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EOC Practice 1st Semester Concepts #7
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1) The process that continually adds new crust is:
A
Sea-floor spreading
B
Subduction
C
Earthquakes
D
Convection
2) Where two plates rub past each other in opposite directions is a
A
Transform boundary
B
Divergent boundary
C
Convergent boundary
D
Hot spot
3) The place where two plates collide is called a
A
Divergent boundary
B
Convergent boundary
C
Hot spot
D
Transform boundary
4) The place where two plates move apart is called a
A
Convergent boundary
B
Divergent boundary
C
Transform boundary
D
Hot spot
5) Subduction is when
A
New crust is formed
B
New islands are formed
C
One plate slides under another
D
Earthquakes occur along a transform boundary
6) The theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle is called
A
The theory of Pangaea
B
The theory of plate tectonics
C
The theory of plate boundaries
D
The theory of continental drift
7) When two continental plates pull apart a ________________________ forms
A
Earthquake
B
Subduction zone
C
Rift valley
D
Mountain range
8) The Himalayan mountains were formed because of a
A
Transform boundary
B
Convergent boundary
C
Hot spot
D
Divergent boundary
9) What causes the tectonic plates to move?
A
Volcanoes
B
Convection in the mantle
C
The Coriolis effect
D
Ocean currents
10) Pieces of Earth's crust move on top of the
A
Outer core
B
Lower Mantle
C
Ocean
D
Inner core
11) John, a scientist thinks he has found evidence that the extinct Ivory Billed Woodpecker is still alive. He has a 6 second video of the bird flying through the woods from 90 yards away. He also has field notes from other people and recordings of the b
A
He should only use the recordings if they sounded like the Ivory Billed Woodpecker than it must have been a real one.
B
He should only go with the field notes from others since they were actually in the field even though he was not there to witn
C
He does not have enough scientific evidence, the bird in the video, field notes, and the recordings do not prove that it is a
D
He has not made any mistakes he should go ahead and make the announcement
12) Seth is making an experiment to test how many people have a Facebook account. He asks all the people in the school (students, teachers, staff, ect), and finds that only 12 people do NOT have a Facebook account. Seth concludes that 95% of all people h
A
He didn’t sample (ask) the right kinds of people
B
Nothing is wrong with his experiment
C
He didn’t sample (ask) enough people
D
He should ask who has facebook, twitter, or myspace
13) A scientist invents a new type of oil that his tests show are better than normal motor oil. Mechanics saw the results of the scientist’s tests and decided the oil was better than normal. Why was it a bad idea for the mechanics to trust the results o
A
The scientist could have been biased about the oil since he invented it and could have made the oil look better than it actua
B
It wasn’t a bad idea to trust the scientist all studies are conducted fair and honest
C
Mechanics should never trust scientists since they are in another field of work
D
Mechanics should always use the same kind of oil and never switch even if a better oil is available
14) Jill wants to know if different amounts of water will affect the growth of plants. She waters plant A everyday, plant B every other day, and plant C once a week. She then places plant A in a window, plant B in the bathroom, and plant C in her room. W
A
Jill should have used three different kinds of plants
B
She did not control the experiment. She gave the plants different amounts of water and placed them in different areas. So she
C
Jill did not make any mistakes
D
Jill should have given the plants all the same amount of water
15) Aaron wants to know what brand of balloon is the easiest to blow up. He gives brand A to his sister to blow up, he gives brand B to his friend to blow up, and he blows up brand C. What mistake did Aaron make?
A
He should have had only one person blow up each brand so the force was the same for each one
B
He should have had different size balloons
C
He should have bought all the same brand of balloons
D
He did not make a mistake
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