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Earth's Processess Test
Test Description: Chapter 9 Earth's Processes Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) An undersea volcanic mountain found on the deep ocean basin
A
seamount
B
volcano
C
extrusive
D
intrusive
2) The magma that reaches the surface of the earth
A
upwelling
B
lava
C
seamount
D
magma
3) A stream of water that flows deep beneath the ocean's surface
A
surface current
B
deep ocean current
C
upwelling
D
extrusive
4) The way Earth's rotation affects wind and ocean currents
A
Cornillus Effect
B
Corolla Effect
C
Crayola Effect
D
Coriolis Effect
5) A periodic change in oceanic and atmospheric conditions, causing unusually warm surface water
A
Extrusive
B
La Nina
C
El Nino
D
Intrusive
6) Igneous rock that cools slowly and has large crystals
A
El Nino
B
intrusive
C
extrusive
D
Coriolis Effect
7) Igneous rock that cools quickly and has small crystals
A
El Nino
B
Coriolis Effect
C
extrusive
D
intrusive
8) The movement of cold, deep ocean water to the ocean's surface
A
upwelling
B
extrusive
C
deep ocean current
D
intrusive
9) This type of rock is formed as a result of heat and pressure
A
metamorphic
B
sedimentary
C
igneous
10) This type of rock is formed as a result of cooling lava
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
sedimentary
11) This type of rock is formed when wind and water break down other rock types
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
12) Examples of this type of rock include granite, basalt, and obsidian
A
sedimentary
B
metamorphic
C
igneous
13) Examples of this type of rock include sandstone, shale, and limestone
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
seditmentary
14) Examples of this type of rock include marble, gneiss, and slate
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
sedimentary
15) When a dense oceanic plate meets a less dense continental plate at a convergent boundary, the denser plate is forced down into the earth's hot mantle.
A
divergent
B
subduction
C
transform
D
convergent
16) New ocean crust is formed in another part of the ocean where plates diverge. The divergence, or separation, of two plates leaves a gap. Magma rises up, fills in the opening, and hardens. What ocean floor feature forms?
A
subduction
B
salinity
C
Mid-Antarctic Ridge
D
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
17) You used playdough to form a representation of alternating stripes on the ocean floor. What vocabulary word describes the reason why the molecules in these bands of rock point in the opposite directions?
A
negativity
B
polarity
C
subduction
D
salinity
18) The current theory that describes how Earth's crust is broken into plates that float on the earth's mantle layer is call the
A
Plate Tectonics Theory
B
Seafloor Spreading Theory
C
Continental Drift Theory
19) Two examples of weather conditions caused by El Nino are
A
drought and intense storms
B
snowflakes and frost
C
earthquake and intense storms
D
tsunami and drought
20) Rock containing molecules that always orient themselves toward magnetic north
A
metamorphic
B
marble
C
magnesium
D
magnetite
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