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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
fossil fuels
B
ores
C
all of the answer choices
D
mineral
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
tension, compression, shearing
D
convection currents
3) an instrument used to detect and measure seismic waves
A
seismograph
B
earthquake
C
seismogram
D
Richter sale
4) Rocks that form from the compaction and cementation of weathered and eroded sediments
A
extrusive igneous rock
B
intrusive igneous rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
sedimentary rock
5) The point on Earth's surface directly above the origin of an earthquake
A
focus
B
epicenter
C
triangulation
D
fault
6) The plastic like layer of the Earth made up of liquid rock located below the lithosphere.
A
lithosphere
B
mantle
C
crust
D
core
7) Forces that push on rocks from either side causing them to slide past one another
A
tension
B
gravity
C
shearing
D
compression
8) Transverse waves that move out from earthquakes in an up and down motion and arrive second at the epicenter
A
all of the answer choices
B
Surface waves
C
Primary waves
D
Secondary waves
9) What type of plate boundary is the more dense oceanic crust being pushed under the less dense continental crust?
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
shearing
D
transform
10) Rocks formed form the changing of existing rocks due to heat and pressure.
A
extrusive igneous rock
B
intrusive igneous rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
sedimentary rock
11) A naturally occurring solid found on Earth that are the building blocks of rock. Each have different physical and chemical properties.
A
lava
B
magma
C
fossils fuels
D
mineral
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
triangulation
B
seismograph
C
seismogram
D
epicenter
14) The spinning of iron and nickel cause _________ that surrounds Earth and protects it from the Sun?
A
convection currents
B
plate tectonics
C
continental drift
D
magnetic field
15) A break in rock caused by shearing forces is what kind of fault?
A
all of the answer choices
B
normal fault
C
strike-slip fault
D
reverse fault
16) Rocks that form below the Earth's surface from the slow cooling of magma
A
extrusive igneous rock
B
sedimentary rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
intrusive igneous rock
17) The largest and thickest layer of the Earth made up of mostly iron and magnesium and contains hot flowing rock.
A
outer core
B
mantle
C
crust
D
inner 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
mountain building
C
earthquake
D
subduction
19) The theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle exist in sections that move over long periods of time
A
asthenospere
B
subduction
C
plate tectonics
D
lithosphere
20) What is the liquid layer of Earth made up of iron and nickel that is directly below the mantle?
A
crust
B
outer core
C
mantle
D
inner core
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