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2nd Term Exam Review Pt. 2
Test Description: Earth Science Objective 4b
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
A
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
B
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
C
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
D
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
2) Earth’s inner core is
A
a layer of hot rock.
B
a dense ball of solid metal.
C
a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
D
a layer of molten metal.
3) According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift,
A
the continents do not move.
B
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
C
Earth’s surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
D
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
4) What is Pangaea?
A
another name for continental drift
B
the name of an ancient fossil
C
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
D
the name of a German scientist
5) In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
A
at the north and south poles.
B
along the edges of all the continents.
C
along mid-ocean ridges.
D
in deep-ocean trenches.
6) Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
A
convection currents in the mantle.
B
earthquakes.
C
conduction.
D
Earth’s magnetic field.
7) The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
A
subduction.
B
plate tectonics.
C
deep-ocean trenches.
D
sea-floor spreading.
8) A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
A
divergent boundary.
B
transform boundary.
C
rift valley.
D
convergent boundary.
9) The place where two plates come together is known as a
A
transform boundary.
B
divergent boundary.
C
convergent boundary.
D
rift valley.
10) Active volcanoes are most likely to form at ____.
A
transform boundaries
B
convergent oceanic–continental boundaries
C
the center of continents
D
divergent boundaries
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