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Earth Structure B
Test Description: 8-3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A mineral that is mined for its useful metal and nonmetals
A
all of the answer choices
B
ores
C
mineral
D
fossil fuels
2) The heating, rising, cooling, and sinking of matter that causes tectonic plates to move on Earth's surface.
A
Subduction
B
plate tectonics
C
convection currents
D
tension, compression, shearing
3) an instrument used to detect and measure seismic waves
A
earthquake
B
seismogram
C
Richter sale
D
seismograph
4) Rocks that form from the compaction and cementation of weathered and eroded sediments
A
intrusive igneous rock
B
metamorphic rock
C
sedimentary rock
D
extrusive igneous rock
5) The point on Earth's surface directly above the origin of an earthquake
A
focus
B
triangulation
C
epicenter
D
fault
6) The plastic like layer of the Earth made up of liquid rock located below the lithosphere.
A
crust
B
lithosphere
C
mantle
D
core
7) Forces that push on rocks from either side causing them to slide past one another
A
tension
B
shearing
C
compression
D
gravity
8) Transverse waves that move out from earthquakes in an up and down motion and arrive second at the epicenter
A
Secondary waves
B
Surface waves
C
all of the answer choices
D
Primary waves
9) What type of plate boundary is the more dense oceanic crust being pushed under the less dense continental crust?
A
transform
B
shearing
C
divergent
D
convergent
10) Rocks formed form the changing of existing rocks due to heat and pressure.
A
sedimentary rock
B
intrusive igneous rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
extrusive igneous rock
11) A naturally occurring solid found on Earth that are the building blocks of rock. Each have different physical and chemical properties.
A
mineral
B
lava
C
fossils fuels
D
magma
12) A type of map that uses contour lines and intervals to show the varying elevations of Earths surface.
A
topographic maps
B
contour interval
C
satellite images
D
infrared imagery
13) What is the process where 3 seismographic stations are used to determine the epicenter of an earthquake.
A
seismograph
B
triangulation
C
seismogram
D
epicenter
14) The spinning of iron and nickel cause _________ that surrounds Earth and protects it from the Sun?
A
continental drift
B
plate tectonics
C
magnetic field
D
convection currents
15) A break in rock caused by shearing forces is what kind of fault?
A
normal fault
B
all of the answer choices
C
strike-slip fault
D
reverse fault
16) Rocks that form below the Earth's surface from the slow cooling of magma
A
sedimentary rock
B
intrusive igneous rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
extrusive igneous rock
17) The largest and thickest layer of the Earth made up of mostly iron and magnesium and contains hot flowing rock.
A
mantle
B
crust
C
inner core
D
outer core
18) When a more dense lithospheric plate slides under another less dense lithospheric plate at a convergent boundary where some crust is destroyed.
A
volcano
B
earthquake
C
subduction
D
mountain building
19) The theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle exist in sections that move over long periods of time
A
plate tectonics
B
lithosphere
C
subduction
D
asthenospere
20) What is the liquid layer of Earth made up of iron and nickel that is directly below the mantle?
A
inner core
B
mantle
C
outer core
D
crust
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