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1st 9 Weeks Exam Part 3

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1) What is the minimum number of seismograph stations needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake?

Athree Btwo Cfour Done

2) A deep well or mine shaft goes through which layer or layers of Earth?

Acrust only Bcrust and mantle Cmantle and core Dmantle only

3) What type of rock is formed by volcanic activity?

Asedimentary Bigneous Ccoal Dmetamorphic

4) The theory of plate tectonics attempts to explain the

Amovement of Earth's upper layers and the continents. Bgravitational forces of Earth. Clayering of sedimentary rock. Dcomposition of Earth's inner regions.

5) Tropical plant fossils have been found in Antarctica. This indicates that

Ahumans must have left the plants there. Btropical plants can grow underground. Cthe climate of Antarctica must have once been warm. Dsome tropical plants can survive in cold weather.

6) A boundary where two tectonic plates come together, or collide, is called a .

Aconvergent boundary. Bdivergent boundary Ctransfer boundary. Dtransform boundary.

7) Areas on Earth's surface that lie above the places where tectonic plates meet are characterized by

Astable, temperate climate conditions. Bfrequent earthquake activity. Clengthy formations of sea arches. Da lack of plant and animal life.

8) Which type of rock would a person look for if they wanted to find a fossil?

Asedimentary Bmetamorphic Cminerals Digneous

9) . Alfred Wegener is the scientist who proposed the continental drift theory that lead to the theory of plate tectonics. Why was his theory rejected by other scientists?

AHe could not prove what was causing the continents to move BScientists did not like the evidence he presented CHe did not have any evidence that the continents were moving DHe was not well liked by other scientists

10) Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

Acrust Bmantle Couter core Dinner core

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