EOY Science Test Part 2 Question Preview (ID: 59406)


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What is an ocean ridge?
a) a long valley in the middle of the ocean
b) a long group of small mountains under the ocean
c) a vast, underwater mountain chain
d) Sponge Bob and Patrick's lookout place

What are the (4) major causes of erosion and deposition
a) gravity, wind, dirt, ice
b) gravity, wind, ice, and moving water
c) weather, climate, boundary movements, oceanic currents
d) gravity, thermal energy, equator, moving water

When Earth's lithosphere breaks, what is it called
a) an injury to Earth's surface
b) a sprain
c) a fault
d) stress

Volcanoes form when plates move apart and magma rises through the vent through which plate boundary?
a) transform
b) Collison
c) divergent
d) convergent

The convergent boundary in India formed which mountain range
a) St. Helen's
b) Himalayan
c) Lincoln
d) Swiss Alps

Where are the youngest rocks on the ocean floor located?
a) the East coast line
b) the West coast line
c) in Sponge Bob's backyard
d) at mid-ocean ridges

What happens in the Earth's mantle?
a) the driving force of tectonic plates are related to convection currents
b) the plates cement together through the process of cementation
c) volcanoes form along with earthquakes
d) a mid mantle collision

Geologists organized the geological time scale based on
a) a National Geographic show
b) rock, fossils, and puzzle pieces
c) rock and fossil records
d) rock and roll records

What term do scientists use when describing the age of a rock when they aren't 100% sure about it
a) absolute age
b) birth certificate
c) relative age
d) location

What is a lava flow
a) a river that is made up of lava
b) long streams of molten rock
c) volcanic ash
d) where lava flows into the ocean

Volcanoes don't form on the ocean floor
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Faults in the Earth's lithosphere are associated with earthquakes
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

When a scientist measures an earthquake, what type of scale is used?
a) Mercalli Scale
b) weight scale
c) Richter scale
d) grading scale

When tornadoes are possible, what is it called
a) tropical storm
b) tornado warning
c) tornado watch
d) evacuation

The most powerful severe storm is
a) tropical storm
b) hurricane
c) hail storm
d) cold front

When loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals from new solutions form, which type of rock is formed?
a) metamorphic
b) igneous
c) sedimentary
d) diamonds

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