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Grade 7 Tectonics
Convergent plate movement is when
  1. two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  2. one tectonic plates slide past each other in the same direction.
  3. two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
  4. two tectonic plates collide with each other.
Grade 7 Volcanoes
In this type of eruption, the lava flow is slow and there is not a large cloud of ash or lava.
  1. Explosive Eruption
  2. Effusive Eruption
  3. Phreatomagmatic Eruption
  4. Vulcanian Eruption
Grade 7 Volcanoes
A volcanic crater is
  1. the bottom portion of the volcano.
  2. a location where a volcano may be found.
  3. a type of pyroclastic material erupted from volcanoes.
  4. a funnel-shaped opening for the central vent of the volcano.
Grade 7 Tectonics
Wegener's idea became known as which of the following?
  1. Kepler Law
  2. Big Bang Theory
  3. Continental Drift
Grade 7 Earth's Layers
Which layer of Earth is made of rigid, tough rock?
  1. Lithosphere
  2. Mesosphere
  3. Asthenosphere
  4. Inner Core
  5. Outer Core
Grade 7 Tectonics
What does magnitude measure?
  1. the strength of an earthquake
  2. the distance between plate boundaries
  3. the height of mountains
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Aside from the Precambrian, which of the following are the other largest divisions of the geologic time scale?
  1. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.
  2. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Jurassic.
  3. Paleozoic, Triassic, and Jurassic.
  4. Mesozoic, Paleozoic, and Cretaceous.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Index fossils help to match
  1. plants to the animal life that ate them.
  2. sedimentary rocks with igneous rocks formed at the same time.
  3. rock layers from different areas.
  4. alphabetically arranged resources.
Grade 7 Soil
Poor soil management can result to what problem/s?
  1. Erosion
  2. Nutrient Depletion
  3. Desertification
  4. All of the above
Grade 7 Minerals
What is the resistance of a mineral to scratching?
  1. Cleavage
  2. Fracture
  3. Hardness
  4. Structure
Grade 7 Tectonics
A                 is the point at which one tectonic plate touches another.
  1. trench
  2. plate boundary
  3. hanging wall
  4. footwall
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which often forms when two continental plates collide?
  1. a subduction zone
  2. a mountain range
  3. a rift valley
Grade 7 Tectonics
The strength of an earthquake is measured on a scale. Which is a scale used to measure earthquake strength?
  1. Richter scale
  2. Fujita scale
  3. Seismic scale
  4. Tectonic scale
Grade 7 Tectonics
A fault is a crack in a rock.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 7 Historical Geology
                provide a record of organisms that lived in the past.
  1. Fossils
  2. Sedimentary
  3. Limestone
  4. Rocks
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