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G7 - Chapter 11 Final Revision Practice

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

The theory that describes how Earth's outer layers is broken up into moving tectonic plates

b)

Tectonic plates stay in one place

c)

All of the continents were once apart of a Super Continent called Panthalassa

d)

All of the plates were once a solid plate until they broke up and moved to their current position

2.

Which below is a possible cause of tectonic plate motion?

a)

ocean tides

b)

the sun

c)

convection currents

d)

current weather patterns

3.

Which picture below represents a convection current?

a)

GPS

b)
c)
d)
4.

The German meteorologist who came up with the continental drift theory is?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Marie Currie

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Isaac Newton

5.

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to prove the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

he used the moon's rotation and revolution as evidence

b)

he looked at the clouds and noticed continental drift

c)

he looked at the fossils, land forms and how continents fit together like puzzle pieces

d)

he studied the weather patterns for Africa and South America

6.

When tectonic plates collide into one another, which type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

all of the above

7.

When tectonic plates move away from each other, this boundary is:

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

none of the above

8.

When a continental plate collides with another continental plate what type of land form will be created?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

mountain ranges

c)

islands

d)

deep see trenches

9.

When oceanic plate and continental plate collide, what type of land form will be created?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

ocean trenches

c)

islands

d)

earthquakes

10.

What type of phenomena/event is created at a transform boundary?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornados

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Volcanic Eruption

11.
The ________is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Lithosphere
12.
True or False.
The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

14.

What is a physical classification of the outer core (hint: state of matter)?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

plasma

15.
A _____________ is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
a)
Theory of Plate Tectonics
b)
scientific theory
c)
subduction
16.

The thinnest and outermost layer of Earth is called...

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

17.

Convection currents occurs in which of Earth's layers?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

18.

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's crust moving?

a)

Convection Currents

b)

Dynamo Effect

c)

Great Pressure

d)

Gravitational pull from the Sun

19.

What boundary does this picture show?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

20.

Select the landforms that form at a convergent boundary.

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes

c)

deep ocean trenches

d)

mid ocean ridges

21.

What occurs at a transform boundary?

a)

Faults

b)

deep ocean trenches

c)

earthquakes

d)

mountains

22.

What boundary does the picture show?

a)

Transfrom

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

23.

What boundary does this picture show?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

24.

What drives the movements of Earth's plates?

a)

Convection currents in the mantle

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

sea floor spreading

d)

subduction

25.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
26.
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
27.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
28.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
29.
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.
a)
Pangea
b)
Gondwanda
c)
Laurasia
d)
Neverland
30.
Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
a)
Fossils
b)
Mountains
c)
Glaciers
d)
Sand Erosion
31.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
32.
The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...
a)
Pangea
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Gravity
33.
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Plate
d)
Divergent
34.
A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
35.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
36.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
37.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

38.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

39.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

40.

What geologic event would most likely be found at a transform boundary?

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Earthquake

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

41.

What landform would you most likely find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Volcano

42.

Which type of boundary do plates move away from each other?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

43.

Plates slide past one another at ____ boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

44.

When plates collide together, this boundary occurs...

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

45.

Plate movement is caused by ____________.

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

convection currents in the mantle

c)

ocean tides

d)

the moon's gravity

46.

What type of weathering is this?

a)

Ice

b)

water

c)

Wind

d)

biological activity

47.

What will happen to this sidewalk if the tree continues to grow?

a)

The roots will grow away from the sidewalk

b)

The roots will grow and break the sidewalk into pieces.

c)

The roots will stop growing

48.

What most likely caused this rock to change?

a)

Water got into the crack and froze many times

b)

Wind quickly blew sand into the crack

c)

sunlight made the rock get hot and burst

d)

a karate chop (don't pick this)

49.

What most likely caused this crack in the road?

a)

Tectonic Shift

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Ice Wedging

d)

Root Wedging

50.

Which is an example of wind weathering?

a)

A rock cracking in half

b)

A root breaking a sidwalk

c)

A road cracking in winter

d)

A desert rock changing shape over many years

51.

