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