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Weathering & Soil Formation
Earth's Interior
Sea Floor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes, Seismic Waves, Volcanoes
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What are the three main factors used to classify soil? a. Plant types, climate, and temperature b. Plant types, climate, soil composition c. Climate, temperature, soil composition d. Temperature, plant types, rock particles
What is B; plant types, climate, soil composition
100
Granite is.... a. A rock that makes up the core of the continents b. The force pushing on a surface or area c. Outer rind of rock d. A waves produced by an earthquake
What is A; a rock that makes up the core of the continents.
100
_____________ is the device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects and then records the echoes of these sound waves. a. Radio b. Waves c. Sonar d. Volcanoes
What is C; sonar.
100
Scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth are called? a. Biologists b. Geologists c. Chemists d. Physicists
What is B; geologists.
100
______________ is a molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle. a. Earthquakes b. Volcanoes c. Lava d. Magma
What is D; magma.
200
Loam is... a. Soil made of about equal parts clay, sand, silt b. The loose, weathered materials on Earth’s surface in which plants can grow c. The solid layer of rock beneath the soil d. A measure of how well soil supports plant growth
What is A; soil made of about equal parts clay, sand, silt
200
The uppermost part of the mantle is very similar to the crust. The uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together form a rigid layer called the ________________. a. Inner core b. Outer core c. Lithosphere d. Asthenosphere
What is C; lithosphere.
200
The longest chain of mountains in the world is the system of _________________. a. Deep ocean trenches b. Mid ocean ridges c. Volcanoes d. Earthquakes
What is B; mid ocean ridges.
200
A __________________ boundary is when two plates collide into each other. a. Transform b. Convergent c. Divergent d. Reflective
What is B; convergent.
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The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus is called the __________________. a. Focus b. Epicenter c. Hot spot d. Tension
What is B; epicenter
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_______________ reactions occur faster at higher temperatures. a. Chemical b. Physical c. Mechanical d. Weathering
What is A; chemical
300
Seismic waves are... a. Soft layer of rock in the mantle b. The layer made up of liquid iron and nickel c. The force pushing on a surface or area d. A wave produced by an earthquake
What is D; a wave produced by an earthquake.
300
________________ is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle. a. Subduction b. Trenches c. Volcanoes d. Earthquakes
What is A; subduction.
300
A _________________ boundary is when two plates divide apart. a. Transform b. Convergent c. Divergent d. Reflective
What is C; divergent.
300
The ___________________ is a belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. a. Ring of Fire b. Volcanoes c. Earthquakes d. Mid ocean ridges
What is A; ring of fire.
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Permeable means.... a. The process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth’s surface b. The movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity c. Material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it d. Material is full of large, disconnected air spaces that allow gas to seep through it
What is C; material is full of tiny, connected air spaces taht allow water to seep through it.
400
Earth’s ________________ is made up of rock that is very hot, but solid. Scientists divide it into layers based on the physical characteristics of those layers. Overall, it is nearly 3,000 kilometers thick. a. Mantle b. Inner core c. Outer core d. Crust
What is A; mantle.
400
The ocean does just not keep spreading. Instead, it sinks beneath deep underwater canyons called _________________________. a. Deep ocean trenches b. Mid ocean ridges c. Volcanoes d. Sea floor spreading
What is A; deep ocean trenches
400
The supercontinent that began to break apart about 225 million years ago is called _______________. a. Antarctica b. Pangea c. New Zealand d. Eurasia
What is B; pangea
400
An area where magma melts through the crust in the middle of a plate is called? a. Island arc b. Hot spot c. Geyser d. Pipe
What is B; hot spot.
500
What are the two ways that soil is reduced are? A. Loss of topsoil and loss of subsoil B. Loss of bedrock and loss of c horizon C. Loss of topsoil and loss of bedrock D. Loss of fertility and loss of topsoil
What is D; loss of fertility and loss of topsoil.
500
The two main types of evidence for studying inside the Earth are? a. Geologists use indirect and direct evidence from rock samples and seismic waves b. Geologists use indirect and direct evidence from P waves and rocks c. Geologists use indirect and direct evidence from S waves and P waves d. Geologists use indirect and indirect evidence from P waves and S waves.
What is A; geologists use indirect and direct evidence from rock samples and seismic waves.
500
The process of _________________________, continually adds new material to the ocean floor. a. Deep ocean trenches b. Mid ocean ridges c. Volcanoes d. Sea floor spreading
What is D; sea floor spreading
500
A break in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other is called ___________. a. Plate b. Layer c. Boundary d. Fault
What is D; fault.
500
The point beneath Earth’s surface where the crust breaks and triggers an earthquake is called the __________________. a. Epicenter b. Fault c. Focus d. Magnitude
What is C; focus.