Glencoe Science Level Red

Chapter 10: Forces Shaping Earth

Forces Shaping Earth

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The correct answer for each question is indicated by a .

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