Science Midterm Review

Missy knew that the wave amplitude on a seismograph measures how severe an earthquake is. In a magnitude 8 earthquake, the waves are SELECT ONE (10 times/ 8 times/ 2 times) larger than a magnitude 7 earthquake. However, the energy released is SELECT ONE (8 times/ 32 times/ 2 times) greater.

• 10 times and 32 times

• 8 times and 32 times

• 2 times and 2 times

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Which of the following explains how Mount Everest formed?

• The mountain formed from volcanic activity at a divergent boundary.

• The mountain formed from volcanic activity at a convergent boundary.

• The mountain formed when two tectonic plates collided at a convergent boundary.

• The mountain formed as a result of an earthquake when two plates slipped past each other.

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The mountain formed as a result of an earthquake when two plates slipped past each other.

• conduction.

• subduction.

• compression.

• convection.

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Plates move apart from each other

• subduction boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

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The type of stress that pulls on and thins an area of Earth's crust is called:

• torison

• tension

• shearing

• diverging

When a plate is compressed, it can create anticlines and synclines that can become

• mountains and valleys

• folds and breaks

• plateaus and canyons

• landmasses and oceans

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Sydney was studying the tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. More than 18,000 people were killed. The water from the tsunami reached heights of 40 meters higher than usual. Large waves are also caused by strong winds that blow over wide areas of ocean. How do tsunamis differ from waves caused by strong winds?

• Larger amounts of water are displaced by waves caused by the wind than by tsunamis.

• Tsunamis involve both deep water and surface water, but waves caused by wind involve on surface water.

• Waves caused by wind carry more energy and are more destructive than tsunamis.

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Select the correct vocabulary word for this meaning: Falling solid material that causes large amounts of displaced water, fast moving water, which creates tsunami.

• landslide

• ocean floor uplift

• earthquake

What do geologists observe in order to describe and classify rocks?

• sediment, origin, mineral composition

• mineral composition, color, texture, and origin

• size, color, and texture

• sediment, texture, origin, color

How does weathering and erosion play a role in the formation of sedimentary rock?

• erosion carries rocks and weathering wears the edges away

• erosion erodes the sediments and weathering changes the shapes of rocks

• rock is weathered and erosion carries sediments to new locations

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