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Module #6 Review
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1) What two theories attempt to explain the earth’s magnetic field?
A
Dynamo Theory and Rapid Decay Theory
B
Dynamo Theory and Catastrophe theory
C
Rapid Decay Theory and Rotation Theory
2) Which theory is the most scientifically valid?
A
Rapid Decay Theory
B
Dynamo Theory
3) Scientists measured Earthquake activity for a region that sits near the middle of one of the plates in the earth’s crust, and in another region that is very near a boundary of two plates. Which region will have the greatest earthquake activity?
A
Near the boundry of the plates
B
In the middle of the plate
4) The asthenosphere is composed of __________________
A
Solid material
B
Molten liquid rock
C
Magma
D
Plastic Rock
5) The earth’s magnetic field is generated in the earth’s _____________
A
mantle
B
lava
C
core
D
crust
6) __________ is a hypothetical supercontinent that might have existed in earth’s past.
A
Antarctica
B
PANCAKE
C
PANGEA
D
North America
7) People can ___________observe the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and crust.
A
indirectly
B
directly (see and touch)
8) _________________ rock is formed by molten rock solidifying.
A
Igneous Rock
B
Metamorphic Rock
C
Sedimentary Rock
9) Earthquakes can be caused by motion of rock masses along a _______________
A
path
B
fault
C
epicenter
D
focus
10) The _____________discontinuity separates the mantle from the core.
A
Gutenberg
B
Mohorovicic
C
Lehmann
11) The _____________discontinuity separates the crust from the mantle
A
Gutenberg
B
Lehmann
C
Mohorovicic
12) The earth’s ____________ core is solid.
A
inner
B
Outer
13) The boundary between a section of moving rock and section of stationary rock.
A
Earthquake
B
Fault
C
Focus
D
Epicenter
14) The point along a fault where an earthquake begins.
A
epicenter
B
crust
C
fault
D
focus
15) Rock formed when heat, pressure, and chemical reactions cement materials together.
A
igneous rock
B
sedimentary rock
C
metamorphic rock
16) A deposit of sand and mineral fragments, usually laid down by water.
A
sediment
B
earthquake
C
plastic rock
D
metamorphic rock
17) If an earthquake measures 5 on the Richter scale and is followed by an aftershock that measures 3, how many times more energy was released in the original earthquake as compared to the aftershock?
A
32x32x32x32
B
32x32x32
C
32
D
32x32
18) A trembling or shaking of the earth as a result of rock masses suddenly moving along a fault.
A
fault
B
focus
C
epicenter
D
earthquake
19) Rock that behaves like something between a liquid and a solid.
A
sedimentary rock
B
metamorphic rock
C
igneous rock
D
Plastic Rock
20) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake’s focus.
A
impact point
B
focus
C
fault
D
epicenter
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