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Test Description: Earth systems and resources review
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1) Which of the following processes act together to wear down and build up Earth's surface over billions of years?
A
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
B
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous rocks
C
Tension, Compression and Shearing forces
D
Convergent, Divergent, Transform plate boundaries
2) Which of the following rock types is formed by weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation?
A
Extrusive igneous rock
B
Metamorphic rock
C
Intrusive igneous rock
D
Sedimentary rock
3) Which of the following layers is made up of liquid iron and nickel?
A
Asthenosphere
B
Mantle
C
Outer Core
D
Inner Core
4) Which of the following is NOT evidence for the layers of the Earth?
A
Earthquakes and seismic waves
B
Plate tectonics and geologic activities
C
Earth's magnetic field
D
Pangaea the super-continent
5) At which of the following plate boundaries do earthquakes occur?
A
All of the answer choices
B
Transform
C
Convergent
D
DIvergent
6) Which of the following is NOT evidence for the theory of plate tectonics?
A
Fossils and rocks on different continents are similar
B
The rock cycle
C
The continents fit together almost like a puzzle
D
Most geologic activities such as earthquakes and volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
7) Where do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
A
In the middle of oceans along ridges
B
Along tectonic plate boundaries
C
Randomly all over the surface of the Earth
D
Along the edges of continents
8) Which of the following forces ONLY causes earthquakes?
A
Shearing
B
Compression
C
Tension
D
All of the answer choices
9) At which of the following locations on Earth would you find the most volcanoes and earthquakes?
A
Hot spot in Hawaii
B
Himilayan Mountains
C
San Andreas fault
D
Pacific Ring of Fire
10) Which of the following is NOT a geologic activity human beings need to be prepared for due to plate tectonics if you live at or near plate boundary?
A
Eathquakes
B
Tsunamis
C
Hurricanes
D
Volcanic activity
11) Which of the following Earth resources burn to produce energy?
A
Minerals
B
Fossil fuels
C
Ores
D
Metals
12) Which of the following is NOT a physical property?
A
How a substances breaks (Cleavage)
B
How shiny a substance is (Luster)
C
How a substacnes burns to produce energy
D
The color a substances makes (Streak)
13) Which of the following catastrophic events due to plate tectonics is South Carolina MOST vulnerable to?
A
Earthquakes
B
Volcanic activity
C
Hot spots
D
Tsuanmis
14) Which of the following causes plate movements in the Earth's crust and lithosphere?
A
Continental drift
B
Volcanic activity
C
Earthquakes
D
Convection currents
15) Which of the following does NOT occur along a plate boundaries?
A
Mountain formation by compression such as the Himilayan mountains
B
Volcanic hot spot such as Hawaii
C
Volcanic activity caused by subduction such as Mt. St. Helens in the United States
D
Earthquakes caused by shearing such as the San Andreas fault in California
16) Which of the following is NOT evidence for continental drift?
A
The super-continent Pangaea
B
The location of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface
C
Similar fossil evidence found on different continents
D
Seismic waves caused by earthquakes
17) At which of the following plate boundaries can Earth's crust be subducted and destroyed?
A
Divergent plate boundaries
B
Transform plate boundaries
C
All of the answer choices
D
Convergent plate bounaries
18) Which of the following Earth layers is the least dense?
A
Continental crust
B
Core
C
Oceanic crust
D
Mantle
19) Which of the following rock types is formed by the melting and cooling of magma or lava?
A
All of the answer choices
B
Igneous rock
C
Metamorphic rock
D
Sedimentary rock
20) Which of the following describes the movement of rock by wind, water and/or gravity?
A
Compaction/cementation
B
Weathering
C
Deposition
D
Erosion
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