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EQT Practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Three seismographs stations recorded vibrations from the same earthquake. Which city was the earthquake nearest?

a)

Juneau

b)

Richmond

c)

Honolulu

d)

The earthquake was the same distance from all three cities because all of them recorded the earthquake.

2.

P-waves arrive at a seismograph station first. The first P-wave arrived at Juneau between 10:09 A.M. and 10:10 A.M. Between what time intervals did the first P-wave arrive at Honolulu?

a)

10:10 and 10:11

b)

10:11 and 10:12

c)

10:15 and 10:16

d)

10:17 and 10:18

3.

The times that each earthquake wave arrived at each city are different. Why?

a)

Honolulu is on an island, and S-waves do not travel quickly through water.

b)

The seismograph at one city is mechanical. The others are electronic.

c)

Each city is a different distance from the earthquake’s epicenter.

d)

One city sits on loose soil, and the other cities are on bedrock.

4.

What best describes how P-Waves move?

a)

Push & pull and on the Earth's surface

b)

Push & pull and through the Earth

c)

Side to side & on the Earth's surface

d)

Side to side & through the Earth

5.

What best describes how S-waves move?

a)

Push and pull & through the Earth

b)

Push and pull & on the Earth's surface

c)

Side to side & through the Earth

d)

Side to side & on the Earth's surface

6.

What is the latitude and longitude of Earthquake A?

a)

15° N, 45° W

b)

15° N, 15° W

c)

15° S, 45° W

d)

15° S, 45° W

7.

Which earthquake(s) occurred along the Ring of Fire?

a)

Earthquake A only

b)

Earthquakes A and B

c)

Earthquakes B and C

d)

Earthquake C only

8.

What do the earthquake locations and dashed boundaries on the map tell us?

a)

The lithosphere is broken into pieces called plates.

b)

Earthquakes (and volcanoes) are not random occurrences; they often occur along plate boundaries.

c)

Plates spread, collide, and slide past one another along plate boundaries and are responsible for most earthquakes (and volcanoes).

d)

All of the above

9.

Which statement best describes the difference between magma and lava?

a)

Magma is fluid and flows very quickly. Lava is thick and viscous and flows very slowly.

b)

Magma is molten rock beneath the earth’s surface. Lava is molten rock on the earth’s surface.

c)

Magma is molten rock on the earth’s surface. Lava is molten rock beneath the earth’s surface.

d)

Magma is molten rock. Lava is solid rock.

10.

What causes hot ash clouds to rise high in the sky?

a)

The rotation of the earth

b)

The sun’s heat

c)

The earth’s magnetic field

d)

The upward force of the volcanic eruption, pressure release, density differences between ash and air, and convection

11.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
12.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
13.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
14.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron 
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
15.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
16.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
its unknown
b)
what it's made of
c)
the pressure
d)
it is colder than the outer core
17.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
18.
Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?
a)
Part of the mantle
b)
Crust, mantle, Core
c)
Crust and upper mantle
d)
Only the crust
19.
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
20.
What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
crust
21.
The oceanic floor is made of?
a)
Granite
b)
Basalt
c)
Cookies
d)
Water
22.
What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Pressure Decreases
b)
Pressure Increases
c)
Nothing
23.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Nothing
24.
Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
25.
Who is the German Scientist that came up with the theory of the Continental Drift? 
a)
Albert Einstein 
b)
Ms. Stukel 
c)
Galileo
d)
Alfred Wegener
26.
What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory? 
a)
Fossils, Fish, and Land
b)
Sedimentary, Magma, and Climate
c)
Fossils, Land forms, and Climate
d)
Climate, Land forms, and Metamorphic rock 
27.
What is the force that moves the continents? 
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection 
c)
Radiation 
d)
Conveyor belts 
28.

Transform boundary move in what direction?

a)

Away from each other

b)

They collide

c)

Slide past each other

d)

Create mountians

29.

What direction do Divergent plates travel?

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

c)

Towards each other

d)

Away from each other

30.

Convergent plates move in what direction?

a)

North and South

b)

They slide past each other

c)

They move towards each other

d)

They move in opposite directions

31.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
32.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
33.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
34.

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

stress

35.

Reverse faults have __________________ and folding that formed the Alps and Himalayas.

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

stress

36.

________________ pulls on crust which results in a normal fault.

a)

tension

b)

compressions

c)

stress

37.

Strike-slip fault has a ______________________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

38.

Reverse faults create _________________.

a)

valleys

b)

mountains

c)

faults

39.

Normal faults create _________________.

a)

valleys

b)

mountains

c)

faults

40.

_______________ stress occurs at a reverse fault.

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shearing

41.

_______________ stress occurs at a normal fault.

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shearing

42.

_______________ stress occurs at a strike-slip fault.

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shearing

43.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
44.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

45.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

46.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
47.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
48.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
49.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
50.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
52.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
53.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
54.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
55.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
56.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

57.

Which of the following describes rocks formed when sediments are buried, compacted, and cemented together?

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

Foliated

d)

Nonfoliated

58.

Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

59.

Which rock can shale transform into by heat and pressure and minerals are arranged in bands/planes?

a)

nonfoliated metamorphic

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

organic sedimentary

d)

intrusive igneous

60.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form

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