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Topics 2 - 6 Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air masses have properties from where they...

a)

were formed

b)

end up

2.

Where do MARITIME air masses form?

a)

Over water

b)

Over land

3.

Where do CONTINENTAL air masses form?

a)

Over water

b)

Over land

4.

Global Winds are caused by

a)

the unequal heating of the Earth

b)

the movement of the air between the equator and the poles

c)

the coriolis effect

d)

all of the above

5.

A large volume of air with the same temperature and moisture content.

a)

weather front

b)

air mass

c)

air pressure

d)

humidity

6.

What are the characteristics of a maritime polar air mass?

a)

Cold and dry

b)

Cold and humid

c)

Warm and dry

d)

Warm and humid

7.

When a warm air mass meets a cold air mass of equal strength, this usually forms.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

8.

The air mass is warm and dry, so it is

a)

maritime polar

b)

maritime tropical

c)

continental polar

d)

continental tropical

9.

What causes wind?

a)

differences in air pressure

b)

differences in gravity

c)

difference in oxygen

d)

differences in the thermosphere

10.

What causes differences in air pressure?

a)

even heating of the Earth

b)

Even cooling of the earth

c)

uneven heating of the earth

d)

global warming

11.
What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?
a)
The Moon
b)
Earth's interior (inside)
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
The Sun
12.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
13.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
14.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
15.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
16.

During the land breeze, what starts moving the cooler air out and warmer air in?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

17.

Air at the poles is colder and denser so it_______________.

a)

rises

b)

circulates

c)

stagnates

d)

sinks

18.

Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more____________________.

a)

wind

b)

solar radiation

c)

air pressure

d)

condensation

19.
Use the diagram to determine which statement is correct.
a)
The air at location 3 is more dense than the air at location 6.
b)
The air at location 2 is rushing in to take the place of the colder air at location 3.
c)
Location 1 heats up and cools down slower than location 7.
d)
High pressure air at location 2 is taking the place of the low pressure air at location 3.
20.
Why is the Inner Core solid?
a)
Extreme Heat
b)
High Pressure
c)
All the layers are solid
d)
It's made of rock
21.
What is the thinnest layer of the earth’s composition?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
outer core
22.
The thickest layer of the earth is the 
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
23.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
24.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
25.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
26.

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

a)

Athenosphere & Crust

b)

Crust & Upper Mantle

c)

Mantle & Athenosphere

27.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
28.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
29.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
30.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
31.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
32.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
33.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
34.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
35.

The North American plate and Pacific plates meet at the San Andres Fault in California causing frequent earthquakes. This fault is located at a _____ boundary.

a)

Ridge

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Transform

36.

Which oceanic plate in the above picture must be more dense? LEFT RIGHT

a)

The plate on the left (the plate with the volcano on it)

b)

The plate on the right (without the volcano)

37.

Which TWO landforms occur when a continental plate and an oceanic plate hit each other?

a)

Volcanoes on land and Volcanic Islands

b)

Volcanoes on land and Deep Sea Trench

c)

Volcanoes on land and Mountains

d)

Rift Valley and Mid Ocean Ridge

38.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Diverging

b)

Converging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

39.

Study this diagram carefully, noticing the direction of the arrows.The green bars are tectonic plates.What will happen at the place where the star is drawn on this diagram?

a)

The plates will slide past each other (causing a major earthquake)

b)

The plates will hit each other (one will subduct)

c)

The plates will diverge (spread apart)

40.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

41.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

42.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

43.

What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

a)

two continental plates converging

b)

an earthquake in a subduction zone

c)

a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot

d)

movement at a transform fault boundary

44.

the general terms for the MOVEMENT of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

45.

the BREAKDOWN of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition

a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
46.

the process of WEARING DOWN by friction - like sand blasting

a)

exfoliation

b)

abrasion

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

47.

the process in which sediment particles are picked up and MOVED from one place to another

a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
48.

the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or DROPPED OFF

a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
49.
Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
50.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
51.
rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
52.
fossil fuels react with water producing acid rain that wears minerals away in the rock
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
53.

Beach waves dropping sand to create a beach is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

54.
This delta is a landform created by sediment being dropped where the river meets the ocean.  This is an example of
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
55.

What are the plates that form the Earth's crust called?

a)

Teton plates

b)

Technology plates

c)

Temperature plates

d)

Tectonic Plates

56.

Which continents boarder the Ring of Fire? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Asia

b)

Austrailia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

South America

57.

There are more volcanoes and earthquakes in the Ring of Fire than anywhere else in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

How do the people of Japan prepare for disaster?

a)

fire drills with local fire fighters

b)

organizations offer disaster management and preparedness classes

c)

strict building codes/study how buildings respond to earthquakes

d)

stay proactive

e)

all of the above

59.

This joke is referencing which kind of plate boundary?

a)

Subduction Plate Boundary

b)

Convergent Plate Boundary

c)

Divergent Plate Boundary

d)

Transform Fault Plate Boundary

60.

How were seismic waves used as evidence that the Outer Core was liquid rock instead of solid rock?

a)

S Waves cannot move through a liquid, and they don't move through the Outer Core.

b)

S Waves speed up when they move through a liquid, and they sped up through the Outer Core.

c)

S Waves slow down when they move into more dense material, and they do slow down when passing through the Outer Core.

d)

None of these answers are correct.

61.

When convection happens in the mantle...

a)

the lithosphere moves.

b)

the hotter, less dense fluid rises while the colder, more dense material sinks.

c)

heat is transferred from the core up to the surface.

d)

earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are generated on the surface.

62.

This diagram is an example of what type of convergent boundary?

a)

Ocean vs Ocean

b)

Ocean vs Continent

c)

Continent vs Continent

d)

Divergent Boundary

63.

What kind of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform-Fault

d)

Subduction

64.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Transform-Fault Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Trivergent Boundary

65.

How fast do the Earth's plates typically move?

a)

Only a few cm per year.

b)

As much as 1 km each year.

c)

500 m/s

d)

They don't move.

66.

Are divergent boundaries constructive or destructive?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

67.

Are convergent boundaries constructive or destructive?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

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