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Geographically around YOU

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

The type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other is a....

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Plate Boundary

2.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Magnetic Pole Reversal

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Faults in Mountain Ranges

3.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

4.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

a)

Pull apart

b)

Come together

c)

Slide past each other

d)

subducting

5.

Mountains are created when....

a)

Two continental plates collide

b)

Two oceanic plates pull apart

c)

An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

d)

Two continental plates pull apart

6.

What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

a)

two continental plates converging

b)

an earthquake in a subduction zone

c)

movement at a transform fault boundary

7.

The San Andreas Fault is a crack in the Earth's crust that runs the length of California. This fault is known to contribute to the many earthquakes in California each year. What type of plate movement would cause this?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

a massive volcanic eruption

8.

What kind of boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent: Collision

c)

Transform

9.

Which of the following compounds is NOT utilized in the chemical weathering process?

a)

water (H20)

b)

carbon dioxide (C02)

c)

ice melting

d)

nitrogen (N2)

10.

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?

a)

wind carrying small sand particles to neighboring beaches

b)

water rushing over rocks and soil

c)

plant roots burrowing into the ground

d)

acid rain

11.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
12.

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

a)

Ms. Conovan uses her superpowers to make it so!

b)

The earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees

c)

Wind patterns on earth

d)

The earth rotates on its axis every 365 days

e)

The earth revolves around the sun every 24hrs

13.

Check ALL of the options that explain the phase changes of the moon. (Hint: There is more than one correct option!)

a)

The moon is a shape shifter and can morph into other shapes

b)

The angle that we view the moon at from Earth

c)

The shadow cast from the light of the Sun

d)

The moon revolving around the Earth

e)

The moon rotating on its axis