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Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes
Test Description: Review for GSSE standards
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which layer of Earth is the thickest?
A
Crust
B
Mantle
C
inner core
D
outer core
2) Event in the 1930s caused by poor farming practices and drought is
A
The Drought Bowl
B
The Dust Bowl
C
The Dirt Bowl
D
The Sand Storm
3) Which layer of Earth is liquid?
A
inner core
B
outer core
C
crust
D
mantle
4) What is the scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral?
A
Saffir Simpson Scale
B
Richter Scale
C
Mercalli Scale
D
Mohs Scale
5) The property of a mineral that tells the way a mineral breaks is
A
cleavage/fracture
B
luster
C
streak
D
hardness
6) If a rock can be attracted by a magnet, it probably contains
A
oxide
B
muscovite
C
iron
D
bauxite
7) Why would pyrite be classified as a mineral?
A
comes in different colors
B
has a unique crystal structure
C
can be man made
D
will melt at high temperatures
8) Metamorphic rock is
A
formed from magma
B
formed by melting
C
formed by heat and pressure
D
can be created by cementation and compaction
9) A sedimentary rock is formed
A
formed by melting
B
formed by the cooling of magma
C
from sediment
D
formed by heat and pressure
10) Magma or lava cools and hardens forms
A
fossiliferous rock
B
sedimentary rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
igneous rock
11) Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
A
intrusive igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
D
extrusive igneous
12) Which process would most likely cause changes in Earth's surface very fast?
A
weathering
B
earthquake
C
creep
D
glaciation
13) Which would best describe the change in the landscape of Georgia in the last one thousand decades?
A
plate movement
B
erosion and deposition by water
C
faulting and volcanoes
D
glacial erosion
14) Which of the following occurs when rocks and soil move suddenly?
A
creep
B
hurricanes
C
landslides/mudflows
D
tornadoes
15) When a material is heated, rises, cools, and sinks causes
A
conduction currents
B
convection currents
C
advection currents
D
radiation currents
16) Most of the movement of Earth's crust (earthquakes) are caused by
A
Earth's tilt on the axis
B
Earth's magnetic field
C
erosion from water
D
forces inside the Earth
17) Why does so much tectonic activity occur around the Pacific Ring of Fire?
A
because that area is so hot
B
divergent and convergent plate boundaries are located in that area
C
the ocean floor is heavier in that area
D
lot of people reside in that area
18) The Mid-Ocean Ridge is an area where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other forming a _?_.
A
hot spot boundary
B
convergent boundary
C
divergent boundary
D
transform boundary
19) What geological features of Earths surface can be caused by plate movement?
A
rivers and deltas
B
lakes and oceans
C
canyons and rivers
D
volcanoes and earthquakes
20) What occurs on the INSIDE of the curve of a river?
A
land development of humans
B
sediment erosion
C
sediment deposition
D
tectonic activity
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