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Energy in earth system test

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A German scientist Alfred Wegener was the first to hypothesize that ...........
a)
Continents were once joined
b)
The sea floor is spreading
c)
Continents are moving
d)
The Earth's magnetic pole flips
2.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
a)
America, Greenland, and Europe.
b)
Antarctica, India, and America.
c)
all of Earth’s continents.
d)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
3.
Where are most divergent boundaries located?
a)
Along the middle of most ocean floors
b)
Along the margins of most continents
c)
Across the middle of many continents
d)
All the above options are correct
4.
What type of features are associated with a divergent boundary?
a)
Rift valleys
b)
Volcanic mountains
c)
Fold mountains
d)
Fault block mountains
5.
What type of rock makes most of the oceanic crust
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Basalt
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Limestone
6.
The San Andréa fault in California is one example of a...  
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
All of the above
7.
Los Angeles and San Francisco are cities on opposite sides of the San Andreas transform boundary. Suggest how both cities will be like at some point in future
a)
Furthest north and south apart than now
b)
At the same positions as today
c)
Drift apart away from the fault line
d)
Side by side somewhere between them now
8.
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________.
a)
plate
b)
rift
c)
fault
d)
breach
9.
_________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
a)
Seismic Waves
b)
Rumbles
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Convection Currents
10.
A ______ is a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying large slabs of continental and oceanic crust.
a)
wedge
b)
plate
c)
chunk
d)
fault
11.
What is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago?
a)
Panthalassa
b)
Laurasia
c)
Gondwanna
d)
Pangaea
12.
The movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another is _____________.
a)
Convection current
b)
Seismic waves
c)
Sea-floor spreading
d)
Conduction current
13.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called ___________.
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Sea-floor spreading
c)
Convergent boundary
d)
Renovating 
14.
What is an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced?
a)
Rift valley
b)
Deep-ocean trench
c)
Mid-ocean ridge
d)
Transform bounda
15.
A __________ is a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
a)
deep-ocean trench
b)
rift valley
c)
sea-floor spreading
d)
mid-ocean ridge
16.
What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?
a)
Subduction
b)
Induction
c)
Abduction 
d)
Reduction
17.
_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Transform boundary
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Insurgent boundary
18.
_____________ is when two plates move toward each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Allegiant boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Sliding boundary
19.
A _____________ is when two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
a)
emergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
convergent boundary
20.
A _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.
a)
Fissure
b)
Rift valley
c)
Sea-floor spreading
d)
Fault
21.
___________ is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
a)
Seismic waves
b)
Convection current
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Plate tectonics
22.

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

23.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

24.

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

a)

continents.

b)

mantle.

c)

lithosphere.

d)

inner core.

25.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

26.
What is an epicenter? 
a)
Where an earthquake started
b)
The surface right above where an earthquake started 
27.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
28.

Which feature is created by all 3 types of plate boundaries.

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Mountains

c)

Subduction Zones

d)

Volcanoes

29.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
30.
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
31.
P Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
32.
S Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
33.

Earthquakes most often occur

a)

in the middle of plates

b)

near plate boundaries

c)

where thunderstorms are

d)

along the coast

34.
Which city is closest to the epicenter?  
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
35.
Where is the epicenter for this earthquake located based on triangulation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.

Around what time did the first P wave get detected?

a)

100 sec

b)

120 sec

c)

150 sec

d)

160 sec

37.

Which location is farther from the epicenter?

a)

Seismogram B (top)

b)

Seismogram C (bottom)

38.

Scientists are able to create an image like this by studying

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

P and S waves

c)

P and Surface waves

d)

S and Surface waves

39.
A student has a rectangular block. It is 2.13 cm wide, 3.05 cm tall, and 25.00 cm long. It has a mass of 600.95 g. What is the volume of the block?
a)
30.18 cm3
b)
162 cm3
c)
0.27 cm3
d)
3.7 cm3
40.
A mechanical pencil has the density of 3.000 g/cm3.  The volume of the pencil is 15.8 cubic centimeters.  What is the mass of the pencil?
a)
47.4 g
b)
50 g
c)
0.190  g
d)
5.27 g
41.
A screwdriver has the density of 5.5 grams per cubic centimeter.  It also has the mass of 2.3 grams.  What is the screwdriver’s volume?
a)
2.4 mL
b)
0.42 mL
42.
The mass of a toy spoon is 7.5 grams, and its volume is 3.2 mL, what is the density of the toy spoon?
a)
2.3 g/mL
b)
0.43 g/mL
43.

The density of lead is 11.342 g/mL. What would be the volume of a 200.0 g sample of this metal?

a)

0.05671 ml

b)

17.63 ml

c)

2268 ml

d)

Not enough information

44.
Pure gold has a density of 19.32 g/cm3. How large would a piece of gold be if it had a mass of 318.97 g?
a)
6162 cm3
b)
0.06060 cm3
c)
16.51 cm3
45.
A can of Coke will sink in a bowl of water.  A can of Diet Coke will float in a bowl of water.  What does this tell you about the density of the Diet Coke?
a)
it is bigger than 1
b)
it is smaller than 1
c)
it is equal to 1
d)
it is equal to -1
46.
Which units of measurement are used for volume?
a)
grams
b)
centimeters
c)
grams/milliliter
d)
milliliter
47.
The tool used to measure the mass of a substance or object is a ______________.
a)
balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
d)
thermometer
48.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
49.
What is the volume of 150 grams of lead if it has a density of 11.3 g/cm3?
a)
13.3 g
b)
13.3 cm3
c)
.075 g
d)
1695 cm3
50.
The following liquids are poured together in a beaker: alcohol (density=0.79), corn syrup (density=1.38), water (density=1.0), and cooking oil (density=0.93).  Which of these liquids will sink to the bottom of the beaker?
a)
alcohol
b)
corn syrup
c)
water
d)
cooking oil
51.

Which layer is made of liquid metal (Fe and Ni)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

52.

Which layer is made of slightly molten rock?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

53.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

54.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

55.

Which layer is responsible for creating Earth's magnetic field?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

56.

Which layer causes the lithospheric plates to move?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

inner core

c)

crust

d)

basalt

57.

Which layer is described as plastic-like and slowly flowing?

a)

lithosphere

b)

asthenosphere

c)

crust

d)

inner crust

58.

Which layer can be compared to the shell of a hard-boiled egg?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

59.

The continents are made mostly of which rock?

a)

magma

b)

soil

c)

sandstone

d)

granite

60.

Which two types of evidence have scientists used to learn about Earth's interior?

a)

maps and satellites

b)

minerals and elements

c)

rock samples and seismic waves

d)

drills and maps

61.

The new theory that explains the formation and movement of Earth's plates is called ____.

a)

The Pangaea Theory

b)

The Wide World Theory

c)

The Theory of Plate Tectonics

d)

The Convection Current Theory

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