Volcanoes — Unit test Answers

Which statement describes one event that happens at deep-ocean trenches?

Which type of stress causes rocks to fold?

Which feature of Earth is created at mid-ocean ridges?

The image shows the Great Rift Valley in Africa, an example of a rift valley.

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

The image shows a mountain peak in Asia.

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

Which is one step that geologists use to find the epicenter of an earthquake?

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

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

Sophia was studying with Maalik about the layers of the Earth. They were given several different statements about the layers.Which statement about the layers would they identify as correct?

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

Which increases along faults and leads to rock breaking?

Which plate forms a boundary with the African Plate?

Which feature forms when magma cools beneath Earth’s surface?

Which is one type of evidence that geologists usually study?

Which statement best describes the theory of plate tectonics?

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

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