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Solid Earth #2
Test Description: Final Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Tectonic plates ride on the layer of Earth's mantle called the
A
oceanic crust
B
continental crust
C
lithosphere
D
asthenosphere
2) The element that makes up the largest percentage of the atmosphere is
A
nitrogen
B
carbon dioxide
C
ozone
D
oxygen
3) The transfer of heat by the direct contact of particles of matter is
A
convection
B
radiation
C
conduction
D
pressure
4) When the oceanic and continental lithosphere collide,
A
they slip past each other in opposite directions
B
no subduction takes place at all
C
the continental plate subducts
D
the oceanic plate subducts
5) According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
A
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
B
earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
C
the continents were once joined together in a sinigle landmass called Pangaea
D
the continents do not move
6) The rate at which tectonic plates move in a year?
A
44 cm a year
B
11 cm a year
C
110 cm a year
D
2,750 cm a year
7) If the Coast Guard warns of a giant water wave approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, a ? is about to occur
A
a monsoon
B
a flood
C
a hurricane
D
a tsunami
8) In the hours after an earthquake, people should not go inside buildings, even if it appears undamaged, because of
A
aftershocks
B
liquefaction
C
deformation
D
tsunamis
9) Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and continents formed during a period of Earth's history called
A
Paleozoic Era
B
Mesozioc Era
C
Cenozoic Era
D
Precambrian Period
10) According the many beliefs or theory's, what caused the extinction of dinosaurs?
A
volcanic eruptions covered large areas with lava
B
the dinosaurs ate too many other organisms and they starved
C
an asteroid or meteorite from space crashed into the Earth
D
an ice age covered most of Earth with ice
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