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Earth Science: CST Review , Day #4, CST Released Questions #28-42
1. Which of the following provides evidence for plate tectonics? ______________________________________
2. The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are typically located near what feature? _________________
3. A rift valley is evidence of which kind of plate boundary? ___________________
4. The convergence of two continental plates would produce_________________________
5. What is most responsible for the formation of new crust at the edge of a tectonic plate? Magma rising up
from the ________________ at a _______________ boundary
6. It is generally true that igneous rocks are composed of ______________ minerals.
7. Relative cooling rates of igneous intrusive rocks can be estimated by comparing rocks’ _________________?
8. Which of the following is most likely to produce a fragmental sedimentary rock? __________ deposited in a
silt _______________
9. The San Andreas fault in California is an important example of which plate boundary? _________ boundary
10. Earthquake vibrations are detected, measured, and recorded by instruments called_____________________
11. At which location would earthquakes be least likely to occur? ___
12. At which location does SUBDUCTION occur?_____
13. The Richter scale measures which earthquake characteristic? __________
14. Which type of volcano is the least explosive? ______________ volcano
15. Which of the following energy sources is most likely to be abundant in
California due to its position on a plate boundary? _______________
16. What energy resource is made possible by the volcanic activity in
California? ________________ Energy
17. Geothermal energy is possible where there is________________________.
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What is the process where the ocean floor is constantly forming new rock and expanding? Sea ______ spreading
Where are youngest rocks of the ocean floor found near?______________________________________________
Which type of rock is made of silicate (crystal) material?___________________
The San Andreas fault in California is an important example of which plate boundary?______________________
How does the age of seafloor sediments change with increasing distance from the ocean ridge?_______________
__________________-- An opening in Earth’s crust through which molten rock, rock fragments, and hot gasses
erupt.
What is most magma made of? S _ _ i _ a
__________________-- Magma that has reached the Earth’s surface.
Where do most volcanoes form? Along _____________ plate b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
________________-- What is the belt of volcanoes (and earthquakes) around the Pacific Ocean called?
What are the three kinds of volcano shapes? 1. Shield, 2.C_____________, 3.C____________________
What energy resource occurs in volcanic areas where there is magma close to the Earth’s surface causing it to heat
up groundwater in the area?_________________________________________
What is heat that is given off by magma close to the Earth’s surface is called?________________________
Why is geothermal energy is available in California? _________________ activity
YMartinez 05/2010