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Regents Earth Science - Plate Tectonics and The Interior

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram represents a model of Earth’s surface and internal structure. Letters A, B, C, and D represent four different layers. Some depths below Earth’s surface are shown. Which Earth layer is inferred to be composed of solid nickel and iron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
In which area of Earth’s interior is the pressure most likely to be 1.2 million atmospheres?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Stiffer Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
3.
At which depth below Earth’s surface is the interface between Earth’s outer core and stiffer mantle located?
a)
700 km
b)
2900 km
c)
2000 km
d)
5100 km
4.
Scientists have classified Earth’s interior into the known layers based primarily on evidence gained by studying
a)
deep drill cores
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
gravity measurements
d)
earthquake seismic waves
5.
According to the plate tectonics theory, the Peru-Chile Trench and the Andes Mountains formed along the west coast of South American because the South American Plate
a)
collided with the Nazca Plate
b)
collided with the North American Plate
c)
slid away from the Nazca Plate
d)
slid away from the North American Plate
6.
The movement of tectonic plates is inferred by many scientists to be driven by
a)
tidal motions in the hydrosphere
b)
density differences in the troposphere
c)
convection currents in the asthenosphere
d)
solidification in the lithosphere
7.
Which features are commonly formed at the plate boundaries where continental crust converges with oceanic crust?
a)
large volcanic mountain ranges parallel to the coast at the center of the continents
b)
A deep ocean trench and a continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
c)
An underwater volcanic mountain range and rift valley on the ocean ridge near the coast
d)
Long chains of mid-ocean volcanic islands perpendicular to the coast
8.

The map to the right shows the continents of Africa and South America, the ocean between them, and the ocean ridge and transform faults. Locations A and D are on the continents. Locations B and C are on the ocean floor. The oldest basaltic crust is most likely located at point

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.
How many seismic stations must report seismogram information in order to locate an epicenter?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
10.
The crust and uppermost part of the mantle make up which layer of Earth?
a)
inner core
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
upper mantle
11.
Who proposed the idea of continental drift?
a)
Alfred Wegener
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Aristotle
d)
Albert Einstein
12.
At what type of boundary is a subduction zone formed?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
strike-slip
13.
The San Andreas fault formed due to a ___ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
14.
An example of a hot spot is ___
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
San Andreas Fault
c)
Hawaii
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
15.
Continental-continental convergence produces ___
a)
subduction zone
b)
folded mountains
c)
rift valley
d)
sea-floor spreading
16.
The spot on Earth's surface right above where the earthquake occurs is called the
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
fracture
d)
fissure
17.
What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?
a)
trench
b)
ocean ridge
c)
Volcanic Island Arc
d)
Continental Volcanic Arc
18.
Use the latitude/longitude map below to answer the next few questions.

What is the location of point B?
a)
60° W, 120° N
b)
60° N, 120°E
c)
60° N, 120° W
d)
60° S, 120° N
19.

Which city is closest to the epicenter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

20.

Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?

a)

New York, NY

b)

Nome, Alaska

c)

Guadalajara, Mexico

21.

5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?

a)

Primary Wave

b)

Secondary Wave

c)

Long Wave

22.

S-waves can move through which of the following?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

All of these

23.

Measures the magnitude or size, of an Earthquake

a)

epicenter

b)

focus

c)

Richter scale

d)

Mercalli Scale

24.

How do scientists know that the outer core is a liquid?

a)

P waves do not travel through the outer core but S waves do.

b)

S waves do not travel through the outer core but P waves do.

c)

P waves and S waves do not travel through the outer core.

d)

P waves and S waves travel through the outer core.

25.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
26.
Which body wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
27.
Energy from an Earthquake travels as.....
a)
seismic waves
b)
intergalactic waves
c)
sound waves
d)
plasma waves
28.

Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is...

a)

thicker, with a less dense granitic composition

b)

thicker, with a more dense basaltic composition

c)

thinner, with a less dense granitic composition

d)

thinner, with a more dense basaltic composition

29.

P-waves transfer energy

a)

forward and backward

b)

side to side

c)

both forward and backward and side to side

d)

neither, they do not transfer energy

30.
Why do ice cubes float in a  glass of water?
a)
the ice cubes are more dense than the water
b)
the water is more dense than the ice cubes
c)
the water is more dense than the glass
d)
the ice is more dense than the glass
31.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
32.

Why does hot air RISE?

a)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are LESS dense

b)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are MORE dense

c)

The molecules are close together and are LESS dense

d)

The molecules are close together and are MORE dense

33.

Is the air in the blue balloon MORE dense or LESS dense than the red/orange balloon?

a)

More dense

b)

Less dense

34.

Why does cold air sink?

a)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are LESS dense

b)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are MORE dense

c)

The molecules are close together and are LESS dense

d)

The molecules are close together and are MORE dense

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