Unit 5 Earth Science

What is the main cause of earthquakes?

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for generating its magnetic field?

What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces called?

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

What is the process by which sediment is laid down in new locations called?

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

What is the term for the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

Which of the following is NOT a type of cloud?

What is the term for the transfer of heat through direct contact between objects or substances?

Which of the following is NOT a renewable source of energy?

What is the term for the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is closest to the surface?

What is the term for the process by which rocks and sediment are transported by wind, water, or ice?

Which of the following is NOT a type of fossil fuel?

What is the term for the process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid form?

What is the theory that explains how the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates?

Which type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

Which of the following is NOT a feature associated with convergent boundaries?

What is the term for a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves?

Which type of fault occurs when rocks on either side of the fault plane slide horizontally past each other?

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

What is the term for the process by which new oceanic crust is formed through the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges?

Which type of volcano has a broad, gently sloping cone and is characterized by non-explosive eruptions?

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary movement?

What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Which type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

Which type of fault occurs when rocks on either side of the fault plane are pushed together and overlap?

What is the term for the process by which one tectonic plate is forced beneath another into the mantle?

Which type of volcano has steep sides and is characterized by explosive eruptions?

Which of the following is NOT a type of fault?