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