1. Chapter 3: Dynamic Earth Review
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2. Many volcanoes form along
Converging plate boundaries
2 oceanic plates collide
By subduction
All of the above 10
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___ is formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean or volcanic belts along the boundaries
Hot spots
Magma
Lava
Ring of fire 10
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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
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5. What is the solid part of the earth called?
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust 10
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6. Who first proposed the idea of plate tectonics?
Mendel
Lamark
Wegener
Mr. Brown 10
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7. What is the smallest magnitude of an Earthquake we can feel?2 4 7 9 10
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What causes a Tsunami?
Hurricane
Water spouts
Tornadoes
Earthquakes 10
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9. The San Andreas Fault is what type of fault
Folding
Spreading
Shearing
Collision 10
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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
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What type of boundary is most likely going to have the biggest earthquake
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Sea floor spreading 10
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12. .What type of boundary is most likely going to create a mountain
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Sea floor spreading 10
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What type of boundary is most likely going to create a volcano opening?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Collision Zone 10
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14. What type of plate boundary is
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Collision Zone 10
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15. What type of plate boundary is
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Collision Zone 10
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16. What type of plate boundary is
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Collision Zone 10
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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
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18. _______ is the surface of the land where water enters an aquifer.
Thermocline
Tributaries
Estuaries
Recharge zone 10
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The process that occurs when water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles is known as _____.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration 10
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When __________ in the ocean flow past land, they influence the climate of the region.
Land currents
Deep currents
Surface currents
Air currents 10
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The force of _______ allows a planet to hold and maintain an atmosphere.
Random forces
Gravity
Plate tectonics
Strings 10
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During _______, liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration 10
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Small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called _______.
Oceans
Lakes
Tributaries
Streams 10
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24. The ocean both absorbs and releases heat _____ than land does.
Faster
Slower
The same
It doesn’t absorb any heat 10
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The ______ is a single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70 percent of Earth’s surface.
Lakes
Rivers
Streams
Oceans 10
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26. The_____ of sea water is a measure of the quantity of dissolved salts.
Concentration
Salinity
Nutrition
Salt levels 10
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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
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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
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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
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The atmosphere contains _____ which trap radiated heat near Earth’s surface.
Nitrogen
Greenhouse gasses
Oxygen
Doesn’t exist per Mr Radtke 10
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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
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In the upper atmosphere, the form of oxygen that protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays is called
Oxygen
Ozone
Sunlight
Hydrogen 10
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33. The second most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere is
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Hydrogen 10
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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
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A(n) ______vibration caused when there is movement along a fault is the
earthquake
volcano
forest fire
tornado 10
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The removal and transport of surface material by water and wind is known as
Tornadoes
. Fire
erosion
earthquake 10
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37. Earth’s thin outer layer is known as the
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core 10
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The Richter scale is used by scientists to measure the amount of energy released by a(an)
earthquake
volcano
forest fire
tornado 10
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39. Currents at the surface of the ocean are driven by
tectonic plates.
salinity.
gravity.
wind. 10
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What part of Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?
Biosphere
atmosphere
Hydrosphere
lithosphere 10
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41. With respect to energy, Earth is a(n)
unstable system.
open system.
stationary system.
closed system. 10
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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
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Surface currents circulate in different directions, depending on the _____ in which they occur.
Hemisphere
hydrosphere
Troposphere
biosphere 10
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44. Deep currents flow along the
ocean floor.
thermocline.
ocean surface.
halocline. 10
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45. Ocean water _____ than fresh water.
freezes at a higher temperature
supports fewer fish
contains more salts
is less abundant 10
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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
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Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface?
Geosphere
atmosphere
Hydrosphere
lithosphere 10
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Without the greenhouse effect, Earth’s atmosphere would be _____ to support life.
too hot
too wet
too cold
lacking the oxygen 10
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49. _____ causes air to be denser near Earth’s surface.
Gravity
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation 10
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Which of the following is not a mechanism of energy transfer through or within Earth’s atmosphere?
Radiation
Conduction
Condensation
convection 10
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In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude increases?
Temperature
Pressure
Radiation
Both (a) and (c) 10
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52. Which of the following is Earth’s densest atmospheric layer?
Mesosphere
thermosphere
Stratosphere
troposphere 10
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Which of the following is not one of the compositional layers of Earth?
Mesosphere
outer core
Mantle
inner core 10
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54. The molten rock that is found in the upper mantle is
limestone.
granite.
magma.
basalt. 10
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55. The Richter scale best describes the
location of a wave.
duration of an earthquake.
frequency of a wave.
magnitude of an earthquake. 10
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Large-scale atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion is known as
conduction.
weather.
convection.
hurricanes. 10
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57. The ozone layer is located in the
stratosphere.
thermosphere.
ionosphere.
troposphere. 10
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Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth?
glacial valleys
boundaries between tectonic plates
mountain peaks
recharge zones 10
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59. What are wind and water erosion not likely to affect?
Mountains
tides
Rocks
soil 10
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60. How did the Himalaya Mountains form?
Erosion
glacial movements
Convection
colliding tectonic plates 10
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