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HUMSS201 EALS TEST BREAKER

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was the model used to explain the formation and evolution of the solar system.

a)

Nebular Hypothesis

b)

Big Bang Theory

c)

Steady State Theory

d)

Tidal Theories

2.

Earth, and the rest of the solar system, formed from a giant cloud of gas and dust in space called a __.

a)

protosun

b)

nebula

c)

galaxy

d)

comet

3.

As the solar system continued to evolve, material in the disk collided with other material and grew into planetesimals, then protoplanets, and then planets. This process of growth by collision created a lot of heat, melting the early Earth. Growth by collision is called ___.

a)

differentiation

b)

accretion

c)

adsorption

d)

kinetic molecular theory

4.

Which of the following layers of the Earth is responsible for the formation of magnetic field that surrounds the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Core

5.
The pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere are called
a)
continents.
b)
mesospheres. 
c)
crust
d)
tectonic plates.
6.
The oceanic crust is comprised of _________. 
a)
Granite
b)
Basalt
c)
Shale
d)
Coquina
7.

Rocks that form when magma cools and hardens above or below the earth's surface are called ___________ rocks.

a)

metamorphic

b)

index

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

e)

form

8.

_____________ rocks form when sediment compacts or cements in layers on the earth's surface without heat or pressure.

a)

metamorphic

b)

index

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

e)

form

9.

_____________ rocks form when heat and pressure change the structure, texture, and appearance of rocks.

a)

metamorphic

b)

index

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

e)

form

10.
What drives tectonic plate movement? 
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
11.

What are three pieces of evidence of continental drift theory suggested by Alfred Wegener?

(a)  

12.

4. The convergent boundary is marked a mid-oceanic ridge, that is, responsible for the seafloor spreading.

(a)  

13.

20. Convergent boundary is where a lot of earthquakes occur due to its side to side movement.

(a)