Earth Systems Test: Processes that Shape the Earth

For #1 - 12: Match the vocabulary word with its correct defiitio
1! Pa"aea e a! # sudde ad violet sha$i" of
Earth% caused by movemets withi the
crust or volcaism
2! Topo"raphy f b! The istrumet used to detect ad
record earth&ua$es
'! Seismo"raph b c! Slow but steady movemet of
cotiets across the Earth(s surface
)! Mid *cea +id"e , d! # massive sea wave brou"ht o by a
udersea volcaic eruptio or sea&ua$e
-! .otietal /rift c e! 0ypothetical supercotiet with all
the ladmasses curretly o Earth
1! Earth&ua$e a f! the arra"emet of the atural ad
artificial physical feature of a area
2! Plate h "! Melted roc$ uder the surface of
the Earth
3! Subductio i h! Surface alo" which roc$s brea$ ad
move
4! Ma"ma " i! Sideways ad dowward movemet of
a plate of the earth5s crust ito the
matle beeath aother plate
16! Tsuamid ,! #rea betwee two diver"et plates
where ma"ma rises ad forms areas of
icreased elevatio o the ocea floor
11! Trasform boudary l $! Earth5s outermost layer% which varies
i thic$ess from about -$m to 16$m
12! .rust $ l! 7he plates slide a"aist each other
i a sideways motio
For #1'-22: 7rite dow T+8E or F#9SE for each statemet!
1'! /iver"et boudaries happes whe two plates move towards each other!
f
1)! The crust is the lar"est layer of the Earth!
f
1-! 9atitude is the distace i de"rees east or west of the Prime Meridia!
f
11! # moutai is a type of ladform!
t
12! The Earth is 1 billio years old!
f
13! # composite volcao is a broad% dome-shaped volcao with "etle slopes!
f
14! People ca use seismo"raphs to detect both earth&ua$es ad tsuamis!
t
26! The hydrosphere does ot iclude la$es!
f
21! Plateaus do ot have level surfaces!
f
22! Tsuamis are called atural disasters% but do ot cause much dama"e!
f
For #2'-'3% choose the best aswer!
2'! 7hich of the followi" is :*T a way to detect a volcaic eruptio;
a! 8si" a tiltmeter
b! 8si" satellites
c! 8si" seismo"raphs
d! 8si" steam e"ies
2)! 0ow may cotiets are there o Earth;
a! *e
b! Two
c! Si<
d! Seve
2-! 7hat measures the rati" of a earth&ua$e5s ma"itude based o the si=e of
the earth&ua$e5s seismic waves;
a! Seismic scale
b! 7ei"hi" scale
c! +ichter scale
d! Mercalli scale
21! 7e have leared about may volcaoes i this sectio! Mt! Sait 0eles
erupted e<plosively! 7hat $id of volcao is it;
a! .omposite volcao
b! >omber volcao
c! .ider-coe volcao
d! Shield volcao
22! 7here do most tsuamis occur;
a! #tlatic *cea
b! ?dia *cea
c! #rctic *cea
d! Pacific *cea
23! # ew moutai ra"e is formed! * what plate boudaries% did this occur;
a! Trasform plate boudaries
b! Subducted plate boudaries
c! /iver"et plate boudaries
d! .over"et plate boudaries
24! *f the followi"% which does the /#+T system ot do;
a! /etect seismic activity
b! 7ar people about tsuamis
c! /etect cha"es i water pressure
d! >arricade coastal areas
'6! :atural disasters iclude all of the followi" E@.EPT:
a! Tsuamis
b! Aolcaos
c! 0urricaes
d! /eforestatio
'1! Every day% appro<imately how may earth&ua$es sha$e up Earth;
a! *e
b! Te
c! # hudred
d! 0udreds
'2! 7here is the mid-ocea rid"e;
a! #tlatic *cea
b! Pacific *cea
c! ?dia *cea
d! #rctic *cea
''! 7hat ma$es up the Earth(s ier core;
a! :itro"e
b! .arbo
c! 0ydro"e
d! ?ro
')! The Earth is made of four layers! The lar"est layer of Earth is called what;
a! *uter .ore
b! .rust
c! Matle
d! ?er .ore
'-! 0ow ca humas be harmed by atural disasters;
a! :atural disasters $ill humas!
b! :atural disasters destroy property irrevocably!
c! :atural disasters ma$e people homeless forever!
d! :atural disasters fully collapse cities to the poit of o retur!
'1! 7hich of the followi" atural ha=ards are ot affected by huma activity;
a! Forest fire
b! Tsuami
c! 9adslide
d! /rou"ht
'2! Subductio is caused by which type of plate boudaries;
a! Trasform plate boudaries
b! /iver"et plate boudaries
c! 0ydrospheric plate boudaries
d! .over"et plate boudaries
'3! #ll of the followi" are ladforms with hi"h elevatio e<cept:
a! Moutais
b! .ayos
c! Plateaus
d! /ues
For #'4--6 .hoose the aswer that will best fill i the bla$!
'4! is the distace i de"rees from the e&uator!
a! 9o"itude
b! 9atitude
c! Prime Meridia
d! Ma"itude
)6! is a scale that rates earth&ua$es accordi" to the level of
dama"e at a "ive place
a! Mercalli scale
b! +ichter scale
c! Seismic scale
d! Brade scale
)1! is what ma"ma is called whe it reaches the surface!
a! #sh
b! 9ava
c! >asaltic ma"ma
d! *bsidia
For )2-)2 +efer to the Braph
)2! a is CCcotietal slopeCCCC
)'! b isCCabyssal hillCCCCC
))! c isCCCabyssal plaiCCCC
)-! d isCmid ocea rid"eC
)1! e isCCCvolcaoCCCC
)2! f isCCcotietal shelfCCCCC
)3! CCCCCCCC is a valley with steep walls!
a! .ayo
b! /ues
c! ?slad
d! Aalley
)4! is the all of the water at or ear the surface of Earth!
a! 9ithosphere
b! 0ydrosphere
c! #&uasphere
d! Mersphere
-6! CCCCCCC the study of solid Earth% the roc$s of which it is composed% ad the
processes by which they cha"e!
a! Beolo"y
b! >iolo"y
c! Ta<idermolo"y
d! Etymolo"y