Victory Elijah Christian College

February Monthly Examination in Science 7- Earth Science

I.

True or False
Direction: Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if is FALSE.
_____ 1. The mantle is divided into the inner mantle and outer mantle.
_____ 2. The theory of plate tectonics was developed before the idea of
continental drift.
_____ 3. An echo sounder with just one beam can create a three-dimensional
map of the ocean floor.
_____ 4. Earthquakes send waves of energy through rocks inside Earth.
_____ 5. Wegener believed that all the continents were once joined together.
_____ 6. A mid-ocean ridge runs from east to west through the center of the
Atlantic Ocean.
_____ 7. Meteorites formed a long time ago in the early solar system.
_____ 8. The only mountains on the ocean floor are part of mid-ocean ridges.
_____ 9. The locations of earthquakes have been used to identify plate
boundaries.
_____ 10. Wegeners hypothesis of continental drift was widely accepted as
soon as it was introduced.
_____ 11. The movement of Earths plates is called plate tectonics.
_____ 12. Deep-sea trenches are found near the west coast of Central and
South America.
_____ 13. The lithosphere is divided into just three major plates.
_____ 14. Wegener and his supporters provided a lot of evidence for
continental drift.
_____ 15. Most geologic activity takes place far from plate boundaries.

II.

Multiple Choices
Direction: Read the question carefully. Encircle the correct answer.
1. Compared with the other layers of Earth, the crust is very
A. Thick
C. Brittle
B. Warm
D. Two of the above

2. Seismic waves reveal information about Earths interior because they

travel
A. At different speeds through different materials
B. Only through liquids and gases
C. At the same speed as sound

D. Only in straight lines

3. Earths layers differ from one another in
A. Chemical makeup
C. State of matter
B. Temperature
D. All of the above
4. To develop the theory of plate tectonics, scientists first had to accept
the idea that
A. Earths core consists of molten metals.
B. Some organisms can cross the oceans.
C. Earths continents are able to move.
D. All of the above
5. The idea of continental drift was first proposed in the early
A. 1700s
C.1900s
B. 1800s
D. 2000s
6. Evidence for continental drift comes from ancient
A. Magnetic compasses
C. Coal seams
B. Maps of Pangaea
D. All of the above
7. Wegener observed that the Appalachian Mountains in eastern North
America matched mountain ranges in
A. Western North America C. Green land
B. South America
D. Africa
8. Before World War II, people thought the seafloor
A. Had huge mountain ranges
B. Contained deep trenches
C. Was flat and featureless
D. Had active volcanoes
9. Echo sounders were first developed to
A. Map the ocean floor
B. Locate enemy submarines
C. Determine the depth of the ocean
D. Find evidence for seafloor spreading
10.The deepest place on Earth is
A. 11 km below sea level
level
B. 110 km below sea level

C. 1100 km below sea

D. None of the above

11.Reversed polarity means that the north and south magnetic poles are
A. Located in the same positions as they are right now
B. Located opposite their present positions
C. Both in the same location
D. No longer magnetic
12.Plate tectonics helps to explain
A. How mountains form

B. Where new seafloor is created

C. Why earthquakes occur where they do
D. all of the above
13.The Pacific Ring of Fire is a ring around the Pacific ocean where
A. Volcanoes are common
C. Many hot spots occur
B. Tectonic plates interact
D. Two of the above
14.Plates move over Earths surface at a rate of
A. 100 kilometers per year
C. A few centimeters per year
B. A few kilometers per year
D. A couple of millimeters
per year
15.Plates move over Earths surface because of
A. Conduction within the crust
B. Subduction in the outer core
C. Radiation from the inner core
D. Convection within the mantle
III.

Identification.

Direction: Choose the appropriate term to complete each sentence below.

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Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Energy
Fuel
Heat

Conservation of energy
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
Radioactivity
Fossil fuels

1. Scientists learn about Earths interior by studying __________ caused by

earthquakes.
2. Scientists think that Earths core is similar in composition to a(n) __________.
3. The meteorologist who first proposed the idea of continental drift was
__________.
4. Continental drift is supported by glacial evidence that has been found near
the __________.
5. Wegener found coral reef fossils in areas that are too __________ today for
corals to live.
6. Echo sounders produce __________ that travel outward in all directions.
7. Deep-sea trenches are found near chains of active __________.
8. The deepest trench is the Mariana Trench in the __________ Ocean.
9. Earths lithospheric plates interact at __________.
10.A rift valley forms at a(n) __________ plate boundary

IV.

Essay

Direction: Answer the following question briefly. (5 pts. each)

1. Earths continents seem to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
Explain why?

2. Compare and contrast convergent and divergent plate boundaries and

the geologic activity.