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Unit 3 and 4 exam

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

2.
The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
faults
c)
magma
d)
lava
3.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

4.

What is the process of convection?

a)

The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns

b)

The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust

c)

The process of explaining what goes up must come down

d)

Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material

5.
one tectonic plate moves under another
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
6.
A fault forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
horizontal
d)
convergent
7.

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

extrusive rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

igneous rock

8.

In the rock cycle, the process by which an igneous rock changes to a sedimentary rock must begin with

a)

cementation

b)

deposition

c)

erosion

d)

compaction

9.

What 2 forces cause metamorphic rock to form?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

sediment and deposition

c)

melting and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

10.

How a rock's surface looks and feels is the rock's ------

a)

composition

b)

structure

c)

texture

11.

Igneous rocks are formed from

a)

cooling of magma and lava

b)

heating of magma and lava

c)

sedimentation

d)

heat and pressure

12.

Which of Earth's layers would be described as being rocky and having the lowest density?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

13.

The map below shows some of Earth’s plate tectonic boundaries. Based on the map, volcanic activity would most likely be found at which location?

a)

Location W

b)

Location X

c)

Location Y

d)

Location Z

14.

How does deforestation most directly impact air quality?

a)

It leads to cooler local temperatures.

b)

It leads to increased rainfall and humidity.

c)

It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide absorption.

d)

It increases the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.

15.

What % of the atmosphere is oxgyen?

a)

15

b)

78

c)

21

d)

24

16.

Which is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

a)

oxgyen

b)

nitrogen

c)

trace gases

d)

carbon dioxide

17.

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

b)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

c)

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

d)

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

18.

Which of the following occurred relatively most recently?

a)

Fault A

b)

Intrusion B

c)

Folding

d)

Intrusion D

19.

Rainwater enters the cracks of a rock, freeze, and causes the rock to break apart.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

20.

Erosion is the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity move pieces of rock and soil.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

a)

sediment

b)

people

c)

cement

d)

ants

22.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
23.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above