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Chapter 3: Dynamic Earth Review

Chapter 3: Dynamic Earth Review. 2012. Many volcanoes form along. Converging plate boundaries 2 oceanic plates collide By subduction All of the above. 10. ___ is formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean or volcanic belts along the boundaries. Hot spots Magma Lava

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Chapter 3: Dynamic Earth Review

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  1. Chapter 3: Dynamic Earth Review 2012 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  2. Many volcanoes form along • Converging plate boundaries • 2 oceanic plates collide • By subduction • All of the above 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  3. ___ is formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean or volcanic belts along the boundaries • Hot spots • Magma • Lava • Ring of fire 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  4. What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle? • Sea- floor spreading • Mid-ocean ridges • Addition • subduction 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  5. What is the solid part of the earth called? • Inner core • Outer core • Mantle • Crust 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  6. Who first proposed the idea of plate tectonics? • Mendel • Lamark • Wegener • Mr. Brown 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  7. What is the smallest magnitude of an Earthquake we can feel? • 2 • 4 • 7 • 9 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  8. What causes a Tsunami? • Hurricane • Water spouts • Tornadoes • Earthquakes 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  9. The San Andreas Fault is what type of fault • Folding • Spreading • Shearing • Collision 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  10. What happens to the sea floor when it collides with a continental plate • Turns into a mountain • Opens up to form the mouth of a volcano • Crumbles under because it is less dense • Folds on top of the continental plate 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  11. What type of boundary is most likely going to have the biggest earthquake • Transform • Convergent • Divergent • Sea floor spreading 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  12. .What type of boundary is most likely going to create a mountain • Transform • Convergent • Divergent • Sea floor spreading 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  13. What type of boundary is most likely going to create a volcano opening? • Transform • Convergent • Divergent • Collision Zone 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  14. What type of plate boundary is • Transform • Convergent • Divergent • Collision Zone 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  15. What type of plate boundary is • Transform • Convergent • Divergent • Collision Zone 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  16. What type of plate boundary is • Transform • Convergent • Divergent • Collision Zone 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  17. In a(n) _________system, both matter and energy are exchanged between a system and a surrounding environment • Open • Closed • Both open and closed • Neither open or closed _ 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  18. _______ is the surface of the land where water enters an aquifer. • Thermocline • Tributaries • Estuaries • Recharge zone 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  19. The process that occurs when water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles is known as _____. • Evaporation • Condensation • Precipitation • Transpiration 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  20. When __________ in the ocean flow past land, they influence the climate of the region. • Land currents • Deep currents • Surface currents • Air currents 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  21. The force of _______ allows a planet to hold and maintain an atmosphere. • Random forces • Gravity • Plate tectonics • Strings 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  22. During _______, liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor. • Evaporation • Condensation • Precipitation • Transpiration 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  23. Small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called _______. • Oceans • Lakes • Tributaries • Streams 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  24. The ocean both absorbs and releases heat _____ than land does. • Faster • Slower • The same • It doesn’t absorb any heat 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  25. The ______ is a single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70 percent of Earth’s surface. • Lakes • Rivers • Streams • Oceans 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  26. The_____ of sea water is a measure of the quantity of dissolved salts. • Concentration • Salinity • Nutrition • Salt levels 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  27. The continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources is known as • Water cycle • Carbon cycle • Nitrogen cycle • Phosphorus cycle 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  28. The flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder object when the objects are placed in direct physical contact is known as • Radiation • Conduction • Convection • Linear 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  29. In the highest layer of the atmosphere called the thermosphere, gas temperature is high, but particle density of gas molecules is _____, so little heat can be transferred there. • High • Low • Neither high or low • In the middle 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  30. The atmosphere contains _____ which trap radiated heat near Earth’s surface. • Nitrogen • Greenhouse gasses • Oxygen • Doesn’t exist per MrRadtke 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  31. A(n)____ current consists of air or a liquid moving in a circular path as it is heated and cooled. • Radiation • Conduction • Convection • Linear 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  32. In the upper atmosphere, the form of oxygen that protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays is called • Oxygen • Ozone • Sunlight • Hydrogen 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  33. The second most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere is • Carbon • Nitrogen • Oxygen • Hydrogen 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  34. In large volcanic eruptions, ash and gases can enter the atmosphere and reduce the amount of __________ that reaches Earth’s surface. • Water • Clouds • Sunlight • Oxygen 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  35. A(n) ______vibration caused when there is movement along a fault is the • earthquake • volcano • forest fire • tornado 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  36. The removal and transport of surface material by water and wind is known as • Tornadoes • . Fire • erosion • earthquake 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  37. Earth’s thin outer layer is known as the • mantle • crust • outer core • inner core 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  38. The Richter scale is used by scientists to measure the amount of energy released by a(an) • earthquake • volcano • forest fire • tornado 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  39. Currents at the surface of the ocean are driven by • tectonic plates. • salinity. • gravity. • wind. 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  40. What part of Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need? • Biosphere • atmosphere • Hydrosphere • lithosphere 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  41. With respect to energy, Earth is a(n) • unstable system. • open system. • stationary system. • closed system. 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  42. Which of the following is the layer of the ocean extending from the base of the thermocline to the bottom of the ocean? • surface layer • deep zone • Thermocline • bottom zone 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  43. Surface currents circulate in different directions, depending on the _____ in which they occur. • Hemisphere • hydrosphere • Troposphere • biosphere 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  44. Deep currents flow along the • ocean floor. • thermocline. • ocean surface. • halocline. 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  45. Ocean water _____ than fresh water. • freezes at a higher temperature • supports fewer fish • contains more salts • is less abundant 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  46. Where is most of the fresh water on Earth located? • in reservoirs and lakes • in oceans • in ice caps and glaciers • in streams and tributaries 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  47. Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface? • Geosphere • atmosphere • Hydrosphere • lithosphere 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  48. Without the greenhouse effect, Earth’s atmosphere would be _____ to support life. • too hot • too wet • too cold • lacking the oxygen 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  49. _____ causes air to be denser near Earth’s surface. • Gravity • Condensation • Precipitation • Evaporation 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

  50. Which of the following is not a mechanism of energy transfer through or within Earth’s atmosphere? • Radiation • Conduction • Condensation • convection 10 Environmental Science Review Chapter 1 and 21

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