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1) What kind of fault is associated with tension stress?
A
Normal
B
Strike-slip
C
Reverse
D
Transform
2) What kind of rock forms from the accumulation of sediments?
A
Igneous rock
B
Sedimentary rock
C
Metamorphic rock
D
Crystal rock
3) What kind of boundary will result in the formation of a mountain?
A
Strike-slip
B
Convergent
C
Transform
D
Divergent
4) Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
A
Slate
B
Oil
C
Natural Gas
D
Coal
5) A boundary where the two plates are moving apart.
A
Divergent
B
Epicenter
C
Transform
D
Convergent
6) How many seismograph stations are needed to determine the origin of an earthquake?
A
4
B
2
C
3
D
1
7) What is the name of the type of stress associated with a transform boundary?
A
Shearing
B
Epicenter
C
Compression
D
Tension
8) What is the type of boundary where two plates slowly grind past eachother?
A
Convergent
B
Divergent
C
Transform
D
Normal
9) Which of the following is NOT a means of classifying minerals?
A
Type of rock
B
Hardness
C
Cleavage
D
Luster
10) The type of rock that forms from cooling magma or lava.
A
Igneous
B
Metamorphic
C
Marble
D
Sedimentary
11) What is the Ring of Fire?
A
An underwater mountain chain
B
An area along the pacific ocean with a lot of earthquake and volcanic activity
C
A volcano chain in the Hawaiian Islands
D
An area where there are a lot of seismographs
12) Slate is formed when shale is exposed to intense heat and pressure. What kind of rock is slate?
A
Igneous
B
Diamond
C
Metamorphic
D
Sedimentary
13) What is included in the lithosphere?
A
Lowermost part of mantle
B
Crust and uppermost part of mantle
C
Both types of crust
D
Inner and outer core
14) Fossils fuels were formed from what?
A
Rocks exposed to intense heat and pressure
B
Sediments compacted and cemented over time
C
The remains of plants and animals
D
Melted rock
15) The slowest of all seismic waves
A
Surface waves
B
P-waves
C
S-waves
D
Body waves
16) If you are standing at the epicenter of an Earthquake, which of the following is true?
A
You are right above the focus, or origin of the Earthquake
B
A volcano is about to erupt
C
You are in a safe location
D
You are on a divergent plate boundary
17) Molten material on the Earth's surface
A
Lava
B
Magma
C
Lithosphere
D
Chert
18) Where do rift valleys form?
A
Continental-oceanic convergent boundary
B
Divergent boundary under the water
C
Continental-continental convergent boundary
D
Divergent boundary on land
19) What is plasticity?
A
Something this is like a solid and a liquid
B
Something that is a dense solid
C
Something that is a gas
D
A type of plastic mined from within the Earth
20) What causes the plates to move?
A
Volcanoes erupting cause plate movement
B
Earthquakes cause plate movement
C
Plates are like bumper cars that don't move until another plate hits them
D
Convection currents in the mantle
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