PP.1 Mid-Unit Content Assessment

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PP.1 Mid-Unit Content Assessment

Last updated about 3 years ago

16 questions

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The study of the makeup of the earth and the processes that change and shape it is called __________.

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Drag & drop each item to the correct location.

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Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics?

A. Earth’s tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years. 

B. Earth’s tectonic plates are far apart and are fixed in place. 

C. Earth’s tectonic plates are far apart but are slowly moving closer to one another.

D. Earth’s tectonic plates fit tightly together and are fixed in place.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about myths?

A. Myths are told to teach important life lessons. 

B. Myths help explain unpredictable natural events. 

C. Myths are told to make children laugh. 

D. Myths are historically accurate accounts of past events.

Drag & drop each item to the correct location.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
outer core		Earth’s largest and thickest layer; consists of very hot, very dense rock
mantle		solid; made of very hot metal; may be nearly as hot as the sun’s surface; innermost layer
inner core		thin; rocky; outermost layer; two types: oceanic and continental
crust		liquid; made of very hot metal

Select Yes if it is a characteristic of tsunamis or No if it is not.

	Yes	No
Tsunamis form when earthquakes occur in oceanic crust, causing the seafloor to shift.
Tsunamis travel fast—as much as 500 miles per hour.
Tsunamis are easy to stop as long as scientists have enough warning when they begin to form.
Tsunamis can grow to become as tall as a three- or four-story building.

Read the statement in the “What is the cause?” column. Choose the statement that best relates to the information in the “What is the cause?” column.

A. A fault-block mountain forms.

B. Glaciers deposit sediments on Earth’s surface. 

C. Magma erupts from a volcano’s top onto Earth’s surface as lava. 

D. A tectonic plate subducts beneath another plate.

Volcano myths often explain volcanic activity by ____________.

A. describing how gods and goddesses cause volcano-related occurrences 

B. providing scientific evidence showing how volcano-related events occur 

C. telling how occurrences above Earth’s surface cause volcanic activity 

D. telling how occurrences below Earth’s surface cause volcanic activity

Label each of the following volcano descriptions with the appropriate word

	active	dormant	extinct
a volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not likely to erupt again
a volcano that has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to erupt again
a volcano that hasn’t erupted for a long time but could erupt again

Which of the statements best explains the relationship between earthquakes and faults?

A. Earthquakes cause faults to form along plate boundaries. 

B. Faults are cracks in Earth’s crust that form when earthquakes occur. 

C. Faults and earthquakes are two words to describe the same geological process. 

D. Earthquakes begin with huge blocks of rock moving along faults.

Select Yes next to each item in the chart that Alfred Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis helped explain and No next to each item it did not help explain.

	Yes	No
long ago, Earth had one huge landmass called Pangaea
as continents moved apart, their climates changed
drifting continents actually moved due to tectonic plates
groups of plants and animals that once lived together were separated as the continents moved apart

Seafloor spreading is the process of oceanic plates moving apart very slowly. When the seafloor dips down as one tectonic plate slides under another, a narrow, extremely deep valley called a(n)__________ is created. When oceanic plates move away from one another and form cracks in Earth’s crust, an underwater mountain called a(n)__________ is created.

Moving apart, colliding, and sliding sideways past one another are three ways in which __________move. 

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Seismograph		Numbers describe the intensity of earthquakes based on the largest seismic wave recorded.
Richter scale		Jagged up-and-down lines show the energy of seismic waves.

Scientists observed that ________, which provided evidence of changes over time on Earth’s surface.

A. land never moved or changed 

B. the same types of rocks and fossils were found in different places 

C. the climate of Antarctica was extremely cold 

D. animals that once lived on land later lived under water

Which of the following do geysers, volcanoes, and hot springs have in common?

A. They form along faults. 

B. Scientists know when they will erupt. 

C. They form both along plate boundaries and above hotspots. 

D. They only form along plate boundaries.

Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics? 

A. Earth’s tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years. 

B. Earth’s tectonic plates are far apart and are fixed in place. 

C. Earth’s tectonic plates are far apart but are slowly moving closer to one another.

D. Earth’s tectonic plates fit tightly together and are fixed in place.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about myths? 

A. Myths are told to teach important life lessons. 

B. Myths help explain unpredictable natural events. 

C. Myths are told to make children laugh. 

D. Myths are historically accurate accounts of past events.

outer core

Earth’s largest and thickest layer; consists of very hot, very dense rock

mantle

solid; made of very hot metal; may be nearly as hot as the sun’s surface; innermost layer

inner core

thin; rocky; outermost layer; two types: oceanic and continental

crust

liquid; made of very hot metal

Select Yes if it is a characteristic of tsunamis or No if it is not.

Yes

No

Tsunamis form when earthquakes occur in oceanic crust, causing the seafloor to shift. 

Tsunamis travel fast—as much as 500 miles per hour. 

Tsunamis are easy to stop as long as scientists have enough warning when they begin to form. 

Tsunamis can grow to become as tall as a three- or four-story building.

Read the statement in the “What is the cause?” column. Choose the statement that best relates to the information in the “What is the cause?” column.

A. A fault-block mountain forms.

B. Glaciers deposit sediments on Earth’s surface. 

C. Magma erupts from a volcano’s top onto Earth’s surface as lava. 

D. A tectonic plate subducts beneath another plate.

Volcano myths often explain volcanic activity by ____________. 

A. describing how gods and goddesses cause volcano-related occurrences 

B. providing scientific evidence showing how volcano-related events occur 

C. telling how occurrences above Earth’s surface cause volcanic activity 

D. telling how occurrences below Earth’s surface cause volcanic activity

Label each of the following volcano descriptions with the appropriate word

active

dormant

extinct

a volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not likely to erupt again

a volcano that has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to erupt again

a volcano that hasn’t erupted for a long time but could erupt again

Which of the statements best explains the relationship between earthquakes and faults? 

A. Earthquakes cause faults to form along plate boundaries. 

B. Faults are cracks in Earth’s crust that form when earthquakes occur. 

C. Faults and earthquakes are two words to describe the same geological process. 

D. Earthquakes begin with huge blocks of rock moving along faults.

Select Yes next to each item in the chart that Alfred Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis helped explain and No next to each item it did not help explain.

Yes

No

long ago, Earth had one huge landmass called Pangaea

as continents moved apart, their climates changed 

drifting continents actually moved due to tectonic plates 

groups of plants and animals that once lived together were separated as the continents moved apart

Seismograph

Numbers describe the intensity of earthquakes based on the largest seismic wave recorded.

Richter scale

Jagged up-and-down lines show the energy of seismic waves.

Scientists observed that ________, which provided evidence of changes over time on Earth’s surface. 

A. land never moved or changed 

B. the same types of rocks and fossils were found in different places 

C. the climate of Antarctica was extremely cold 

D. animals that once lived on land later lived under water

Which of the following do geysers, volcanoes, and hot springs have in common? 

A. They form along faults. 

B. Scientists know when they will erupt. 

C. They form both along plate boundaries and above hotspots. 

D. They only form along plate boundaries.