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The area around the Pacific Ocean is the location of a large amount of earthquakes and volcanoes. What is the name of this area?
a) Ring of Fire
b) Pacific Hot Spots
c) Ring of Faults
d) Ring of Boundaries
The movement along a fault causes earthquakes. What causes the movement?
a) Earth's tilt on its axis
b) underground water erosion
c) movement inside the Earth
d) gravity of the moon
When a material heats up, rises, cools, and sinks, reheats, rises again in a constant cycle is an action that causes
a) conduction currents
b) advection currents
c) convection currents
d) radiation currents
Over a number of years a pond becomes more and more shallow. What would be an explanation for this?
a) freezing
b) sediment deposition
c) chemical weathering
d) erosion
If the same crop is planted every year in a field, what would most likely happen to the soil?
a) less fertile soil because of erosion
b) loose fertility because the nutrients would be depleted
c) the soil would become less fertile because of drought
d) less fertile soil because of crop rotation
What geologic processes is most responsible for changing the landscape in the Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee?
a) volcanoes and faulting
b) water erosion and deposition
c) glacial erosion and deposition
d) continental drift and plate movement
What would you expect to find 13-16 km (7-10 miles) below Earth's surface?
a) repeating layers of rock and soil with each layer under the soil the rocks got bigger
b) mostly big rocks, small stones, and gravel with a layer of soil on top
c) mostly solid rock with a layer of soil on top
d) mostly soil with a lot of rocks scattered throughout
Clearing of forests (clear cutting)
a) causes soil erosion
b) has no effect on soil
c) speeds up soil formation
d) reduces chance of a landslide
Weathering occurs more quickly
a) in a hot, wet climate
b) in a hot, dry climate
c) in a cold, wet climate
d) in a cold, dry climate
When does a plant become part of the soil?
a) while it is growing
b) soon after it dies
c) when the roots grow
d) when it grows larger
The weathering of bedrock is the beginning of
a) litter formation
b) the making of humus
c) soil formation
d) the formation of the A horizon
A tropical plant fossil and rock layers are found on continents separated by an ocean. What evidence would best support this?
a) the landmasses were once joined
b) the landmasses are rich in natural resources
c) the rock layers are eroding on each side of the landmasses
d) the ocean currents are flowing north to south
What is reasonable evidence that two land areas were once joined
a) they have the same climate
b) they are in the same stage of succession
c) they have similar rocks and fossils
d) they have the same latitude and longitude
If a salt water clam fossil is found on top of a mountain, what can you infer about the area?
a) once under a waterfall
b) once under a freshwater lake
c) once under an ocean or sea
d) once part of a riverbed
The active area around the Pacific Ocean is known as the
a) Tectonic Fire area
b) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
c) Mariana Trench
d) Ring of Fire
When the speed of a river changes, sediment deposited into a larger body of water most likely forms a
a) delta
b) slope
c) levee
d) channel
If a jar has water sand list and gravel is shaken and allowed to settle for a day, it models the process of
a) evaporation from a muddy pond
b) formation of parent material of soil
c) erosion of particles of rock
d) deposition of sediment in a shallow river
What is the most likely cause of a landslide on the side of a mountain?
a) plate tectonics
b) drought
c) gravity and erosion
d) heat and pressure
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an underwater mountain chain. What processes forms the ridge?
a) tectonic plates coming together (convergence)
b) tectonic plates spreading apart (divergence)
c) tectonic plates sliding past each other (transforming)
d) it has nothing to do with tectonic plates
Of the geologic features below, which is most likely caused by lithospheric plate movement?
a) canyons
b) lakes
c) volcanoes/earthquakes
d) deltas
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