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Grade 7 Tectonics
What is the best way to describe Earth's crust?
  1. Always moving
  2. Moves very rarely
  3. Never moves
  4. Moves only during earthquakes
Grade 7 Tectonics
The Richter scale measures the
  1. destruction caused by an earthquake.
  2. magnitude of an earthquake.
  3. movement of tectonic plates.
  4. amplitude of seismic waves.
Grade 7 Oceanography and Hydrology

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Which of the following moves water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere and back again?
  1. water cycle
  2. condensation cycle
  3. precipitation
  4. transpiration
Grade 7 Rocks
How can igneous rocks be classified?
  1. Foliated or Nonfoliated
  2. Extrusive or Intrusive
  3. Clastic or Chemical
  4. None of the above
Grade 7 Earth's Layers
Which of the following lists Earth's layers in the correct order?
  1. mantle, inner core, outer core, crust
  2. inner core, outer core, crust
  3. inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
  4. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Grade 7 Rocks
The kind of igneous rock that forms below Earth's surface.
  1. Basaltic
  2. Metamorphic
  3. Intrusive
  4. Extrusive
Grade 7 Rocks
Coal is considered a
  1. sedimentary rock.
  2. igneous rock.
  3. metamorphic rock.
  4. mineral.
Grade 7 Tectonics
vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy
  1. seismic waves
  2. earthquake
  3. mantle
  4. core
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Which of the following is an important difference between climate and weather?
  1. Climate describes daily rainfall in an area.
  2. Climate describes wind and sky conditions.
  3. Climate often has a "right here right now" flavor.
  4. Climate often describes a wide geographic area.
Grade 7 Tectonics
Most of the world's major volcanic mountains are located at
  1. folded mountains.
  2. subduction zones.
  3. fault block mountains.
  4. divergent boundaries.
Grade 7 Rocks
Chemical sedimentary rock forms when
  1. mechanical weathering occurs.
  2. there is an accumulation of plant or animal debris.
  3. dissolved materials precipitate from a solution.
  4. molten material cools and hardens.
Grade 7 Rocks
Type of rock formed when sediment is compacted and cemented together.
  1. Metamorphic
  2. Igneous
  3. Sedimentary
  4. Foliated
Grade 7 Rocks
Magma forms this type of rock.
  1. Igneous
  2. Slate
  3. Gneiss
  4. Sedimentary
Grade 7 Earth's Layers
The layer of Earth on which we live is called the                .
  1. crust
  2. mantle
  3. exterior
  4. outer core
Grade 7 Atmosphere
The phrase "average weather" BEST describes
  1. climate.
  2. forecasting.
  3. local precipitation.
  4. current atmospheric activity.
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