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Earth Science Review
Name: _____________________
1. Label the Earth model below. Use the following words: inner core, continental crust, mantle, outer core,
and oceanic crust.
2. Which layer is the hottest layer? _________________
3. Which layer is the coolest? ______________________
4. Which layer is solid with plasticity? ________________
5. Define density. _______________________________
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6. Give the formula for density. _____________________
7. Which layer is more dense, oceanic or continental crust?
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8. Is oceanic crust made of basalt or granite? __________
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Do objects with more density rise or fall? ___________
10. For each of the following label the type of boundary and describe the land feature formed.
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11. Which of the following features is found along divergent plate boundaries?
a. Folded mountains b. ocean trenches
c. island arcs
d. mid-ocean ridges
12. The process by which tectonic plate move apart at mid-ocean ridges is called:
a. Sea floor spreading b. subduction
c. reverse faulting
d. isostatic rebound
13. Faults and folds are caused by _________.
a. the shrinking of the Earth b. the heating of the Earth c. the movement of tectonic plates d. volcanoes
14. Scientists believe that Earth’s tectonic plates move because of ______________.
a. Volcanic eruptions at the plates edges
b. Earthquakes in Earth’s crust
c. The slow shrinking and cooling of Earth
d. Convection currents in Earth’s mantle
15. After new evidence was uncovered, the theory of plate tectonics replaced the earlier theory of:
a. the big bang
b. continental drift
c. evolution
d. relativity
16. Describe three (3) pieces of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift.
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17. On the picture below:
a. Circle where land is being destroyed
b. Put a box around land being created.
c. Put an arrow where the newest land is located.
Minerals of Earth’s Interior
18. Name a mineral that contains carbonate. _________
19. Name a mineral that is made of only one element. _________
20. Name a mineral that is in the carbonate group. ___________
21. Fill in the blanks in the following picture using the words more and less.
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22. Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's
a. continents
b. mantle
c. lithosphere
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d. inner core
23. On the map below, circle a divergent plate boundary. (LOOK AT THE ARROWS)
24. On the map below, draw a square around a transform plate boundary. (LOOK AT THE ARROWS)
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25.
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
a. compaction
b. cementation
c. deposition
d. erosion
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26.
Mountains are broken down by all of the following except a. wind
b. water
c. ice
d. volcanoes
27. List five pieces of evidence for Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory.
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28. What is the contour interval?
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29. About how high above sea level is
Mountain A? ____________________
30. About how high is Mountain B?
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31. Which mountain has the highest
elevation? ______________________
32. Is the east slope or west slope of
Mountain B steeper?
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33. What is the scale of the map?
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34. In which direction does the river flow?
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35. About how long is the river? Give your
answer in meters. ________________
36. Predict how the land would change if the flow of water in the river continued to increase.
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37. Contour lines on a topographic map connect points that have ____________.
a. equal elevation
b. the same rock type
c. equal rainfall
d. equal air pressure
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