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Forces Shaping The Earth
Test Description: Forces Shaping the Earth
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The 4 layers of the earth's interior
A
layers, rock, water, metal
B
crust, mantle, middle core, atmosphere
C
magma, ocean, continent, plate
D
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
2) Inner core is made of
A
fractures, earthquakes
B
solid iron and nickel
C
melted iron and nickel
D
coal and oil
3) In the mantle the layer closest to the core is solid...
A
lava
B
ice
C
rock
D
sand
4) Molten (melted) rock of the mantle is called...
A
nickel
B
magma
C
erosion
D
weathering
5) How thick is the earth's crust?
A
20 inches
B
20 miles
C
It isn't thick at all
D
200 miles
6) Which layer of the earth contains the continents and oceans?
A
mantle
B
crust
C
inner core
D
outer core
7) How many continents are on the earth?
A
10
B
8
C
4
D
7
8) Europe and asia combine to form one large land mass called..
A
Europe
B
Eurasia
C
North America
D
Canada
9) Large rigid sections of the earth's crust that are in constant motion.
A
fractures
B
volcanoes
C
dinner plates
D
Tectonic plates
10) A sudden movement of the earth's crust that is followed by aftershocks.
A
erosion
B
volcano
C
earthquake
D
landslide
11) Tectonic plates moving away from one another - magma pushes up
A
sliding/transform
B
colliding/convergent
C
diving/subduction
D
spreading/divergent
12) tectonic plates that are forced under another plate causing volcanoes
A
diving/subduction
B
spreading/divergent
C
sliding/transform
D
colliding/convergent
13) tectonic plates that bend and fold against one another causing mountains
A
diving/subduction
B
colliding/convergent
C
sliding/transform
D
spreading/divergent
14) Tectonic plates slide past one another and cause earthquakes
A
spreading/divergent
B
diving/subduction
C
colliding/convergent
D
sliding/transform
15) gradual breakdown of rocks near the earth's surface from rain, water, temperature, animals or insects
A
chemical weathering
B
erosion
C
deposition
D
mechanical weathering
16) The reactions between the mineral in rock and elements in the air or water that changes the makes up of the rock.
A
chemical weathering
B
mechanical weathering
C
deposition
D
erosion
17) wearing away and movement of weathered materials from one place to another. Also caused by gravity, glaciers, and landslides.
A
erosion
B
chemical weathering
C
deposition
D
mechanical weathering
18) the process that deposits rock and soil onto land
A
deposition
B
chemical weathering
C
mechanical weathering
D
erosion
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