A.
B.
C
Use the pictures above to answer questions 1-3.
Each answer choice will be used once for this
section.
1. Convergent Boundary
2. Transform Boundary
3. Divergent Boundary
Use the same pictures above to answer questions 46. Each answer choice will be used once for this
section.
4. Type of boundary where an EARTHQUAKE would
occur.
5. Type of boundary where a VOLCANO or
MOUNTAIN would occur.
6. Type of boundary where a MID OCEAN RIDGE
would occur.
____7. The presence of ____ on several continents supports
the hypothesis of continental drift.
a. Fossils, and a puzzle- like fit
b.. No life, rocks, and a puzzle-like fit
c. Life, rocks, and a puzzle-like fit
____ 8. Earthquakes often happen at the boundary where
two tectonic plates slide past each other.
a. True
b. False
____9. In the diagram of the earthquake simulation,
which of the points would represent the epicenter or
where the surface waves begin?
a. A
c. C
b. B
____10. In the diagram of the earthquake simulation,
which point would experience the weakest surface
wave?
a. D
c. C
b. B
____11. The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located ____.
a. near continents
c. at mid-ocean ridges
b. near Asia
____12. ____ currents inside Earth might drive plate motion.
a. Vertical
c. Convection
b. Horizontal
____13. Active volcanoes are most likely to form at ____.
a. transform boundaries
c. the center of continents
b. convergent boundaries where an ocean and continental plate collide
____ 14. A subduction zone occurs where
.
a. Two plates move away from one another.
b. Two plates collide and the more dense plate sinks below the other.
c. Two plates collided and raise up
____ 15. The lithosphere floats on the plastic-like layer of the upper
mantle known as the ____.
a. atmosphere
c. core
b. asthenosphere
____ 16. Continental drift occurs because of ____.
a. seafloor spreading
c. magnetic reversal
b. Pangea
____ 17. Oceanic plates are pushed down into the upper mantle in ____.
a. convection currents
c. strike-slip faults
b. subduction zones
____ 18. Seafloor spreading occurs because ____.
a. Sediments accumulate on the ocean floor
b. New material is being added to the asthenosphere
c. Hot, less dense material below Earth’s crust is forced upward towards the surface.
____ 19. Over millions of years, the shape of the Earth’s surface can change from rugged
mountains to low hills to flat pains. These changes are most likely caused by --.
a. folding and faulting
b. volcanoes and earthquake
c. weathering and erosion
____ 20. One reason that melted material from the Earth’s mantle
is rising up at location  is because it isa. cooler than the surrounding material
b. older than the surrounding material
c. Less dense than the surrounding material
____ 21. The newest rocks are most likely found at a. Location
c. Location 
b. Location
____ 22. Which of these best describes what is
happening at location ?
a. Oceanic plate is being created
b. Oceanic plate is being subducted
c. Continental plate is being destroyed
____ 23. Convection currents in the Earth’s mantle cause crustal
plates to move. The drawing above shows a lab set up designed to
model this process. If the two corks floating on the water represent
the continents, which of the following outcomes is most likely to
result from this investigation?
a.
b.
____ 24. Sea Floor spreading is most likely to cause--
a. land subsidence
b. new ocean floor to form
c. beach erosion
____ 25. While performing the investigation above,
which of these safety rules is most important to
follow?
a. dispose of chemical as directed by teacher.
b. do not reach across open flames
c. clean glassware before returning it
____ 26. The map above shows three mountain ranges
in the United States. Which of the following forces
caused the mountain ranges to form?
a. Glacial Drift
c. Physical Weathering
b. Crustal Plate Movement
____ 27. According to Figure 10-1, what type of plate
boundary occurs between the North American Plate
and the Eurasian Plate?
a. transform boundary
b. divergent boundary
c. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
28. The tool shown in the diagram is best used to measure
a. Force
c. Volume
b. Weight
29. The tool shown in the diagram measures in which
units?
a. Ounces
c. Newtons
b. Milliliters
31. Which of the following would be constants in the
experiment? (Look to see what did not change during
the experiment)
a. Length of String
c. Mass of Pendulum
b. Distance String Pulled Back
d. Both a and b
32. What is the independent variable in this investigation?
(What you can Change)
a. Completion time for 20 swings is pulled back
b. Mass of the pendulum
c. Distance string
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
C6H12O6 + 6O2
33. In the photosynthesis equation above, how many atoms of
oxygen are on each side?
a. 18 atoms
b. 2 atoms
c. 36 atoms
34. Which side of the equation above is “ENERGY” found?
a. Yields
b. Reactant
c. Arrow
35. What is the energy source that drives the photosynthesis
equation above?
a. Sun
b. Clouds
c. Automobile
Write the letter of the topographic map that matches the following landscapes.
36.
A.
B.
_37.
__37.
DIRECTIONS:
Read the passage below, then complete the writing
activity that follow on a
SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER!
Writing Prompt = Imagine you are a resident and
have chosen not to leave your home island. Write
a ½ (half) to 1 page narrative describing your
reasons for staying, what you will do to prepare for
an eruption, and what you will do if the volcano
erupts again.