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Science category 3 TEST review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
2.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
3.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
4.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
5.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
6.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
7.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
8.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
9.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
10.
Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
detergent
11.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
12.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
13.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
14.
What is the elevation of A?
a)
10 meters
b)
20 meters
c)
40 meters
d)
120 meters
15.

Theorized supercontinent that existed 200-300 million years ago.

a)

Pangaea

b)

Convection Currrent

16.

Cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking that causes the plates to move.

a)

Pangaea

b)

Convection Current

17.

System of underwater mountain ranges that stretch along the center of the ocean floor at divergent boundaries.

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Convection Current

18.

Select the 4 pieces of evidence to support Pangaea and Plate Tectonics Theory

a)

Puzzle-like fit of Africa and South America

b)

Rock Clues

c)

Climate Clues

d)

Fossil Evidence

e)

Actual video footage of Pangaea

19.

#1 shows which type of boundary?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

20.

#2 shows which type of boundary?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

21.

#3 shows which type of boundary?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

22.

Cause: Continental Plates move apart from each other.


Effect:

a)

Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example.

b)

Volcanoes form along the edge of plate boundaries such as the Ring of Fire.

23.

What type of plate boundary is between the African and South American Plate? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

a)

Divergent: Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Convergent: Ring of Fire Volcanoes

c)

Transform: Fault

24.

What type of plate boundary is between the Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

a)

Divergent: Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Convergent: Ring of Fire Volcanoes

c)

Transform: Fault

25.

What type of plate boundary is between the North American and Caribbean? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

a)

Divergent: Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Convergent: Ring of Fire Volcanoes

c)

Transform: Fault

26.

What type of plate boundary is between the North American and Eurasian? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

a)

Divergent: Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Convergent: Ring of Fire Volcanoes

c)

Transform: Fault

27.

Which of the above waves from the EMS would be the least energetic (longest wavelength)?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

28.

Which of the above waves from the EMS would be the most energetic (shortest wavelength)?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio Waves

29.
This symbol represents what they of front?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
30.

Rainy, "lazy" weather would be considered

a)

High Pressure System

b)

Low Pressure System

c)

Stable Pressure System

d)

None of the Above

31.
This symbol represents what type of front?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
32.
What is one condition necessary for a hurricane to form?
a)
Warm ocean water
b)
A strong cold front
c)
Cold ocean water
d)
A strong warm front
33.
Cold air ___________.
a)
rises
b)
falls
34.
This symbol represents what type of front?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded
35.

Hurricanes are large areas of ____________ pressure.

a)

High

b)

Stable

c)

Low

d)

None of the above

36.
Hot air ____________. 
a)
rises
b)
falls
37.

The weather map shows the conditions across the United States. Based on the weather map which city would see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?

a)

Denver because it is raining here

b)

Minnaepolis, because a cold front is approaching

c)

Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

d)

Houston, because it is in a high pressure system

38.
Thunderstorms are more common in some areas than others. The map shows the average number of thunderstorms per a year in different parts of the United States. Why are there significantly more thunderstorms in Florida then in California?
a)
The state of Florida is smaller than the state of California
b)
The air in Florida is more stable then the air in California
c)
The air above Florida holds less moisture than the air above California 
d)
The ocean currents near Florida are warmer than the ocean currents near California
39.

This the study and description of the shape of the land and surface features.

a)

Biology

b)

Topography

c)

Geology

d)

Oceanography

40.
Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
a forest
c)
steep
d)
a swamp
41.
Contour lines that are very far apart indicate the landscape is _____________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
steep
c)
a forest
d)
a swamp
42.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
43.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
44.
How many mountain peaks are represented?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
45.

What could be the elevation of the mountain top?

a)

860 km

b)

840 km

c)

841 - 859 km

d)

861 - 869 km

46.
Match 1 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
47.
Match 2
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
48.
Match 4
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
49.
Find the contour interval:
a)
5 ft
b)
10 ft
c)
20 ft
d)
25 ft
50.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
51.

Which of the following best describes how mountains change over time?

a)

The elevation of the peaks will decrease due to erosion.

b)

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to weathering.

c)

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to deposition.

d)

Mountains stay the same, they never change.

52.

How do plants help stop erosion?

a)

Plant roots anchor soil and sediment, keeping them from eroding.

b)

Plants kick up sediments, keeping them from eroding.

c)

Plants have no effect on erosion.

d)

Plants increase the rate of erosion.

53.

This is a satellite image of the Houston Ship Channel. Which point on this image will experience the most erosion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

This is a meteor crater. Which of the following is a prediction of how the crater will change over the next 1,000 years?

a)

The crater will become more shallow as the sides erode into the center.

b)

The crater will become deeper as animals make the crater home and burrow deep into the rock.

c)

The crater will not change over 1,000 years.

d)

The crater will fill in with lava.

55.

Which of the following best defines weathering?

a)

Process by which rock or sediment is moved.

b)

Process by which rock or sediment is dropped in a new place.

c)

Process by which rock is broken down by physical or chemical means.

d)

None of these.

56.

Which of the following best defines erosion?

a)

Process by which rock or sediment is moved.

b)

Process by which rock or sediment is dropped in a new place.

c)

Process by which rock is broken down by physical or chemical means.

d)

None of these.

57.

Which of the following best defines deposition?

a)

Process by which rock or sediment is moved.

b)

Process by which rock or sediment is dropped in a new place.

c)

Process by which rock is broken down by physical or chemical means.

d)

None of these.

58.
What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?
a)
120 m
b)
240 m
c)
360 m
d)
340 m
59.
This landform was probably caused by - 
a)
high tides.
b)
wind.
c)
human activity.
d)
running water.
60.
The part of the atom that determines the identity of the atom
a)
proton
b)
nucleus
c)
electron
d)
neutron

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