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Name___________________ Date___________________ Science Test Choose words from the word bank to fill in the blank. Weathering Plate Volcano Delta Epicenter Lava Fault Erosion Sinkhole Earthquake Magma 1. Melted molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface is ____________. 2. A ______________ is a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions. 3. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus is called the _______________. 4. An ________________ is the movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust. 5. Most earthquakes occur along a _______________ or a crack in the Earth’s surface. 6. ________________ are blocks of crust and upper mantle rock the fit together like puzzle pieces. 7. If the cave is near the surface, a large hole called a ______________, may open suddenly. 8. A _______________ is the area of new land at the mouth of a river. 9. The process of wearing away rocks by natural means is know as _______________. 10. The process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice is called ______________. Explain the Following. How are mountains formed? What is the process called?____________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ How are volcanoes formed? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Circle the correct answer. Which is a cause of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? A weathering B the outer core C plate movement D inner core What are the three ways plates move? A. Convergent, Fault, Divergent B. Magma, Divergent, Transform C. Transform, Convergent, Divergent D. Epicenter, Lava, Divergent Why do earthquakes happen? A. Volcanic eruptions B. Plate movement C. The inner core D. Weathering Answer the following on the next page. How are earthquakes related to the formation of mountains?________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ How are wind erosion and water erosion alike?________________________ __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Bonus questions: Draw and label the Earth and its layers. Explain how the terms in each pair are related: Faults and earthquakes; plates and mountains; volcanoes and magma. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________