Glencoe Science Level Red

Chapter 10: Forces Shaping Earth

Forces Shaping Earth

1
Shearing occurs along __________ plates.
A)oceanic
B)colliding
C)sliding
D)volcanic
2
Plates make up the __________.
A)lithosphere
B)crust
C)outer core
D)aesthenosphere
3
New crust forms along __________ boundaries.
A)colliding
B)sliding
C)separating
D)buoyant
4
The presence of a valley next to a ridge indicates which type of mountain-building process?
A)fault-block
B)folding
C)upwarping
D)volcanic
5
The principle of isostasy relates to the __________ of rocks.
A)density
B)compression
C)origin
D)buoyancy
6
__________ mountains are formed when rock layers are compressed together.
A)Upwarped
B)Fault-block
C)Folded
D)Volcanic
7
Convection is driven by differences in __________.
A)size
B)density
C)thickness
D)temperature
8
The warmest place within Earth is in the __________.
A)crust
B)inner core
C)outer core
D)mantle
9
Deep trenches occur along __________ zones.
A)continental
B)subduction
C)transform
D)volcanic
10
The Black Hills in South Dakota are an example of __________ mountains.
A)folded
B)upwarped
C)fault-block
D)volcanic
11
Mountains can be built through all of the following processes EXCEPT __________.
A)folding
B)erosion
C)volcanic activity
D)upwarping
12
Faulting, folding, upwarping, and volcanoes result in __________.
A)transforming
B)sliding
C)erosion
D)uplift
13
When one block is tilted and pushed up while the other is pushed down, __________ mountains are produced.
A)upwarped
B)folded
C)fault-block
D)volcanic
14
The __________ is Earth's thinnest layer.
A)inner core
B)outer core
C)mantle
D)crust
15
__________ occurs when one plate moves underneath another.
A)Shearing
B)Compression
C)Tension
D)Subduction
16
Plates move apart due to __________.
A)faults
B)boundaries
C)compression
D)tension
17
Molten metal comprises most of the __________.
A)mantle
B)outer core
C)inner core
D)crust
18
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a __________ zone.
A)separating
B)colliding
C)sliding
D)convection
19
Which layer of Earth is solid, yet flows?
A)outer core
B)mantle
C)crust
D)inner core
20
Which of the following statements is true?
A)Thick and thin crust float at the same depth in Earth's mantle.
B)Thinner crust floats higher in Earth's mantle.
C)Thicker crust floats lower in Earth's mantle.
D)Thicker crust floats higher in Earth's mantle.
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