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WorksheetsEarth Science Tri 2 Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
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1.
Earth’s inner core is
a)
a dense ball of solid metal
b)
a layer of molten metal.
c)
. a layer of hot rock.
d)
. a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
2.
A rift valley forms at a
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary.
c)
transform boundary.
d)
deep ocean trench
3.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a)
mid-ocean ridge.
b)
rift valley.
c)
deep-ocean trench.
d)
mountain range.
4.
What did scientists in a submersible see when they observed the mid-ocean ridge?
a)
a convergent boundary
b)
rocks formed by the rapid hardening of molten material
c)
the movement of Earth’s plates
d)
convection currents in the ocean
5.
Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s
a)
continents
b)
lithosphere
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
6.
Volcanic belts form along
a)
islands in the Pacific Ocean
b)
North American mountain ranges
c)
the boundaries of Earth's plates
d)
the coast of Antarctica
7.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
a)
volcanoes forming over a hot spot
b)
volcanoes forming along a plate boundary
c)
the Ring of Fire
d)
continental drift
8.
Liquid magma flows upward through cracks in rock because it is
a)
highly fluid
b)
less dense than the surrounding solid material
c)
highly magnetic
d)
more dense than the surrounding solid material
9.
If a volcano's magma is high in silicia, the volcano will probably
a)
erupt quietly
b)
remain dormant
c)
erupt explosively
d)
produce dark color lava
10.
Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called
a)
shield volcanoes
b)
cinder cone volcanoes
c)
composite volcanoes
d)
lava plateaus
11.
The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is
a)
volcanic bombs
b)
lava flows
c)
volcanic cinders
d)
volcanic ash
12.
The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form
a)
a hot spot
b)
a part of the mid-ocean ridge
c)
an island arc
d)
a subducting plate
13.
A volcano that may erupt again at some time in the distant future is
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
explosive
d)
extinct
14.
When ash, cinders, and bombs build up in a steep pile around a volcano's vent, the result is a
a)
cinder cone volcano
b)
shield volcano
c)
composite volcano
d)
dormant volcano
15.
Which of the following helps to determine how easily magma flows?
a)
the amount of silica in the magma
b)
the diameter of the pipe
c)
the size of the crater
d)
the number of vents on the volcano
16.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
17.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
18.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
19.
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
20.
Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
21.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
22.
What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of a liquid?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
23.
A break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred is called a(n)
a)
fault
b)
earthquake
c)
epicenter
d)
volcano
24.
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P- Waves
c)
S- Waves
d)
Surface Waves
25.
The type of stress that stretches and pulls a body apart is ___.
a)
strain
b)
tension
c)
stress
d)
compression
26.
What type of stress is this?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
27.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
28.
How many different seismograph station locations are needed to determine the location of the epicenter?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
more than 3
29.
Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift
a)
Alfred Wegener
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Alber Einstein
30.
What is the only liquid layer of the Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
31.
What type of plate is denser?
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
32.
What type of heat transfer is involved in the sun heating the Earth?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
33.
What layer is responsible for the Earth;s magnetic field?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
34.
Trenches are formed where?
a)
divergent boundaries
b)
transform boundaries
c)
mountain ranges
d)
subduction zones
35.
What ocean is growing?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
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