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Unit 6 Review | Earth Dynamics

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

Scientists recently discovered that rocks collected from the Franklin Mountains in West Texas and rocks collected from mountains in eastern Antarctica were exactly the same age. Further research showed that the rocks were chemically and geologically the same and came from the same magma source. This discovery provides evidence of —

a)

plate tectonics

b)

coastal erosion

c)

global warming

d)

ocean currents

2.

What type of rock forms when other rocks are under heat and pressure?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

3.

What type of boundary would form here?

a)

transform

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

d)

subduction

4.

On which tectonic plate do you live?

a)

Eurasian Plate

b)

North American Plate

c)

South American Plate

d)

Pacific Plate

5.

Which of the following provides evidence that the continents were once in a position different than they are today?

a)

similar fossil remains in South America and Africa

b)

bears are only found in North America

c)

major rivers form deltas

d)

earthquakes are common on the San Andreas fault

6.

What are the layers of the Earth from outside to inside?

a)

crust, mantle, crust

b)

crust, lithonosphere, atmosphere

c)

crust, mantle, core

d)

core, mantle, crust

7.

Which would be a benefit of a wind farm?

a)

less air pollution

b)

more air pollution

c)

increase in fossil fuels

d)

decrease in fossil fuels

8.

Which geological event can happen at a transform boundary?

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

earthquake

d)

thunderstorm

9.

Geothermal energy comes from--

a)

the atmosphere

b)

space

c)

fossil fuels

d)

heat inside the Earth