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Vocab Test #3 (9-12)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Weathering breaks down rocks to create:

a)

Minerals

b)

Deposition

c)

Sediment

d)

Plate movement

2.

If sediments are laid down somewhere else, that is

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Cementation

d)

Deposition

3.

If igneous rock hardens on the inside of a volcano, it is:

a)

Intrusive

b)

Insulated

c)

Extrusive

d)

Exfoliated

4.

Compaction and cementation is a process found in _____

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Volcanic Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

5.

A thin layer of granite found under all dry land is:

a)

Asthenospheric crust

b)

Oceanic crust

c)

Lithospheric crust

d)

Continental crust

6.

The lithosphere contains... (multiple answers)

a)

Top of mantle

b)

Bottom of mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Broken pieces that move

e)

Top of crust

7.

What is the layer of the Earth that is molten iron and nickel?

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

c)

Mantle

d)

Asthenosphere

8.

The process of rising heat, cooling and then sinking is:

a)

Conduction currents

b)

Compaction

c)

Convection currents

d)

Cementation:

9.

A convergent boundary can: (multiple answers)

a)

Create mountains

b)

Create trenches

c)

Create earthquakes

d)

Create shearing

10.

Constructive forces can create:

a)

New Oceans

b)

New mantle

c)

New Seafloor

d)

New Mountain tops

11.

Which picture(s) show(s) destructive force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Asthenosphere :

a)

Acts like both a solid and a liquid

b)

Acts like a liquid

c)

Acts like a solid

d)

Acts like a gas

13.

The "supercontinent" was called:

a)

Eurasia

b)

North America

c)

Pacifica

d)

Pangea

14.

Rocks pulling apart use:

a)

Compression

b)

Inertia

c)

Tension

d)

Shearing

15.

The most volcanically and sesimically active area on Earth:

a)

San Andreas fault

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Ring of Motion

d)

Mid Ocean Ridge

16.

Characteristic of object but not changing the chemical composition is:

a)

Physical property

b)

Chemical property

c)

Independent variable

d)

Dependent variable

17.

Fracture or a break in the Earth's surface

a)

Fissure

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Fault

d)

Continental crust

18.

Seismic waves are:

a)

Vibrations from the ocean

b)

Vibrations from air

c)

Vibrations from light waves

d)

Vibrations from an earthquake

19.

The epicenter is located over the:

a)

fault

b)

focus

c)

fracture

d)

magma chamber

20.

Which objects have a hardness of 6.5 or more?

a)

Nail

b)

Knife blade

c)

Copper penny

d)

Steel file

21.

Where is the epicenter in this picture?

a)

Seattle

b)

San Francisco

c)

Albuquerque

d)

Sioux City

22.

Which picture is showing a chemical property?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Compare this to an item we discussed in the lesson.

a)

Mineral

b)

Fossil fuel

c)

Rock

d)

Ore