1) Geysers, volcanoes, and hot springs all share which of the following? a) They form along faults b) Scientists can predict when they will erupt c) They form both along plate boundaries and above hot spots d) They form only along plate boundries 2) A rock that is made of sediments that have been naturally compacted and cemented together. a) Metamorphic Rock b) Igneous Rock c) Sedimentary Rock 3) A rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies a) Metamorphic Rock b) Igneous Rock c) Sedimentary Rock 4) A rock that forms when minerals in other types of rock are altered due to extreme heat and pressure. a) Metamorphic Rock b) Igneous Rock c) Sedimentary Rock 5) What is geology? a) The relationship between living things and the environment they live in. b) The makeup of Earth and the processes that change and shape it. c) Characteristics of earths surface d) Past human life and activities by examining bones, tools, and other objects. 6) Theory of plate tectonics state that... a) Continents were once joined as a super continent b) Continents stay still and don't move c) Earth's crust, mantle and core all form tectonic plates that change very slowly d) Earth's crust and mantle are broken into plates that slowly move over time. 7) A process that moves sediments to new locations a) Physical Weathering b) Chemical Weathering c) Erosion d) Deposition 8) A process that breaks big rocks into smaller rocks without changing the minerals they contain. a) Erosion b) Deposition c) Chemical Weathering d) Physical Weathering 9) Process that breaks down rocks by changing the minerals they contain a) Physical Weathering b) Deposition c) Erosion d) Chemical Weathering 10) A deep sea geyser that forms as ocean water sinks down through cracks in oceanic crust. a) Tsunami b) Earthquake c) Hydrothermal Vent d) Seamount 11) An underwater volcano that forms wherever magma is erupting through oceanic crust a) Tsunami b) Earthquake c) Hydrothermal Vent d) Seamount 12) A gigantic wave of seawater caused by an earthquake in oceanic crust a) Tsunami b) Earthquake c) Hydrothermal Vent d) Seamount 13) A mid ocean ridge is a....... a) underwater mountain b) extremely deep sea valley c) underwater volcano d) a geyser 14) An ocean trench is an...... a) underwater mountian b) extremely deep sea valley c) underwater volcano d) a geyser 15) A type of volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not likely to erupt again. a) Dormant b) Active c) Extinct d) Super 16) A type of volcano that has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to erupt again. a) Dormant b) Active c) Extinct d) Super 17) A type of volcano that is considered active but hasn't erupted for a very long time. a) Dormant b) Active c) Extinct d) Strato 18) What evidence supports the theory of continental drift? a) Fossils b) Ferns c) Minerals d) All of the above 19) Moving apart, colliding, and sliding sideways past one another are three different ways in which _______ interact. a) faults b) mid ocean ridges c) continents d) tectonic plates 20) Mountains formed when rocks are pushed up into huge folds by moving tectonic plates. a) Fold b) Fault-Block c) Dome d) Peak 21) What are the two ways you can measure earthquakes? a) Richter Scale b) Intensity Scale c) Seismograph d) Mercalli Scale 22) What is the inner most part of our earth called? a) Mantle b) Crust c) Outer Core d) Inner Core 23) What are the two types of crust called? a) Oceanic Crust b) Continental Crust c) Igneous Crust d) Inner Crust 24) What is layer of Earth where magma can be found? a) Crust b) Mantle c) Inner Core d) Outer Core 25) What is the study of ancient remains and fossils? a) Geology b) Ecology c) Archeology d) Geography 26) What is the study of plants and animals and the ecosystems they live in? a) Geography b) Ecology  c) Geology d) Archeology 27) What is the study of Earth's land formations and the way it is shaped on a map? a) Geography b) Archeology c) Geology d) Ecology 28) What is the study of Earth's rock layers? a) Geography b) Ecology c) Geology d) Archeology 29) Who is the fire goddess who lived on the Hawaiian Islands and formed the volcanoes? a) Hele b) Pele c) Fele d) Bele 30) What is a caldera on a volcano? a) Steep Point b) Deep bowl like shape c) Large Crack d) Flat ground 31) Mountain formed when magma pushes upward into Earth's crust and hardens into igneous rock causing the crust to bulge a) Fold Mountains b) Dome Mountains c) Fault Block Mountains d) Steep Mountains 32) What type of mountain is formed when gigantic blocks of rock move up and down along faults. a) Fold Mountains b) Dome Mountains c) Fault Block Mountains d) Steep Mountains

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