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Unit 3 Test

Unit 3 Test. Review. QUESTION 1. What causes the movement of the tectonic plates? a. Convection c. Subduction b. Radiation d . Convergence. QUESTION 1. What causes the movement of the tectonic plates? a. Convection c. Subduction b. Radiation d . Convergence. QUESTION 2.

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Unit 3 Test

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  1. Unit 3 Test Review

  2. QUESTION 1 What causes the movement of the tectonic plates? a. Convection c. Subduction b. Radiation d. Convergence

  3. QUESTION 1 What causes the movement of the tectonic plates? a. Convection c. Subduction b. Radiation d. Convergence

  4. QUESTION 2 The upper portion of the mantle just below the lithosphere is called the: a. Mid Ocean Ridge c. Asthenosphere b. Rift Valley d. Mesophere

  5. QUESTION 2 The upper portion of the mantle just below the lithosphere is called the: a. Mid Ocean Ridge c. Asthenosphere b. Rift Valley d. Mesophere

  6. QUESTION 3 What is the name of the location within the Earth where an earthquake begins? a. Fold c. Epicenter b. Focus d. Core

  7. QUESTION 3 What is the name of the location within the Earth where an earthquake begins? a. Fold c. Epicenter b. Focus d. Core

  8. QUESTION 4 What is a break in a rock mass along which movements occurs? a. Fold c. Fault b. Earthquake d. Epicenter

  9. QUESTION 4 What is a break in a rock mass along which movements occurs? a. Foldc. Fault b. Earthquake d. Epicenter

  10. QUESTION 5 What is the source of heat that sets the plates in motion? a. The sun c. Radioactive Decay b. Friction d. Subduction

  11. QUESTION 5 What is the source of heat that sets the plates in motion? a. The sun c. Radioactive Decay b. Friction d. Subduction

  12. QUESTION 6 What does letter B represent in the above figure? a. The Outer Core c. The Crust b. The Inner Core d. The Mantle

  13. QUESTION 6 What does letter B represent in the above figure? a. The Outer Core c. The Crust b. The Inner Core d. The Mantle

  14. QUESTION 7 The two types of crust: a. Oceanic and Inner Core b. Continental and Inner Core c. Inner Core and Mantle d. Oceanic and Continental

  15. QUESTION 7 The two types of crust: a. Oceanic and Inner Core b. Continental and Inner Core c. Inner Core and Mantle d. Oceanic and Continental

  16. QUESTION 8 Which of the following statements is true regarding seismic waves? a. In the longitudinal S-wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the particles b. In the transverse S-wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the particles c. In the longitudinal P-wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the particles d. In the transverse P-wave, the energy moves parallel to the particles.

  17. QUESTION 8 Which of the following statements is true regarding seismic waves? a. In the longitudinal S-wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the particles b. In the transverse S-wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the particles c. In the longitudinal P-wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the particles d. In the transverse P-wave, the energy moves parallel to the particles.

  18. QUESTION 9 A subducting oceanic plate a. Is less dense than the plate it moves under b. Is pushed up and over the continental crust c. Sinks into the mantle, forming a trench d. Moves horizontally in the opposite direction past the other plate

  19. QUESTION 9 A subducting oceanic plate a. Is less dense than the plate it moves under b. Is pushed up and over the continental crust c. Sinks into the mantle, forming a trench d. Moves horizontally in the opposite direction past the other plate

  20. QUESTION 10 When 2 oceanic plates collide, which land feature forms? a. Mountain c. Volcano b. Rift Valley d. Hot Spot

  21. QUESTION 10 When 2 oceanic plates collide, which land feature forms? a. Mountainc. Volcano b. Rift Valley d. Hot Spot

  22. QUESTION 11 Which letter represents the epicenter of the earthquake in the figure above? a. Point A c. Point C b. Point B d. Point D

  23. QUESTION 11 Which letter represents the epicenter of the earthquake in the figure above? a. Point A c. Point C b. Point B d. Point D

  24. QUESTION 12 New ocean crust is formed along a. Mid-Ocean Ridges c. Mountain Belts b. Subduction Zones d. Trenches

  25. QUESTION 12 New ocean crust is formed along a. Mid-Ocean Ridges c. Mountain Belts b. Subduction Zones d. Trenches

  26. QUESTION 13 P waves pass through the outer core but S waves do not. This is because: a. The temperature of the outer core is too high for S waves to pass through b. S waves are transverse and the outer core only allows longitudinal waves to pass through c. The outer core is radioactive and the rest of the Earth is not d. The outer core is liquid and S waves do not pass through a liquid

