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Geography End of Month Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
2.
Identify the Major Plate labeled N
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
3.
Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces? 
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
4.
This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere. 
a)
Convergent Boundary 
b)
Divergent Boundary  
c)
Transform Boundary
5.
Trenches, deep underwater canyons on the sea floor are created at this type of boundary 
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent, Subduction Zone
c)
Transform 
6.
Mountains are created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
7.

A fold that results in an arch shape is a syncline.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

When the crust is stretched by rock moving in opposite directions, compression occurs.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How does folding affect Earth's surface?

a)

Folding causes the crust to buckle, and over time, to rise up and form mountains.

b)

Folding causes the crust to sink.

c)

Folding causes the crust to bend in half.

d)

Folding has no effect on Earth's surface.

10.

Which type of stress occurs at divergent boundaries where plates pull apart?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shear

11.

Which type of stress occurs at convergent boundaries where plates push into each other?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shear

12.

Which type of stress occurs at transform boundaries where plates slide past each other?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shear

13.

What is syncline?

a)

A downfolded portion of rock layers.

b)

An upfolded portion of rock layers.

c)

A word Ms. Powell made up.

14.

What is anticline?

a)

A downfolded portion of rock layers.

b)

An upfolded portion of rock layers.

c)

A word Ms. Powell made up.

15.

In Earth Science, what is a fault?

a)

It is who is to blame.

b)

It is a fracture where pieces of earth move up, down and sideways.

c)

It is a break in Earth's crust where pieces don't move.

16.

When magma keeps coming up below the surface and eventually solidifies and creates igneous rock, what is formed?

a)

An earthquake.

b)

A volcano.

c)

A pile of rocks.

d)

Nothing, that doesn't happen.

17.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
18.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
19.
A  line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Aleutian Islands
c)
Hawaiian Islands
d)
Caribbean Islands
20.
Before lava reaches the surface it is called
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
21.
The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a 
a)
lava plateau
b)
caldera
c)
cinder cone
d)
shield volcano
22.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
23.
The arrow is pointing to...
a)
an ash cloud
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
a vent
24.
What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
earthquake
b)
epicenter
c)
fault
d)
focus
25.
Name the point underground where the faulting in an earthquake occurs.
a)
earthquake
b)
epicenter
c)
fault
d)
focus
26.
An earthquake of 8.5 or higher would do this.
a)
No damage
b)
Minor damage
c)
Major damage
d)
Can't be detected
27.

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Fire Fountain

d)

Composite

28.

A small volcano with steep sides.

a)

cinder cone

b)

composite

c)

strata

d)

shield

29.

Lava that is very thin and runny probably

a)

has low silica content

b)

is high in silica

30.

An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma.

a)

hot spot

b)

rift zone

c)

hot soup

d)

hot mamma

31.
The largest intrusive body is a
a)
dike
b)
sill
c)
pluton
d)
batholith
32.
Sheet-like intrusions that lie parallel to previous rock units are:
a)
dike
b)
sill
c)
pluton
d)
batholith
33.
Sheet like intrusions that cut across previous rock units are:
a)
dike
b)
sill
c)
pluton
d)
batholith
34.

What is the following feature seen at letter A?

a)

Sill

b)

Batholith

c)

Stock

d)

Laccolith

35.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

36.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
37.
An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)
a)
Chemical Rock
b)
Foliated Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Intrusive Rock
38.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
39.
When minerals line up in bands within a metamorphic rock, this rock is...
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Foliated
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary
40.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
41.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
42.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
43.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
44.

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

a)

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

b)

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c)

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

d)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

45.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

46.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
47.

If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

a)

magma

b)

rocks

c)

sediment

d)

metamorphic rocks

48.

This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

a)

Mineral

b)

Fossil

c)

Rock

d)

Sediment

49.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
50.

Which rock is formed from the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

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