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9 weeks science review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
2.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
3.

The dropping of rock and sediment that changes landforms is called -

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

4.

Dunes are mounds of sand that are created by -

a)

Strong winds

b)

Warm ocean water

c)

Precipitation such as rain, snow and sleet

d)

Gravity

5.

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Reform

6.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
7.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

8.

Volcanoes are usually found

a)

in the middle of the ocean

b)

along plate boundaries

c)

at the edge of continents

d)

in the southern hemisphere

9.

Which feature is formed when two oceanic plates collide?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

volcanic island arc

c)

folded mountains

10.

Crustal Plate movement can cause what type of landforms?

a)

Mountain Ranges

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Ocean Water

11.

What are the three main types of crustal plate movements?


Hint: Addams Family Song

4 lines
12.

What type of plate boundary causes folded mountains? Explain how this happens

4 lines
13.

Which way do transform boundaries move

a)

Toward each other

b)

Away from each other

c)

Slide past each other

d)

Go around each other

14.

What event is likely to happen at a transform boundary

a)

floods

b)

Rift valley

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Earthquakes

15.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
16.
Which topographic map matches formation C?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.

Match the topographic map to its profile.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which side of the map is the flattest ?

a)

The left side of the hill

b)

The right side of the hill

19.

The flatter area on a topographic map is where __________.

a)

lines are closest together

b)

a river flows into a lake

c)

contours bend

d)

contours are far apart

20.
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
21.

Alfred Wegener proposed Continental Drift Theory that lead to the geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion. This is now known the theory of

a)

climate

b)

plate tectonics

c)

evolution

d)

soil composition

22.

The theories of Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading led to the modern theory of ________________.

a)

fault lines

b)

plate drift

c)

plate tectonics

d)

lithospheric shift

23.
The convergence of two continental plates would produce ___________.
a)
island arcs
b)
rift valleys
c)
folded mountains
d)
trenches
24.

Fossils can also give evidence for a plate tectonics movement

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The largest threat to biodiversity is

a)

bacteria

b)

humans

c)

fungi

d)

plants

26.

Which threat to biodiversity causes all of the others?

a)

population growth

b)

pollution

c)

habitat destruction

d)

invasive species

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators. This leads to a decline or extinction of the native population.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Can the introduction of an invasive species cause genetic trait changes in a population of an isolated species?

a)
b)
30.

How confident are you going into our 9 weeks exam?

a)

Super confident

b)

I think I am good

c)

A little nervous

d)

I don't know what I am doing