Which of these best describes Earth’s crust? Inner layer consisting of two parts
Middle layer, density increases with depth
Top portion called asthenosphere, thickest layer
Thinnest under the oceans and thickest under continents
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.03 LC)

Which of the following is most likely to occur at a divergent boundary?

Mountain formation
Seafloor spreading
Faults
Subduction zones
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.03 LC)

What type of plate boundary interactions takes place when tectonic plates slide past each other?

Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Subduction boundaries
Transform boundaries
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.02 MC)

Which part of an apple best represents Earth’s inner core?

Flesh
Seeds
Skin
Stem
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(02.04 HC)

The peppered moth population in a locality has light and dark moth varieties. The tree barks in the locality are covered with light-colored lichens. How would the population of the two moth varieties change over time?

Dark moth population increases as they are preyed upon less frequently
Light moth population increases as they are preyed upon less frequently
Dark moth population decreases as they blend in with their surroundings
Light moth population decreases as they blend in with their surroundings
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.01 LC)

Which of the following methods uses the decay of atomic particles in an object to find its exact age?

Fossil dating
Geologic dating
Radioactive dating
Relative dating
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(02.02 MC)

Jack rolled a marble down a ramp and recorded the potential energy and kinetic energy of the marble at different positions on the ramp, as shown in the table below.

Marble experiment
Height of Marble from Ground (meters) Potential Energy of Marble (Joules) Kinetic Energy of Marble (Joules) Total Energy of Marble (Joules)
Trial 1 1 1 3 4
Trial 2 2 3 1 4

Which of these is the test variable (independent variable) in this experiment?
Mass of marble
Kinetic energy of marble
Potential energy of marble
Height of marble from ground
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.03 MC)

Wegener observed evidence of fossils of the same plants and animals on separate continents. Which of the following best describes how these organisms end up thousands of kilometers away from each other?

Species identification
Continental drift
Glacier formation
Plant diversity
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.02 MC)

The characteristics of two layers of Earth’s crust are listed.

Layer A: Hard, rigid outermost layer of Earth
Layer B: "Plastic" layer containing the mesosphere

Which statement is true?

Layer A is the crust and Layer B is the mantle.
Layer A is the mantle and Layer B is the crust.
Layer A is the outer core and Layer B is the inner core.
Layer A is the inner core and Layer B is the outer core.
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.02 LC)

Which of the following is the solid lower mantle?

Asthenosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Question 11(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.03 LC)

Which of these is an advantage of using models to study tectonic plate movements?

Actual plate movements can be stopped.
Actual plate movements can be made less frequent.
Models of the exact material as original can be made.
Observations can be made from outside the system.
Question 12(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.02 MC)

Which of these best explains why Earth’s tectonic plates move?

Convection currents in the asthenosphere make fluid particles move.
Cooling causes contraction and shifting of the fluid particles in the lithosphere.
Cooling causes expansion and shifting of the fluid particles in the asthenosphere.
Convection currents in the lithosphere make fluids move in a circular motion.
Question 13(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.03 MC)

What type of volcano will most likely form when intermittent eruptions of different intensities take place over a long period of time and layers of ash and lava pile up?

Cinder volcano
Composite volcano
Cone volcano
Shield volcano
Question 14(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(03.01 MC)

The location of four different fossils in the layers of a rock are listed below.

Fossil A: Second layer from top
Fossil B: Third layer from top
Fossil C: Top layer
Fossil D: Bottom layer

Which fossil is the youngest?

Fossil A
Fossil B
Fossil C
Fossil D

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