Unit Test — Unit test Answers

Study the diagram showing the range of temperature in the Earth’s layers.

This image shows a volcanic eruption in Hawaii with lava flowing into the sea.

Which increases along faults and leads to rock breaking?

Which indicates how evidence of climate change supports the theory of continental drift?

When were Earth’s landmasses first recognizable as the continents we know today?

Which statement describes the damage that results from earthquakes?

Which plate forms a boundary with the African Plate?

The image below shows a fault.

The image shows a mountain peak in Asia.

Which statement best describes the theory of plate tectonics?

How do geologists study direct evidence of Earth’s interior?

In which layer of the Earth does the motion of the convection currents drive plate movement?

Which is one type of evidence that geologists usually study?

What does the presence of new rock near an oceanic ridge indicate?

Which phrase best defines a mountain range?

How did Wegener explain why fossils of land animals were found on continents that are across oceans from one another?

Which statement describes one of Wegener’s ideas that contributed to the theory of continental drift?

What causes the force that pushes magma from the magma chamber through the pipe and vent of a volcano?

What may occur when convergent boundaries interact?

The image shows mountains in Alaska.