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Mountains, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
Test Description: FCAT Practice
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following events can produce an earthquake?
A
the force of tsunamis in the oceans
B
movement of tectonic plates along a fault
C
a sudden release of energy from the mantle
D
the violent shaking of sections of the lithosphere
2) What happens at a convergent tectonic plate boundary?
A
Two tectonic plates pull away from one another, decreasing rock deformation.
B
Two tectonic plates collide with one another, causing subduction and/or mountain building.
C
Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other along Earth’s surface, forming long fault lines.
D
One tectonic plate pulls apart into two new plates, forming a rift or ridge.
3) What happens at a divergent tectonic plate boundary?
A
Two tectonic plates move horizontally past one another along Earth’s surface, forming long fault lines.
B
Two tectonic plates collide with one another, causing subduction and/or mountain building.
C
Two tectonic plates pulls away from one another, forming a rift or ridge.
D
Two tectonic plates pull away from one another, decreasing rock deformation.
4) What happens at a transform tectonic plate boundary
A
Two tectonic plates collide with one another, causing subduction or mountain building.
B
One tectonic plate pulls apart into two new plates, forming a rift or ridge.
C
Two tectonic plates move horizontally past each other on Earth’s surface, forming long fault lines
D
Two tectonic plates pull away from one another, decreasing rock deformation.
5) What causes an earthquake to happen?
A
Rocks along an underground fault move suddenly and release energy.
B
Energy is transferred to rock layers from convection currents in the oceans and the atmosphere.
C
Large amounts of rock suddenly shift downward when large holes form under them.
D
Surface rocks move suddenly as a result of physical stress.
6) Why do most earthquakes take place at tectonic plate boundaries?
A
Earthquakes can only occur at places where magma can reach the surface and transfer energy to rocks.
B
The rock in the interior of a tectonic plate is stronger, so it does not deform.
C
Earthquakes take place where energy is transferred to rock by the motion of tectonic plates.
D
Earthquakes take place when one plate moves over another plate, which happens only at plate boundaries.
7) Which kind of material would flow onto Earth’s surface during a nonexplosive volcanic eruption?
A
magma
B
lava
C
composite
D
pyroclastic
8) What is the relationship between magma and lava?
A
Magma is lava that has reached Earth’s surface.
B
Lava is magma that has reached Earth’s surface.
C
They are both molten rock found at different depths below Earth’s surface.
D
They are both types of solid material that spew out of a volcano.
9) Matthew was learning about the layers of Earth in his science class. When he learned that under Earth’s crust is an enormous amount of hot molten rock, he wondered why volcanoes do not occur everywhere more frequently. If hot rock rises, why don’t vo
A
Hot molten rock that rises through the mantle is not the source of magma that flows from a volcano.
B
Hot molten rock does not cause volcanoes because the hot molten rock sinks while the cooler rock rises.
C
Hot molten rock that rises through the mantle continues rising as a volcano when there are cracks in Earth’s crust or the cru
D
Hot molten rock that rises through the mantle continues rising as a volcano only if there is a large earthquake that exerts e
10) Which of the following causes most of the human injuries during a major earthquake?
A
collapsing buildings and other structures caused by the ground shaking
B
car accidents caused by the ground shaking
C
falling into large cracks that form in the ground
D
violent winds caused by the rapid movement of the ground
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