Download Unit 4 Test – Earth Science Part I Directions: Write the correct

Unit 4 Test – Earth Science
Part I
Directions: Write the correct answer on your answer sheet.
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1. Tectonic plates move away from each other at what kind of boundary? (DOK 1)
a. Convergent
b. Divergent
c. Transform
d. Transverse
2. What kind of plate boundary is shown to
the right? (DOK 2)
a. Convergent
b. Divergent
c. Transform
d. Transverse
3. 250 million years ago all of the continents were part of one large landmass. This landmass is called
_________________. (DOK 1)
a. Atlantis
b. Terra superior
c. Pangaea
d. Terra incognito
4. What causes plate movement? (DOK 1)
a. Convergence
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Conduction
5. Which of these describes a divergent boundary? (DOK 1)
a. Two continental plates moving away from each other, forming a rift valley
b. Two oceanic plates rubbing against each other, forming a midocean ridge
c. Two continental plates colliding, forming a mountain range
d. Two oceanic plates colliding, forming a volcanic arc
6. A mountain range would be evidence of ______________.(DOK 2)
a. Transform plate movement
b. Divergent plate movement
c. Subduction
d. Convergent plate movement
7. The Andes Mountain Range in South America is the world’s longest continental mountain range.
The Andes was the result of the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate.
What type of plate boundary could have created The Andes Mountain Range? (DOK 2)
a. Convergent boundary
b. Divergent boundary
c. Transverse boundary
d. Earthquakes
8. The North Anatolian fault forms the boundary between the Eurasian plate and Anatolian plate,
along which the two plates slide past each other. Scientists classify the North Anatolian fault as a
transform fault. What is one of the most common effects of a transform fault? (DOK 2)
a. Volcanic eruptions
b. Tornadoes
c. Earthquakes
d. Seafloor spreading
9. Two plates composed of rock of similar density meet along a convergent boundary.
Which statement describes what will happen where the two plates meet? (DOK 3)
a. The plates will rub against each other, causing shearing and creating fault lines in the
interior of the plates.
b. The plates will collide with neither plate subducting, causing the crust to pile up and form a
mountain range.
c. The plates will collide, and the compression will heat the plates, causing some of the plates
to melt and form volcanic mountains.
d. The plates will rub against each other, causing one plate to subduct underneath the other
plate and forming a deep trench along the boundary.
10. Which of these describes the outcome of the collision between oceanic and continental crust?
(DOK 2)
a. The two portions of crust will stop moving.
b. The continental crust will subduct beneath the oceanic crust.
c. The two portions of crust will slide past one another, side by side.
d. The oceanic crust will subduct beneath the continental crust.
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11. Cold and warm ocean water is carried around the world by _______________. (DOK 1)
a. Spring tides
b. Currents
c. Neap tides
d. Tsunamis
12. A large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture throughout is _______________. (DOK 1)
a. A front
b. A cloud
c. A tornado
d. An air mass
13. What is convection? (DOK 1)
a. Movement of air and water because of differences in temperature
b. The curving of wind because of Earth’s rotation
c. A fast moving wind that goes from west to east
d. A large body of air with similar temperature and moisture
14. What causes wind? (DOK 1)
a. Evaporation of water
b. Air masses
c. Fronts
d. Differences in air pressure
15. What is it called when a cold air mass meets and takes over a warm
air mass as illustrated to the right? (DOK 2)
a.
b.
c.
d.
A warm front
A cold front
A stationary front
A occluded front
16. What is it called when a warm air mass meets and moves over a
cold air mass as illustrated to the right? (DOK2)
a. A warm front
b. A cold front
c. A stationary front
d. A occluded front
17. The following satellite map shows the path of a jet stream above North America. (DOK 2)
Based only upon the data of this jet stream, which kind of weather is expected in the Great Plains
area?
a. Warm
b. Cold
c. Wet
d. Dry
18. A major warm ocean surface current flows along a coastal area. What type of climate would you
most likely find in the area influenced by the current? (DOK 2)
a. Extremely hot and dry
b. Cool and dry
c. Extremely cool and wet
d. Warm and wet
19. Jet streams are very fast moving winds located in the atmosphere. The jet stream located above
the United States flows from west to east. Which of the following is a plausible cause for why this
wind flows from west to east? (DOK 3)
a. Cold air starts to move from the North towards the South and moves east because of the
Coriolis effect.
b. The Sierra Nevada mountain range stops the wind from moving west, so the wind can only
move east.
c. The Pacific Ocean is colder than the Atlantic Ocean, so the air above the Pacific moves
towards the Atlantic.
d. Gravity pulls the air from the North to the South but friction causes it to move east.
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20. Land conducts heat more quickly than water. As a result, in the day the sun heats the land and the
water remains cool. During the day a sea breeze flows from the water to the land. Which of these
is a logical conclusion for the sea breeze? (DOK 3)
a. The tides cause wind to blow from the sea to the land at night.
b. The air above the land is colder than the air above the water, so the wind blows from the
sea to the land.
c. The air above the water is colder than air above the land, so the wind blows from the sea to
the land.
d. The air above the water is colder than air above the land, so the wind blows from the land
to the sea.
21. Which of the following are the effects of an occluded front? (DOK 1)
a. Cooler weather and rain or snow
b. Drizzly rain then warm weather
c. Clear skies then rain
d. Thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow
22. When a warm air mass takes over a cold air mass and causes drizzly rain this type of front occurs:
(DOK 2)
a. Warm front
b. Stationary front
c. Cold front
d. Occluded front
23. The weatherman predicts that tomorrow a cold air mass will move in and take over a warm air
mass. What should the weatherman predict the weather would be? (DOK 2)
a. Cooler weather and lots of rain or snow
b. Drizzly rain then warm and clear conditions
c. Clear skies then heavy rain and warm weather
d. Cooler weather and thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow
24. Which of the following is a dark layered cloud that causes rain or snow? (DOK 1)
a. Stratus
b. Nimbostratus
c. Cumulonimbus
d. Cumulus
25. If you saw tall vertical cumulonimbus clouds, what kind of weather would you predict? (DOK 2)
a. Nice weather
b. Drizzly rain
c. Heavy rain and thunderstorms
d. Snow
26. Thin, white, feathery clouds which are formed high in the atmosphere and let you know rain or
snow is on its way are called: (DOK 1)
a. Stratus
b. Cumulus
c. Cirrus
d. Nimbostratus
Use the map below to answer questions 27-29
27. What kind of pressure is located over the Northeastern United States? (DOK 2)
a. Low pressure
b. High pressure
c. Heavy pressure
d. Light front
28. What kind of weather should the Northeastern United States expect? (DOK 2)
a. Nice weather
b. Thunderstorms
c. Heavy rain
d. Hail
29. What kind of front is moving toward Louisiana? (DOK 2)
a. Cold front
b. Warm front
c. Stationary front
d. Occluded front
30. The following maps show a front as it moves east across the United States. (DOK 3)
Which of these describe the weather change that can be expected in Amarillo, Texas?
a. The cold front will bring cooler temperatures and snow.
b. The cold front will bring cooler temperatures with thunderstorms and rain.
c. The warm front will bring warmer temperatures with hot air for several days.
d. The warm front will bring warmer temperatures with light rain for a few days.