1912. Which of these components of his theory is now known to be FALSE?
Similar plants and animals live on continents separated by oceans.
All existing continents were once joined into a supercontinent.
The boundaries of many neighboring continents fit together.
The Moon’s gravity and Earth’s spin can move the continents.
Which event MOST likely takes place as the result of crustal movement along transform boundaries?
earthquakes
volcanic activity
mountain building
trenches
Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault in California. Which statement BEST describes plate motion in the area during the time between earthquakes?
Plate motion stops, and plate tension decreases.
Plate motion continues, and plate tension increases.
Plate motion stops, and only the mantle moves.
Plate motion reverses, and plates return to their original positions.
An earthquake occurs in western Nevada. What MOST likely causes the earthquake?
Stress due to the movement of Earth’s crustal plates.
Gravitational variation due to the Moon’s orbit around Earth.
Temperature variation due to Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
Rotational imbalance due to changes in the location of Earth’s poles.
Which ongoing process causes the buildup of energy that is released at a later time when an earthquake occurs?
Heat from Earth’s core slowly melts the rocks found deep in Earth’s crust.
Nuclear reactions in Earth’s lower crust release electromagnetic waves.
Jagged edges along a fault generate friction between two moving tectonic plates.
Tectonic plates near a fault continue to move even though the fault remains motionless.
What kind of energy transfer occurs when an earthquake produces a large ocean wave called a tsunami?
Water molecules transfer energy by moving from rock to land.
Electromagnetic waves transfer energy from water to land.
Mechanical waves transfer energy from rock to water.
Heat transfers energy from water to rock.