What is the correct sequence?

a)

Deposition, Erosion, Weathering

b)

Weathering, Erosion, Depostion

c)

Erosion, Deposition, Weathering

d)

Erosion, Weathering, Deposition

52.

Wind blowing rocks away is an example of....

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

53.

_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

54.

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

55.

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

56.

Eroded materials are called _______________________.

a)

constructive

b)

chemical weathering

c)

sediments

57.

_______________ moves material from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

58.

__________________ is a process that weathers rock without a chemical reaction or change.

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Deposition

59.

_____________________ changes the identity of rocks and it involves a chemical reaction or change.

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Deposition

60.

This is an example of _____________________________.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

61.

This is an example of __________________________.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

62.

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

sediment

63.

3 elements needed to produce a _____________________.


  1. Abundant loose sand
  2. Wind source
  3. Object ( such as a boulder, tree, or shrub) that obstructs the wind force and causes the sand to pile up in drifts.
a)

sand dune

b)

delta

c)

deposition hill

64.
Mounds of wind-deposited sand in deserts and on shorelines are
a)
sea arches
b)
sea stacks
c)
dunes
d)
cliffs
65.
What part of trees, grass, or other plant holds soil in place to prevent erosion?
a)
flowers
b)
trunk or stem
c)
roots
d)
leaves
66.
Which causes chemical weathering?
a)
acids and oxygen
b)
water, wind and gravity
c)
abrasion
d)
root and ice wedging
67.
Plants usually break open small cracks in rocks with their
a)
seeds
b)
roots
c)
branches
d)
pollen
68.
Lichen secretes an acid that breaks down rock.
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
69.
U shaped valleys are formed by
a)
rivers
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
d)
human activity
70.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

a)

keeps the rocks in place.

b)

makes the rocks last longer.

c)

expands cracks and breaks rocks.

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides.

71.

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

a)

forming new land features.

b)

breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

c)

washing away beaches.

d)

moving topsoil.

72.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
73.

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

a)

A glacier

b)

An iceberg

c)

An ice wedge

d)

A sand dune

74.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

During photosynthesis

b)

When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

c)

When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

d)

Plants don't weather rocks.

75.

What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Glaciers

d)

Weathering

76.

Some agents of weathering are water, wind, ice, temperature and plant roots.

a)

true

b)

false

77.

_____ is the process by which soil and sediment (weathered rock) are transported (moved) from one place to another by water, wind, glaciers, and gravity

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Running Water

78.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
79.

A farmer's topsoil is blown away during a hurricane is an example of ___________.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

80.

The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

a)

Chemical weatherin

b)

Erosion

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Deosition

81.

This type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Deposition

82.

What do we call the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup.

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Mechanical weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

83.

The image above depicts the effects of chemical weathering breaking down limestone. Which type of chemical weathering causes this reaction?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Oxidation

c)

Exfoliation

d)

Abrasion

84.

Over millions of years, the shape of mountains on Earth's surface can change to low hills and then rolling plains. These changes are most likely caused by-

a)

Folding and faulting

b)

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

c)

Human activity

d)

Weathering and Erosion

85.
Which of the following is not a form of erosion?
a)
Frost Wedging
b)
Wind
c)
Glacial
d)
Water
86.
What type of erosion causes landslides
a)
wind
b)
waves
c)
water
d)
gravity
87.
The process by which rocks are broken down chemically or physically is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
88.
When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
89.
Which of these substances plays the most important part in chemical weathering?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
Frost
90.
What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
permeable weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
physical weathering
91.
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color.  It probably has been chemically weathered by -
a)
abrasion
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
acid rain
92.
A hot wet climate causes weathering to take place -
a)
slowly
b)
rapidly
c)
unevenly
d)
at the same rate as when the climate is dry and cool
93.
The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering are - 
a)
carbon dioxide and acid rain
b)
abrasion and acids from plant roots
c)
animal actions and oxygen
d)
rock type and climate
94.
wind erosion forms what type of landform?
a)
meander
b)
drumlin
c)
sand dune
d)
sand bar
95.

How do you Evaluate your learning about this chapter

a)
b)
c)
96.

What are the points you still need help to understand

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