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Earth History Final Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Ring of Fire?

a)

An area in the Atlantic Ocean where most earthquakes begin

b)

An area in the Pacific Ocean where most volcanoes are found

c)

An area in the Indian Ocean where most tornadoes begin

d)

An area in the Arctic Ocean where most volcanoes and earthquakes begin

2.

Which of the following is true of volcanoes?

a)

They do not need magma to form

b)

They are full of lava at the base of the mantle

c)

They form where plates converge

d)

They form in a dry, humid area

3.

Subduction is when...

a)

Two plates buckle up whey they collide

b)

continental crust moving over a divergent area

c)

a colliding plate goes under another

d)

Two plate diverge

4.

Once a volcano has erupted, what builds up along the side and base of the volcano?

a)

magma

b)

cinder ashes

c)

molt

d)

lava

5.

What is the mixture of gases and hot molten rock inside a volcano?

a)

molt

b)

eruptive material

c)

magma

d)

lava

6.

When one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, it is called....

a)

reduction

b)

preduction

c)

eruption

d)

subduction

7.

Mountain ranges, ocean trenches, mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys and volcanoes are caused by....

a)

mountains eroding over time

b)

movement of tectonic plates

c)

movement of tree roots over time

d)

movement of sediment by constant wind

8.

What is erosion?

a)

large rocks gathered at the base of a tree

b)

rocks sitting at the base of the ocean crust

c)

movement of plants and trees caused by tectonic plates

d)

movement of rocks, soil or materials

9.

What is sediment?

a)

tiny particles of rocks at the bottom of the water

b)

itty-bitty particles of gases floating on the top of the mantle

c)

small fragments of wood

d)

large masses of debris floating atop the ocean

10.

What determines the age of the rock layer?

a)

fault lines in the rock layer

b)

sedimentary rock deposits

c)

fossils

d)

tracings

11.

What are Transform Boundaries?

a)

Plates that repel each other - move away from each other

b)

Plates that collide with one another - push against each other

c)

Plates that slide past each other - rub against one another

d)

Plates that vibrate against each other

12.

What are Divergent Boundaries?

a)

Plates that vibrate against each other

b)

plates that repel each other - move away from each other

c)

plates that collide with one another - push against each other

d)

plates that slide past each other - rub against each other.

13.

Name the two types of crust

a)

Oceanic and Continental

b)

Continental and Organic

c)

Orangatan and Conversion

d)

Oceanic and Subductive

14.

What are Convergent Boundaries?

a)

plates that collide with one another - push against each other

b)

plates that repel each other - move away from each other

c)

plates that slide past each other - rub against one another

d)

plates that vibrate against each other.

15.

What crust lies under water?

a)

Continental

b)

Organic

c)

Oceanic

d)

Confidential

16.

Tectonic Plates ..... (choose all that apply)

a)

Never move

b)

Can cause Earthquakes

c)

Interact at their boundaries

d)

Are very thin

17.

What is the sections of rocks, just above the mantle, called?

a)

Technical Posters

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Plates of Pangea

d)

Subduction Plates

18.
Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
a)
Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth's age, much like the rings of a tree.
b)
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rocks, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.
c)
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.
d)
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
19.

formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

The Rock

d)

minerals

20.

states that younger rock is found above older rock when comparing undisturbed sedimentary rock layers

a)

law of superposition

b)

trace fossil

c)

matter can't be created or destroyed

d)

atoms

21.

a crack in the Earth's crust

a)

fault

b)

igneous rock

c)

intrusion

d)

electron

22.
Which layer of rock is most likely the youngest?
a)
A
b)
D
23.
Many marine fossils are found in what is now desert. Which hypothesis best explains this?
a)
The desert was once an ocean
b)
Marine organisms lived on land in the past
24.

What is the name of the fault line in Arkansas

a)

New Mandrin

b)

New Madren

c)

New Madredd

d)

New Madrid

25.

