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Quiz 4
Test Description: Geology
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) (Figure 1) Which layer of the Earth contains a solid inner and liquid outer layer?
A
mantle
B
Core
C
crust
D
moho
2) If "Lithos" means rock in Latin, which layer of the Earth do the tectonic plates float on?
A
moho
B
asthenosphere
C
atmosphere
D
hydrosphere
3) (Figure 2) The graph shows a sample of feldspar that was analyzed to find what it was made of. If this sample has a mass of 10g, How many grams of oxygen does it contain?
A
4
B
8
C
2
D
1
4) (Figure 3) The illustration shows relative velocities in centimeters per year. The arrows show the direction of plate movement. Between what two plates is spreading fastest?
A
Nazca and Pacific
B
Antarctic and Pacific
C
Australian and Pacific
D
Cocos and Pacific
5) (Figure 4) The "Ring of Fire" is located around the edges of which ocean?
A
Atlantic
B
Pacific
C
Indian
D
Arctic
6) (Figure 5) Plants and animals become fossilized when they are buried under vast amount s of sediments. What process caused the fossils to appear near the Earth' s surface again?
A
Heat and Pressure
B
Melting and Cooling
C
Uplift
D
Lithification
7) (Figure 6) Which of the following statements about the graph is not correct.
A
earthquakes occur along plate boundaries
B
a seismogram measures earthquake magnitude
C
the higher the seismogram, the larger the earthquake
D
the smaller the seismogram height, the larger the earthquake
8) (Figure 7) The epicenter of an earthquake is the point at which an earthquake occurs. Station A is approximately how much closer to the epicenter than station B is?
A
5,800 km
B
4,000 km
C
8,600 km
D
1,800 km
9) (Figure 7) According to the seismogram, which waves travel the fastest?
A
The graph does not show how fast the waves travel
B
S waves
C
P and S waves travel the same speed
D
P waves
10) What is the equation for speed?
A
Speed = Time X Distance
B
Speed = Time / Distance
C
Speed = Distance / Time
D
Speed = MC squared
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