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Savvas 8th Grade Chapter 3 Test- Earth and Erosion
By Jennifer Potter
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Question 1
1.
Water vapor is water in the form of
Steam
Gas
Droplets
Question 2
2.
Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth’s crust provide direct evidence about Earth’s interior in the form of
Seismic waves
Rock Samples
Liquid Iron
Question 3
3.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Question 4
4.
Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth’s interior is made up of several
continents
layers
ridges
Question 5
5.
Which of Earth’s layers is the thickest?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Question 6
6.
Which part of Earth contains most of its mass?
biosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere
Question 7
7.
The energy that produces ocean waves comes from
the rise and fall of the tides.
rivers flowing into the ocean.
wind blowing across the water's surface.
Question 8
8.
Earth’s inner core is
a dense ball of solid metal.
a layer of molten metal.
a layer of hot rock.
Question 9
9.
Which part of Earth contains plates?
hydrosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
Question 10
10.
The process in which rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and then are carried away when the glacier moves is called:
plucking
abrasion
valley widening
Question 11
11.
A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form looplike bends called
rills
meanders
deltas
Question 12
12.
Which feature typically contains water only during a rainstorm and right after it rains?
rill
gully
stream
Question 13
13.
What is the relatively soft layer of the upper mantle called?
continental crust
asthenosphere
lithosphere
Question 14
14.
Geologists learn about Earth’s interior by studying _______ , which move through Earth.
Question 15
15.
The mixture of sediments deposited directly by a glacier is called_______ .
Question 16
16.
Scientists think that the_______ , made of liquid iron and nickel, moves to produce Earth’s magnetic field.
Question 17
17.
As waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current, in a process known as _______
Question 18
18.
_______ is till deposited at the edges of a glacier.
Question 19
19.
According to the theory of plate_______ , Earth’s plates move very slowly in
various directions.
Question 20
20.
The two processes by which waves erode the land are impact and _______ .
Question 21
21.
A valley glacier spreads out over a large island or continent.
True
False
Question 22
22.
Earth’s weather is the thin envelope of gases that surrounds Earth.
True
False
Question 23
23.
To study Earth’s interior, geologists often rely on indirect methods, such as evidence from fossils.
True
False
Question 24
24.
The stronger the wind, the larger the particles it erodes.
True
False
Question 25
25.
The outermost layer of Earth is called the mantle.
True
False
Question 26
26.
Glaciers can only form where more snow falls than melts.
True
False
Question 27
27.
Humans greatly impact air, water, land and life on Earth.
True
False
Question 28
28.
Name the 2 landforms created by water deposition.
Question 29
29.
Waves change direction as they near the shore because _______________________________________.
Question 30
30.
What is the relationship between temperature and depth inside the Earth? Is this relationship the same for pressure?
Question 31
31.
Name Two Glacial Landforms
Question 32
32.
Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?