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Q2 INTERIM REVIEW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The OLDEST rocks on the seafloor are located?

a)

Closest to the mid-ocean ridge

b)

Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

2.

What theory states that the continents were once part of a super continent called Pangaea and have moved slowly to their current locations over hundreds of millions of years.

a)

Oceanic wandering

b)

Land-form Evidence

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Fossil Distribution

3.

According to Wegener, the continents used to be joined together as one supercontinent known as:

a)

South Africa

b)

Eurasia

c)

Pangaea

d)

Potlopia

4.

Younger sea floor crust is located...

a)

farther from the mid-ocean ridges

b)

at the mid ocean ridges

c)

near the continents

5.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
6.

Sea-floor spreading begins at the

a)

Deep ocean trench

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Continent's edge

7.
True or False : Sea-floor Spreading adds new material to the ocean floor?
a)
True
b)
False
8.

What phenomenon's can be explained by plate tectonics? (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

Mountains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Hurricane

d)

Seafloor structures

9.

Which is not a piece of evidence to support Continental Drift

a)

Continents fit together like a puzzle

b)

Continuous Mountain Chains

c)

Same fossils found on different continents

d)

Age of Igneous Rocks

10.
True or False: The plates will never stop moving
a)
True
b)
False
11.

When you hear the word, "seismic," what do you think of?

a)

tornadoes

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

d)

heat waves

12.

Which of these words means, "to lessen the effects of an event"?

a)

trivialize

b)

assist

c)

clean-up

d)

mitigate

13.

Which of these natural hazards is most difficult to predict?

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

earthquake

d)

blizzard

14.

People that live by ___________________ are most likely to be effected by a tsunami.

a)

beaches

b)

mountains

c)

the North Pole

d)

farm lands

15.

What should you do if there has been a warning issued regarding a nearby volcano that is going to erupt soon?

a)

pack all of your valuables

b)

evacuate after you've gathered your photos

c)

evacuate immediately

d)

wait it out

16.

What is "a device that emits a loud sound and is used to warn about natural hazards"?

a)

whistle

b)

warning siren

c)

seismograph

d)

barometer

17.
What technologies currently exist to mitigate the effect of hurricanes?
a)
There is currently no technology 
b)
Build buildings in circles with surrounding walls 
c)
Build buildings out of renewable resources 
d)
Elevate buildings and cities; build flood walls 
18.
Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 
a)
Volcanic Eruption 
b)
Cyclone
c)
Earthquake
d)
Hurricane
19.
Strange animal behavior, such as toads fleeing an area, could be an indicator that ____________ is about to occur. 
a)
a volcanic eruption 
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
an earthquake
20.
Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 
a)
True
b)
False