ESS Final Exam '25

__________ is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface.

• lava

• magma

• basalt

• granite

What is common at convergent boundaries?

• Mountains

• Valleys

• Rivers

• Canyons

__________ energy is created by water turning turbines at dams.

• hydroelectric

• solar

• geothermal

• wind

Nuclear Energy

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

When we use less of a resource, and the resource can replace itself before we run out of it, that is called ​ .

• generator

• sustainability
• nonrenewable

• renewable

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by _______.

• subduction

• convection

• continental drift

• conduction

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

• An oceanic plate is sliding past another oceanic plate.
• Two oceanic plates are colliding and forming a mountain range.
• A continental plate is subducting beneath an oceanic plate.
• An oceanic plate is subducting beneath a continental plate.

Solar Energy

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

A city wants to reduce its use of fossil fuels. Which of the following energy sources would be most sustainable for a windy region?

• Natural gas

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Wind turbines

The main cause of plate tectonic movement is caused by

• The rotation of the Earth

• The pressure of the atmosphere

• The gravity of the core

• Convection currents in the asthenosphere