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5th 6 Week Midterm

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

a)

tectonic plates

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

2.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

African Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

South American Plate

3.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.

a)

South American Plate

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

4.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

African Plate

b)

South American Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

Eurasian Plate

5.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of South America and the oceanic crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.

a)

North American Plate

b)

Eurasian Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

South American Plate

6.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of India and Australia and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Antarctic Plate

c)

Indo-Australian Plate

d)

African Plate

7.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean

a)

Antarctic Plate

b)

Indo-Australian Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

Atlantic Plate

8.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

Indo-Australian Plate

b)

Antarctic Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Pacific Plate

9.

What is the Asthenosphere?

a)

Huge supercontinent

b)

Where two plates slide

c)

The upper layer of the Earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.

d)

surrounds the moon

10.

What is true about the Earth's plates?

a)

They are separated by oceans.

b)

They fit closely together with each plate touching all the others.

11.

Which is the outermost, rigid layer of the earth, made of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner core

12.

Which is the soft layer of the mantel on which the tectonic plates move?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner Core

13.

Ancient land mass where all continents were together

a)

Pangea

b)

North America

c)

continental plate

d)

continental drift

14.

Movement of heated materials. Hotter materials rise. Cooler materials sink.

a)

Convection Current

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Aesthenosphere

15.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

16.

What is aboveground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

17.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

18.

Granite is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

19.

This rock is formed when hot magma cools quickly.

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

d)

sand

20.

This rock forms from sediment that gets cemented together under pressure.

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sand

d)

sedimentary

21.

This rock is formed by pressure and heat. It used to be igneous or sedimentary.

a)

metamorphic

b)

salt

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

22.

Magma is molten rock, a material under the earths surface.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

By what process are sediments moved?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

24.

All except one are examples of erosion. Which one is NOT an example of erosion?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Photosynthesis

25.

By what process are sedimentary rocks broken down?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Gravity

26.

The process which sediments are laid down in new locations, building new landforms.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Melting

27.

A rock never stops changing.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

a)

tectonic plates

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

29.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

African Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

South American Plate

30.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.

a)

South American Plate

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

31.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.

a)

South American Plate

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

32.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

African Plate

b)

South American Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

Eurasian Plate

33.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of South America and the oceanic crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.

a)

North American Plate

b)

Eurasian Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

South American Plate

34.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean

a)

Antarctic Plate

b)

Indo-Australian Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

Atlantic Plate

35.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

Indo-Australian Plate

b)

Antarctic Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Pacific Plate

36.

The amount of matter in a given space or volume; oceanic crust is thinner, but denser than continental crust.

a)

Crustal Rock Material

b)

Density of Plates

c)

Plate Boundary

d)

Pacific Plate

37.

the place where two different plates have contact.

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Plate Boundaries

38.

the place where two different plates have contact.

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Plate Boundaries

39.

An area of oceanic crust covered by seawater and surrounded by areas of continental crust

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Ocean Basin

d)

Spreading ridges

40.

Occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Ocean Basin

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Spreading ridges

41.

Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; frequent occurrences along all types of plate boundaries

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

42.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
43.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
44.

What was the name of the theory given to how the Earth is broken into pieces that are slowly moving?

a)

Slow mover theory

b)

Flow theory

c)

Crackle theory

d)

Plate tectonic theory

45.

The large pieces of the Earth's crust are called:

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Land ridges

c)

Continental chunks

d)

none of the above

46.

The theory of plate tectonics is based on hot magma rising and cool magma sinking. This cycle is called:

a)

subduction

b)

convection

c)

hot pockets

d)

radial fracture

47.

The tectonic plate labeled with the letter G is the ___________ plate.

a)

Indo-Australian

b)

African

c)

Pacific

d)

South American

48.
True or false:All of earth is covered by a tectonic plate?
a)
True
b)
False
49.
6.10D-1
The majority of volcanoes are located in the Pacific Ocean in an area called the Ring of Fire.  How is the location of volcanoes in the Ring of Fire related to tectonic plate boundaries?
a)
Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are located at hot spots
b)
Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are located along a mid-ocean Ridge.
c)
There is no consistent pattern in the location of volcanoes in the Ring of Fire.
d)
Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are located where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate.
50.
6.10D-2
Which of the following is not explained by plate tectonics?
a)
earthquakes
b)
mountain building
c)
floods
d)
volcanoe
51.

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to completely melt, the material that formed would be _____.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Magma

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Igneous

52.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
53.

What is plate A?

a)

Pacific plate

b)

South American plate

c)

Eurasian plate

d)

North American plate

54.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
55.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
56.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
57.

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot ever become an igneous rock.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

What is plate F ?

a)

African plate

b)

Australian plate

c)

South American plate

d)

Eurasian plate

59.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with _______.

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

60.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with _______.

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

61.

What is plate F ?

a)

African plate

b)

Australian plate

c)

South American plate

d)

Eurasian plate

62.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with _______.

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

63.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
64.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
65.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
66.

What is plate C ?

a)

Pacific plate

b)

Australian plate

c)

North American plate

d)

South American plate

67.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
68.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

69.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

70.

Obsidian is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

71.

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

a)

Compaction

b)

Layering

c)

Cementation

d)

I don't know

72.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
73.

What is plate B?

a)

South American plate

b)

Pacific plate

c)

Eurasian plate

d)

North American plate

74.

What is aboveground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

75.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

76.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. The border marked with a bold dashed line is between which two plates?

a)

Eurasian and African

b)

Australian and Pacific

c)

North American and South American

d)

Eurasian and North American

77.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. The border marked with a bold dashed line is between which two plates?

a)

Eurasian and African

b)

Australian and Pacific

c)

North American and South American

d)

Eurasian and North American

78.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. Which plate is located between the South American Plate and the Eurasian Plate?

a)

North American

b)

Austalian

c)

Pacific

d)

African

79.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. Which plate is located between the South American Plate and the Eurasian Plate?

a)

North American

b)

Austalian

c)

Pacific

d)

African

80.

What is the name of the tectonic plate labelled "D"

a)

Eurasian plate

b)

North America plate

c)

Antarctica plate

d)

Cocos plate

81.

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure (often deep inside the Earth)?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

82.

What is plate D?

a)

African plate

b)

South American plate

c)

Australian plate

d)

Eurasian plate

83.
a rock that formed from layers of sediments
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
84.

What is plate E?

a)

Pacific plate

b)

South American plate

c)

Antarctic plate

d)

Australian plate

85.

Which plate is made up entirely of oceanic crust?

a)

North American plate

b)

Pacific plate

c)

Eurasian plate

d)

Antarctic plate

86.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. Which plate is aligned with the west coast of North America?

a)

Pacific

b)

Australian

c)

African

d)

Eurasian

87.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. Which plate is aligned with the west coast of North America?

a)

Pacific

b)

Australian

c)

African

d)

Eurasian

88.

The major tectonic plates are shown on the map. Which plates border the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Eurasian, North American, and South American

b)

North American, African, and Australian

c)

North American, South American, and African

d)

Australian, South American, and African

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