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5th 6 Week Final Review #3

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what physical layer of earth are the convection currents found which move the lithospheric plates?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Outer Core

2.
What type of boundary is formed when two lithospheric plates slide past one another?
a)
Transform Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Divergent Plate Boundary
d)
Subduction Plate Boundary
3.
What type of boundary is formed when two lithospheric plates collide?
a)
Transform Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Divergent Plate Boundary
d)
Rifting Plate Boundary
4.
What type of boundary is formed when two lithospheric plates move away from each other?
a)
Transform Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Divergent Plate Boundary
d)
Subduction Plate Boundary
5.
What feature forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic lithospheric plates?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Folded Mountains
c)
Deep Sea Trench
d)
Mid Ocean Ridge
6.

What feature forms at a divergent boundary between two continental plates?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Folded Mountains

c)

Deep Sea Trench

d)

Mid Ocean Ridge

7.

What feature forms when two continental plates collide?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Folded (Thrust) Mountains

c)

Volcanic Mountains

d)

Mid Ocean Ridges

8.

What is the driving force behind tectonic plate movement?

a)

Convection in the asthenopshere

b)

Flow of Phlogiston in the atmosphere

c)

Density in the Lithosphere

d)

Convection in the outer core and the electromagnetic force

e)

Rotational forces from Earth spinning

9.

Boundary between two colliding plates, often associated with mountain building, ocean trenches and volcanic islands

a)

plate boundary

b)

magma

c)

divergent boundary

d)

convergent boundary

10.

the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates

a)

subduction zone

b)

lava zone

c)

nitrogen zone

d)

continental zone

11.

where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust

a)

ridge

b)

divergent boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

plate boundary

12.

Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.

a)

convection currents

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

hot air

13.

formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards during convergent boundary

a)

grassland

b)

mountain ranges

c)

snow

d)

trench

14.

Three Types of Plate Boundaries

a)

Transform (slide past)

b)

Convergent (collision)

c)

Divergent (pull apart)

d)

All the above

15.

Transform Boundary

a)

Where two plates slide past each other.

b)

when two plates collide

c)

when two plates are pulling apart

d)

None of the above

16.

Examples of convergent boundaries where two continental plates collide producing a large mountain range.

a)

San Andreas Fault (USA)

b)

Japan (Asia); Aleutian Islands (Alaska, USA)

c)

Andes Mountains (S. America)

d)

Himalaya Mtns (Asia); Appalachian Mtns (USA)

17.
When two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, the boundary between them is called...
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Subduction
18.
When two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, the boundary between them is called...
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Subduction
19.

When convergent plates collide if both plates are continental they are pushed upward, this forms.

a)

Fissures

b)

Mountain Ranges

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Rock Cycle

20.

Tectonic plates are always moving.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What is a tectonic plate

21.
The four terrestrial planets are known for their _________
a)
hot temps
b)
deep atmospheres
c)
rocky surfaces
d)
large size
22.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity 
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
23.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
24.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the inner planets have rings, and the outer planets don't
25.
Which planet is an INNER planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Uranus 
d)
Neptune
26.
Which planet is an Outer planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
27.
All of Earth experiences night at the same time.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
29.
What is the correct order of the inner planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
d)
Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune
30.
A small body that orbits a planet is a(n)
a)
comet
b)
moon
c)
asteroid
d)
exoplanet
31.

What is at the center of our Solar System and also the largest object in it?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

The Sun

d)

The Moon

32.

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

33.

What four planets are gas planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn

c)

Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Jupiter

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

34.

Which planet takes the longest to revolve around the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

35.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

The Sun

d)

Earth

36.

The Sun revolves around the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What is the order of the planets from the Sun?

a)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

c)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

38.

How many planets are there in our Solar System?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

6

d)

9

39.

Click on all of the planets that are rocky.

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

e)

Neptune

40.
Which planet is NOT considered a gas giant?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
41.
How many stars are in our solar system?
a)
1
b)
1,000
c)
1 million
d)
Over 1 billion
42.
The four inner planets are ______________.
a)
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Earth
c)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
d)
Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Mars
43.
The hottest planet is ____________________.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
44.
The only planet with water in the surface is __________________. 
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
45.

The only planet with liquid water on the surface is __________________.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

46.
The largest inner planet is __________________.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars
47.
All inner planets are alike because______________.
a)
They have a solid and rocky surface
b)
They are the largest
c)
They are the coldest
d)
They have many moons
48.
All outer planets are alike because ______________.
a)
They are warm
b)
They are small
c)
They are made mostly of gas
d)
They have few moons
49.

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

a)

The different moon phases

b)

Asteroids

c)

The rotation of Earth

d)

Stars

50.

This is the nearest star to Earth.

a)

the moon

b)

the planet of Mars

c)

the asteroid belt

d)

the sun

51.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
52.
Where is the asteroid belt found?
a)
between earth and mars
b)
Between Uranus and Neptune
c)
Between Mercury and Venus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
53.

Rotation causes ______

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and Night

c)

None of these

d)

Both

54.

Revolution causes ________

a)

Day and Night

b)

Year and Seasons

c)

Both

d)

None of these

55.

Which factor makes Earth different from all the other planets in the solar system in its ability to support life?

a)

The Earth is exposed to rays from the sun.

b)

The Earth has only one moon that orbits around it.

c)

The Earth rotates in an elliptical orbit around the sun.

d)

The Earth has liquid water on the surface and a breathable atmosphere.

56.

What can be found on the surface of Earth but not Mars?

a)

Rocks

b)

Liquid Water

c)

Soil

57.

What is a meteoroid?

a)

Solid particles that are not moving

b)

Large pieces of rocks in the solar system

c)

solid particles that are built from ice

d)

Small pieces of rock and dust outside of the atmosphere

58.

What do we call a meteor that has hit the Earth's surface?

a)

Comet

b)

Meteorite

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Asteroid

59.

What is the definition of an Asteroid?

a)

A chunk of rock orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

b)

A celestial body with a nucleus of ice and dust, and has a tail

c)

A small body or object that enters Earth’s atmosphere

d)

A small rocky body that reaches Earth’s surface

60.

What is an object called when it enters Earth’s atmosphere but burns up in a bright display and DOES NOT reach the surface?

a)

Meteoraid

b)

Meteorite

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Meteor

61.

Currently - space probes allow mankind to visit places in the Universe that people would (or could) almost never see or visit in person.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

An object that revolves around another object in space

a)

revolving

b)

Meteoroid

c)

satellite

d)

vacuum

63.

A spacecraft that can carry lots of scientific instruments that can collect data, including visual images but does not hold any space crews on it.

a)

Math

b)

space probe

c)

escape velocity

d)

microgravity

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