WorksheetsUnit 5 review 2019
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two rock samples were taken from the ocean floor. Rock A was taken close to the mid-ocean ridge.
Rock B was taken 500 miles away from the mid-ocean ridge. What statement is most likely true?
Rock B was taken 500 miles away from the mid-ocean ridge. What statement is most likely true?
a)
Rock A is older than Rock B
b)
Rock B is older than Rock A
c)
Rock A and Rock B are about the same age
d)
The ages of the rocks cannot be determined
2.
In which area of Earth are the tectonic plates located?
a)
In the crust and the upper mantle
b)
In the upper crust and the inner core
c)
In the mantle and the upper outer core
d)
In the outer core and the upper inner core
3.
The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years
a)
Colliding/Coming together
b)
Dividing/going apart
c)
Plates sliding past each other
d)
Ocean plate sliding under continental plate
4.
Why is the Atlantic Ocean getting bigger in size, while the Pacific Ocean is shrinking?
a)
The continents are expanding
b)
Old crust is being destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean while new crust is being created in the Pacific Ocean
c)
New crust is being created in the Atlantic Ocean while old crust is being destroyed in the Pacific Ocean
d)
What? Are you crazy???
5.
The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years
a)
Colliding/Coming together
b)
Dividing/going apart
c)
Plates sliding past each other
d)
Ocean plate sliding under continental plate
6.
Weak spots in the crust where magma can flow on the Earth's surface form...
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
convection currents
d)
trenches
7.
When two oceanic plates collide, this forms a convergent boundary. What land form is created in this process?
a)
Island Arc
b)
Trench
c)
Subduction Zone
d)
All of the other answers
8.
Rift valleys can form when fractures in Earth’s crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?
a)
Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate
b)
Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate
c)
Rift valleys form where two plates move away from each other
d)
Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate
9.
How are tsunamis created?
a)
An underwater earthquake
b)
Volcanos erupting in the ocean
c)
A landslide in the ocean
d)
All of the above
10.
Which of the following best explains how the Ring of Fire formed
a)
Tectonic plates constantly moving
b)
Convection currents in the mantle
c)
Both other answers
d)
Neither other answers
11.
A student is studying a fossil of a fish that was found in the desert. Which statement most likely describes why the fossil was found in the desert?
a)
That type of fish still lives in the desert.
b)
That type of fish adapted to live on land.
c)
The desert was covered by water when the fossil formed.
d)
Another animal moved the fossil from a lake to the desert.
12.
What name is given to the theory that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface?
a)
Evolution
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Erosion and Weathering
d)
Big Bang
13.
Scientist hypothesized that Earth’s continents were once a single landmass that broke apart. The model below shows South America and Africa breaking apart over the last 200 million years. What evidence best supports this model?
a)
Sea levels have changed in both continents
b)
Sedimentary rocks were found in both continents
c)
Similar fossils have been found in both continents
d)
Africa has fossils not found in South America
14.
What type of fossil evidence support Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory (Continents moving apart)?
a)
Fossils are all different on different continents
b)
Fossil evidence shows that continents do not move
c)
Same dinosaur’s fossils found on different continents
d)
Unrelated type of fossils found on far apart continents
15.
Corals can only live in warm water. A fossil of a coral was found in the Arctic. How can you explain this?
a)
Corals have evolved to live in warm water.
b)
The Arctic was once a warm place.
c)
Corals can also live in cold water.
d)
A bird dropped the fossil in the Arctic.
16.
Evidence that North America used to be connected to Europe is given by the fact that the following two mountain chains seem to line up if the coastlines of North America and Eurasia are matched up:
a)
Appalachians and Caledonides
b)
Rockies and Himalayas
c)
Appalachians and Himalayas
d)
Rockies and Alps
17.
The definition for silence in Mrs. Coleman's class is...
a)
To be quiet
b)
No unnecessary noise
c)
No talking at all
d)
Low voice
18.
The Earth’s mantle is made up of very hot material that rises to the top of the mantle, cools, then sinks, reheats, and rises again, constantly repeating the cycle. This action, which causes the Earth’s crust to move, is known as -
a)
convection currents.
b)
magnetic fields
c)
hot spots
d)
advection forces.
19.
Who is credited for the theory of continental Drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Jason Lombard
d)
Alfred Wegener
20.
What are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?
a)
Leaves and flowers
b)
Ice and mountains
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Dinosaurs and reptiles
21.
What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?
a)
Ashes
b)
Bones
c)
Follicles
d)
Fossils
22.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
23.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
b)
glacier scars and evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
d)
all of the above
24.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
25.
Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?
a)
He could not explain HOW the continents moved
b)
He didn't have evidence
c)
His data was wrong
d)
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
26.
The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching
a)
Weather, fossils, and Rock Types
b)
Rock types, fossils, coastlines
c)
Coastlines, weather, rock types
d)
Coastlines, weather, fossils
27.
In Seafloor Spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts or flows out
a)
along the edges of all the continents
b)
along mid-ocean ridges
c)
in the deep ocean trenches
d)
in the north and south poles
28.
Investigation of seafloor spreading showed what about the age of the seafloor?
a)
the oldest seafloor is at the ridge
b)
youngest seafloor is destroyed at the ridge
c)
youngest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
d)
oldest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
29.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
mantle
30.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
fluctuates
d)
remains the same
31.
Where is new crust of the Earth created?
a)
New crust is created at transform boundaries.
b)
New crust is created in the core of the Earth.
c)
New crust is created as the Earth shrinks.
d)
New crust is created at divergent plate boundaries.
32.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
33.
Hot matter is _________ dense and ___________
a)
less, sinks
b)
less, rises
c)
more, sinks
d)
more, rises
34.
Convection currents in the Earth's mantle are caused by
a)
Less dense hot magma moving downward
b)
Less dense hot magma moving upward
c)
Tectonic plate movement
d)
More dense cooler magma moving upward
35.
What drives tectonic plate movement?
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
36.
Convection is occurring in the earth because there is
a)
A temperature difference in the earth
b)
No temperature difference in the earth
37.
Which best describes the asthenosphere?
a)
molten metal in the mantle
b)
dense, solid metal ball in the mantle
c)
Molten rock without strength at the top of the mantle
d)
dry land and ocean floor
38.
The diagram below gives an example of what type of heat transfer?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
I don't know
39.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
40.
When Mrs. Coleman is absent from the classroom, you should...
a)
Be a self managing scholar
b)
Be your best YOU!
c)
Represent your family, teacher, and school in the best way
d)
All the other answers
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