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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed

 a single landmass

a)

convection currents

b)

continental drift

c)

seismic waves

d)

earthquake

2.

ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in

 Earth move suddenly and release energy

a)

seismic waves

b)

continental drift

c)

earthquake

d)

fault

3.

vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy

 released during an Earthquake

a)

seismic waves

b)

continental drift

c)

earthquake

d)

convection currents

4.

states that Earth’s surface is made up of giant moving

 slabs called tectonic plates

a)

convection currents

b)

earthquake

c)

seismic waves

d)

plate tectonics

5.

 movement of matter due to difference is density, heated 

 fluid rises and cooled fluid sinks

a)

convection currents

b)

seismic waves

c)

plate tectonics

d)

continental drift

6.

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

fault

b)

epicenter

c)

focus

d)

s-waves

7.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s outer core

b)

Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s asthenosphere

c)

Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust

d)

Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s mantle

8.

A break in Earth's crust is called a...?

a)

fault

b)

earthquake

c)

epicenter

d)

seismic wave

9.

At which type of boundary are earthquakes most common

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

crust boundary

d)

transform boundary

10.

Where does most of Earth’s volcanic and earthquake activity occur?

a)

the Ring of Fire

b)

In Florida

c)

the Eurasian plate

d)

in Antarctica

11.

Seismic waves that can only travel through soilds

a)

p-waves

b)

s-waves

12.

The layer of the Earth that is liquid iron and nickel

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

13.

The least dense layer of the Earth

a)

crust

b)

mantle

14.

The center of the Earth that is dense and solid is the outer core.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

At one time all the continents formed one big continent called Pangea.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is something you should have in an emergency earthquake kit?

a)

blankets

b)

bottled water

c)

radio

d)

canned food

18.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

19.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

20.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

21.

What is this machine?

a)

volcograph

b)

layerometer

c)

seismometer

d)

mantlemeter