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2nd Six Weeks Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is created at a Convergent Continental Continental Plate Boundary?

a)

Volcano

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Mountains

d)

Deep Ocean Trench

2.

What forms at a transform plate boundary?

a)

Volcanic Island Arc

b)

Mountains

c)

Fault Line

d)

Trench

3.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
4.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes
5.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
6.

The Himalayan mountains formed at which type of boundary?

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

7.

The San Andreas Fault formed at which type of boundary?

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

8.

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
John Dalton
9.

The diagram shows a rift valley formed by the movement of tectonic plates


Which movement of tectonic plates caused the rift valley to form?

a)

Two tectonic plates separated from each other.

b)

Two tectonic plates collided with each other.

c)

One tectonic plate slid under another.

d)

One tectonic plate slid past another.

10.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
11.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
12.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
13.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
14.
This is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Crust
15.
Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?
a)
Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid
b)
Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid
c)
Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.
d)
Earth's outer core becomes warmer
16.

Rocky or rigid outer part of Earth consisting of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Continental Crust

d)

Asthenosphere

17.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

18.

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

19.

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

a)

Pressure Decreases

b)

Pressure Increases

20.

What percentage of all earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

90%

21.

Most geologists rejected Wegener's idea of Continental Drift because _________.

a)

He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.

b)

He wanted to know what Earth looked like millions of years ago, which is impossible.

c)

He couldn't identify what would cause continents to move around.

d)

They were afraid of the new idea.

22.

How many Continents are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

6

23.

How many Oceans are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

24.

This continent is the LARGEST in size and it has the world's biggest population. Identify this Continent.

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

25.

There are 44 countries on this continent. Identify this Continent.

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

26.

The longest mountain range and the tallest waterfalls are located on this continent. Identify this Continent.

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

27.

This Ocean is the LARGEST Ocean in the world. It covers 1/3 of the Earth's surface. Identify this Ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

28.

This Ocean is the 2nd largest Ocean in the world. Identify this Ocean.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

29.

This Ocean is the 3rd largest Ocean in the world. It is also the WARMEST Ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

30.

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Runoff

c)

Condensation

d)

Water Vapor

31.

What does evaporation produce?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Rain or Snow

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Condensation

32.

______ is the process through which water falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow, and freezing rain.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

33.

When water evaporates from a plant's leaves, this process is called _____.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

34.

Which of the following is in the correct order?

a)

Evaporation -> Transpiration -> Groundwater

b)

Precipitation -> Condensation -> Evaporation

c)

Evaporation -> Sublimation -> Precipitation

d)

Condensation -> Precipitation -> Runoff

35.

True or False - The water cycle always starts with the water evaporating from the ocean or lakes.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False - All of the water on Earth is recycled through biogeochemical cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Water can change to gas through which process?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Transpiration

d)

All answer choices are correct

38.

True or False - The water cycle recycles water through both the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Fifth and last layer of the atmosphere, where our atmosphere turns into outer space.

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

40.

Second layer of the atmosphere, where jets fly, and where the ozone layer is located.

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Mesosphere

41.

First layer of the atmosphere, where weather happens. The layer you live in.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

42.

Most abundant gas in the atmosphere, makes up 78% of the mass.

a)

Oxygen (O2)

b)

Argon (Ar)

c)

Nitrogen (N2)

d)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

e)

Ozone (O3)

43.

How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

Which of the following represents an ozone gas molecule:

a)

O6

b)

O4

c)

O9

d)

O3

45.

An Atom

a)

cannot be broken into any smaller piece of matter

b)

is a molecule

c)

a chemical bond

d)

all of the above

46.

Atoms are composed of

a)

Nothing, they are the smallest unit

b)

molecules

c)

protons neutrons and electrons

d)

all of the above

47.

A proton is a positively charged particle

a)

true

b)

false

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

48.

An electron has a _______ charge

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

d)

none of the above

49.

What makes up the nucleus of the atom?

a)

Protons and neutrons

b)

Protons and electrons

c)

neutrons and electrions

d)

electrons

50.

two or more atoms that bind together form

a)

an element

b)

a molecule

c)

atoms

d)

none of the above

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