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EOC Practice 1st Semester Concepts #7
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1) The process that continually adds new crust is:
A
Sea-floor spreading
B
Convection
C
Earthquakes
D
Subduction
2) Where two plates rub past each other in opposite directions is a
A
Hot spot
B
Convergent boundary
C
Transform boundary
D
Divergent boundary
3) The place where two plates collide is called a
A
Divergent boundary
B
Hot spot
C
Convergent boundary
D
Transform boundary
4) The place where two plates move apart is called a
A
Hot spot
B
Divergent boundary
C
Convergent boundary
D
Transform boundary
5) Subduction is when
A
Earthquakes occur along a transform boundary
B
New islands are formed
C
New crust is formed
D
One plate slides under another
6) The theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle is called
A
The theory of continental drift
B
The theory of plate boundaries
C
The theory of Pangaea
D
The theory of plate tectonics
7) When two continental plates pull apart a ________________________ forms
A
Subduction zone
B
Earthquake
C
Mountain range
D
Rift valley
8) The Himalayan mountains were formed because of a
A
Hot spot
B
Transform boundary
C
Divergent boundary
D
Convergent boundary
9) What causes the tectonic plates to move?
A
Volcanoes
B
The Coriolis effect
C
Ocean currents
D
Convection in the mantle
10) Pieces of Earth's crust move on top of the
A
Ocean
B
Lower Mantle
C
Inner core
D
Outer core
11) John, a scientist thinks he has found evidence that the extinct Ivory Billed Woodpecker is still alive. He has a 6 second video of the bird flying through the woods from 90 yards away. He also has field notes from other people and recordings of the b
A
He should only use the recordings if they sounded like the Ivory Billed Woodpecker than it must have been a real one.
B
He should only go with the field notes from others since they were actually in the field even though he was not there to witn
C
He does not have enough scientific evidence, the bird in the video, field notes, and the recordings do not prove that it is a
D
He has not made any mistakes he should go ahead and make the announcement
12) Seth is making an experiment to test how many people have a Facebook account. He asks all the people in the school (students, teachers, staff, ect), and finds that only 12 people do NOT have a Facebook account. Seth concludes that 95% of all people h
A
Nothing is wrong with his experiment
B
He should ask who has facebook, twitter, or myspace
C
He didn’t sample (ask) the right kinds of people
D
He didn’t sample (ask) enough people
13) A scientist invents a new type of oil that his tests show are better than normal motor oil. Mechanics saw the results of the scientist’s tests and decided the oil was better than normal. Why was it a bad idea for the mechanics to trust the results o
A
Mechanics should always use the same kind of oil and never switch even if a better oil is available
B
The scientist could have been biased about the oil since he invented it and could have made the oil look better than it actua
C
Mechanics should never trust scientists since they are in another field of work
D
It wasn’t a bad idea to trust the scientist all studies are conducted fair and honest
14) Jill wants to know if different amounts of water will affect the growth of plants. She waters plant A everyday, plant B every other day, and plant C once a week. She then places plant A in a window, plant B in the bathroom, and plant C in her room. W
A
Jill should have given the plants all the same amount of water
B
She did not control the experiment. She gave the plants different amounts of water and placed them in different areas. So she
C
Jill did not make any mistakes
D
Jill should have used three different kinds of plants
15) Aaron wants to know what brand of balloon is the easiest to blow up. He gives brand A to his sister to blow up, he gives brand B to his friend to blow up, and he blows up brand C. What mistake did Aaron make?
A
He should have had only one person blow up each brand so the force was the same for each one
B
He did not make a mistake
C
He should have bought all the same brand of balloons
D
He should have had different size balloons
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