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Total questions: 64

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Name
Class
Date
1.

At which plate boundaries would you find volcanoes?

a)

Destructive

b)

Conservative

c)

Constructive

d)

Collision

2.

A volcano that is never likely to erupt again would be described as...

a)

...active

b)

...dormant

c)

...extinct

3.

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

4.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

5.

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

a)

Pangea

b)

Gondwanda

c)

Laurasia

d)

Neverland

6.

What occurs when two plates come together and the denser one is forced under back into the mantle?

a)

reduction

b)

conduction

c)

subduction

d)

convection

7.

The youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...

a)

closest to a mid-ocean ridge

b)

farthest from a mid-ocean ridge

c)

near the coastlines

d)

closest to a deep sea trench

8.

Rising magma that results from subduction may produce...

a)

fossil layers

b)

volcanic island arcs

c)

deep-sea sediment

d)

seafloor spreading

9.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
10.
The Andes Mountains are a volcanic mountain range located on the western coast of South America. The plate boundary located in this region is most likely an area of-
a)
subduction because the plates are colliding
b)
folded mountains because the plates are colliding
c)
mid-ocean ridges because the plates are pulling apart
d)
ocean-floor spreading because the plates are spreading apart
11.
Rising magma that results from subduction may produce...
a)
fossil layers
b)
volcanic island arcs
c)
deep-sea sediment
d)
seafloor spreading
12.

What layer of the Earth are convection currents located?

a)

The Mantle

b)

The Crust

c)

The Inner Core

d)

The Outer Core

13.

What type of plate boundary occurs when one piece of crust slides under another?

a)

Subduction

b)

Divergent

c)

Buckling

d)

Transform

14.

What do convection currents cause?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

The inner core to be a solid

c)

Plate tectonics to move

d)

Ice Ages

15.

Which type of crust is less dense?

a)

Continental

b)

Oceanic

c)

They are the same

d)

It depends

16.

Where do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

a)

Near the plate tectonics boundaries

b)

Inland

c)

Only in the oceans

d)

Away from the plate tectonics boundaries

17.

Why does the oceanic crust dive under the continental crust at a subduction boundary?

a)

Oceanic crust is less dense

b)

Oceanic crust is more dense

c)

Continental crust is more dense

d)

By chance

18.
A German scientist Alfred Wegener was the first to hypothesize that ...........
a)
Continents were once joined
b)
The sea floor is spreading
c)
Continents are moving
d)
The Earth's magnetic pole flips
19.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
a)
America, Greenland, and Europe.
b)
Antarctica, India, and America.
c)
all of Earth’s continents.
d)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
20.
Evidence used by Wegener to supported his idea of continental drift included
a)
Ocean rocks and sediments
b)
Ocean floor topography
c)
Magnetic isochron patterns
d)
Climatic data
21.
The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest, on which type of convergent boundary are they located?
a)
Oceanic/Continental
b)
Oceanic/Oceanic
c)
Continental/Continental
d)
None of the above
22.
Which of these phenomenon is not directly cased by plate tectonics 
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Landslides
23.
The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
faults
c)
magma
d)
lava
24.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
25.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
26.
The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Earth
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Ring of Stone
d)
Ring of Diamond
27.
________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.
a)
Seismometer
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismology
28.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
29.

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

a)

New Madrid

b)

Denali Fault

c)

Ramapo Seismic Zone

d)

San Andreas Fault

30.

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

plate boundaries

c)

continental drift

d)

oceans

31.

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

a)

ocean

b)

atmosphere

c)

wind

d)

convection

32.

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

a)

fast and in stages

b)

slow and in stages

c)

fast and constant

d)

slow and constant

33.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
34.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
35.
Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 
a)
Latitude.
b)
Distance from the sea.
c)
Longitude. 
d)
Altitude.
36.
The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false? 
a)
True
b)
False
37.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
Hot air weighs less than cold air....
a)
True
b)
False
39.

Which of the following is not solid precipitation?

a)

hail

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

rain

40.

Sometimes when traveling in an airplane your ears may pop, why?

a)

your eardrum busted

b)

as the airplane goes up it gets colder.

c)

the humidity decreased

d)

the change in altitude effected air pressure

41.

At the beach on a hot day, you notice dark clouds moving in from over the ocean. What most likely caused this to happen?

a)

precipitation and evaporation

b)

transpiration and evaporation

c)

water is wet

d)

evaporation and condensation

42.

Snow forms when the air is at or below 0 degrees celsius.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

rain is collected and measured by a

a)

rain stick

b)

rain bucket

c)

rain quadrant

d)

rain gauge

44.

The amount of Water Vapour in the air is called

a)

Air Pressure

b)

Rain

c)

Humidity

d)

Clouds

45.

Temperature in the Arctic region is cold . This statement is an example of

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

46.

Which best describes climate

a)

Yesterday , it was rainy

b)

Summer was hot and dry

c)

It rained last week

47.

Weather is the state of the atmosphere over a longer period of time. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Tropic of Capricorn is

a)

66 ½ ° S Latitude

b)

66 ½ ° N Latitude

c)

23 ½ ° S Latitude

d)

23 ½ ° N Latitude

49.

Equator is

a)

90 ° N Latitude

b)

0 ° Latitude

c)

180 ° N Latitude

d)

90 ° S Latitude

50.

The temperature of a place increases as the

a)

Altitude decreases

b)

Altitude increases

c)

Altitudes makes no difference

51.

Weather changes

a)

Every Day

b)

Every week

c)

Twice a week

52.

Tropic of Cancer is

a)

66 ½ ° N Latitude

b)

23 ½ ° S Latitude

c)

66 ½ ° S Latitude

d)

23 ½ ° N Latitude

53.
On a summer day which clouds are most likely to bring rain?
a)
thin, fluffy clouds
b)
red clouds at sunset
c)
thick, dark-gray clouds
d)
clouds that look like white sheep
54.
Cold air masses that form at high latitudes are called
a)
polar air masses.
b)
continental air masses.
c)
warm air masses.
d)
maritime air masses.
55.
Most water vapor in the atmosphere comes from 
a)
evaporation from oceans.
b)
evaporation from soil.
c)
transpiration from plants.
d)
the burning of fossil fuels. 
56.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
57.
Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
58.
Texas has long, hot summers.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
59.
It snowed for three days last week.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
60.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
61.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
62.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
63.
A rain gauge measures what?
a)
Air pressure
b)
Wind speed
wind speed
c)
Amount of rain fall
d)
Wind direction
64.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer

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