  27. QUESTION 13 P waves pass through the outer core but S waves do not. This is because: a. The temperature of the outer core is too high for S waves to pass through b. S waves are transverse and the outer core only allows longitudinal waves to pass through c. The outer core is radioactive and the rest of the Earth is not d. The outer core is liquid and S waves do not pass through a liquid

  28. QUESTION 14 At colliding continental plates, which land feature forms? a. Mountain c. Volcano b. Rift Valley d. Hot Spot

  29. QUESTION 14 At colliding continental plates, which land feature forms? a. Mountain c. Volcano b. Rift Valley d. Hot Spot

  30. QUESTION 15 A narrow valley that forms along mid ocean ridges where the plates separate: a. Mountain c. Volcano b. Rift Valley d. Hot Spot

  31. QUESTION 15 A narrow valley that forms along mid ocean ridges where the plates separate: a. Mountain c. Volcano b. Rift Valley d. Hot Spot

  32. QUESTION 16 The process which scientists believe causes tectonic plates to move is: a. Subduction c. Conduction b. Convection d. Radiation

  33. QUESTION 16 The process which scientists believe causes tectonic plates to move is: a. Subduction c. Conduction b. Convection d. Radiation

  34. QUESTION 17 The hypothesis that the continents move slowly over Earth’s surface and once were joined into one supercontinent is called: a. Seismology c. Sea-Floor Spreading b. Continental Drift d. Subduction

  35. QUESTION 17 The hypothesis that the continents move slowly over Earth’s surface and once were joined into one supercontinent is called: a. Seismology c. Sea-Floor Spreading b. Continental Drift d. Subduction

  36. QUESTION 18 Which choice lists the 3 main interior layers of the Earth from coolest to hottest? a. Core, Mantle, Crust b. Crust, Mantle, Core c. Mantle, Core, Crust d. Crust, Core, Mantle

  37. QUESTION 18 Which choice lists the 3 main interior layers of the Earth from coolest to hottest? a. Core, Mantle, Crust b. Crust, Mantle, Core c. Mantle, Core, Crust d. Crust, Core, Mantle

  38. QUESTION 19 Plates slide past each other, and crust is neither created nor destroyed, at a: a. Convergent Boundary b. Divergent Boundary c. Mid-Ocean Ridge d. Transform Fault Boundary

  39. QUESTION 19 Plates slide past each other, and crust is neither created nor destroyed, at a: a. Convergent Boundary b. Divergent Boundary c. Mid-Ocean Ridge d. Transform Fault Boundary

  40. QUESTION 20 Which type of earthquake wave has circular motion? a. Transverse Wave c. Primary Wave b. Longitudinal Wave d. Surface Wave

  41. QUESTION 20 Which type of earthquake wave has circular motion? a. Transverse Wave c. Primary Wave b. Longitudinal Wave d. Surface Wave

  42. QUESTION 21 Stress in Earth’s crust is caused by: a. Folds c. Earthquakes b. Plate Movements d. Faults

  43. QUESTION 21 Stress in Earth’s crust is caused by: a. Folds c. Earthquakes b. Plate Movements d. Faults

  44. QUESTION 22 Geologists have inferred that Earth’s outer core is liquid because: a. P waves cannot pass through the outer core b. S waves speed up in the outer core c. P waves are bent downward as they travel through the outer core d. S waves cannot pass through the outer core

  45. QUESTION 22 Geologists have inferred that Earth’s outer core is liquid because: a. P waves cannot pass through the outer core b. S waves speed up in the outer core c. P waves are bent downward as they travel through the outer core d. S waves cannot pass through the outer core

  46. QUESTION 23 The above diagram displays what type of fault? a. Strike-Slip c. Reverse b. Thrust d. Detachment

  47. QUESTION 23 The above diagram displays what type of fault? a. Strike-Slip c. Reverse b. Thrustd. Detachment

  48. QUESTION 24 What causes the magma inside a volcano to rise toward the surface? a. It is a thick liquid, denser than the surrounding rock b. It does not contain dissolved gasses c. It is less dense than the surrounding rock d. It is cooler than the surrounding rock

  49. QUESTION 24 What causes the magma inside a volcano to rise toward the surface? a. It is a thick liquid, denser than the surrounding rock b. It does not contain dissolved gasses c. It is less dense than the surrounding rock d. It is cooler than the surrounding rock

  50. QUESTION 25 The area where magma collects inside a volcano before an eruption is called: a. A Crater c. A Vent b. A Caldera d. A Magma Chamber

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