What is the Theory of Pangaea?

a)

A large piece of dough bread.

b)

one massive supercontinent instead of different continents

c)

one small island that moves around Pangaea a complete

d)

set of rules that helps the people live

26.

What are fossils?

a)

Petrified plants, bones and other things located in the outer core

b)

preserved remains of plants or animals in the crust

c)

un-preserved remains of plants, animals and tracks

d)

broken pieces of animals and plants preserved in the mantle.

27.

Fossils are: (choose all that apply)

a)

found in sedimentary rocks

b)

living organisms

c)

able to help determine how old rocks are

d)

preserved remains of plants and animals

28.

What is a person called who studies the Earth

a)

Zoologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Fossologist

d)

Paleontologist

29.

What is the Law of Superposition

a)

rock layers that are closer to the surface are older than the ones deeper

b)

old and new rocks are found in the same place within the crust

c)

rock layers get older as you go further down into the crust

d)

rock layers that are deep down are the most recent inside the mantle

30.

How do rock layers form?

a)

deposition, compaction, sedimentation, cementation

b)

compaction, sedimentation, deposition, cementation

c)

deposition, sedimentation, compaction, cementation

d)

sedimentation, compaction, deposition, cementation

31.

Sedimentary rock makes up most of the Earth's crust. Sediment is

a)

broken pieces of lava that float on the top of the crust

b)

broken pieces of rock that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

c)

dirt and rock that floats on the top of liquid

d)

solid material that floats just above the mantle.

32.

What is the middle layer of Earth called?

a)

Core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Magma

33.

Who is associated with the Theory of Pangaea?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

James Madisson

d)

Alread Wagoner

34.

Which boundary is a convergent boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which boundary is a divergent boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Which boundary is a subductive boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Which boundary is a transform boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

What is happening in the above picture?

a)

Lava is building to push the tectonic plates

b)

The subduction zone is pushing into the layers forcing magma to the surface. A weak area will create an earthquake.

c)

The subduction zone is pushing into the layers forcing magma to the surface. A weak area will create a volcano.

d)

The divergent zone is forcing the tectonic plate downward causing a volcano.

39.

What is this area called?

a)

Ring of Heat

b)

Ring of Fireworks

c)

Ring of First

d)

Ring of Fire

40.

Where is this area located?

a)

Along the Atlantic Ocean Coast

b)

Along the Peninsula Ocean Coast

c)

Along the Pacific Ocean Coast

d)

Along the Indian Ocean Coast

41.

Which crust is the heaviest?

a)

Pacific

b)

Oceanic

c)

Continental

d)

Transverse

42.

The crust is broken into pieces called...

a)

shells

b)

territories

c)

plates

d)

regions

43.

What has happened in this area?

a)

An bulldozer has damaged the area in the past

b)

A volcano has been in the area in the past.

c)

An earthquake has occurred in the area in the past.

d)

A tsunami has taken out most all living organisms

44.

What is the arrow pointing to?

a)

A unique rock layer

b)

A Fault Zone

c)

A Transform Zone

d)

A Rock Layer that has been row cropped.

45.

What is the above picture showing us?

a)

rock layers that have formed in the last 20 years

b)

layers of different rocks that have

formed over a long period of time.

c)

Layers of rocks that have been scattered by different things over the years.

d)

Layers of sediment that shows how much dirt is in each layer.

46.

Which layer of earth hold the most important resource for people today? Why?

a)

Mantle - Nature Gas

b)

Crust - History

c)

Crust - Oxygen

d)

Core - Heat

47.

Is it possible the Earth's crust formed Crow Mountain within the last 100 years?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Maybe

d)

I don't know

48.

Which layer of Earth tells us most about our history?

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Outside

d)

Crust

49.

What is Earth's Crust made mainly of?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Sandstone Rock

d)

Crystal Rock

50.

What is the above picture represent?

a)

The Law of Transverse Rock Layers

b)

Thee Law of Special Rock Layers

c)

The Law of Superposition

d)

The Law of Super Rock Layers