Make up Exam – 11th Grade

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Part 1. Read the following text and then write the answers. (7 pts)

Read about the Earth's tectonic plates, then answer the questions about the text, choosing either A, B, C or D as the
best answer.

Most earthquakes are caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithospheric plates. and occur at the boundaries
between the plates. Experts recognize seven to twelve major plates and a number of smaller ones. The plates take their
names from continents (the North American plate): from oceans (the Pacific plate): and from geographic areas (the
Arabian plate).

Slow and Steady Motion

The plates are in very slow but constant motion, so that seen from above, the Earth's surface might look like a slowly
moving spherical jigsaw puzzle. The plates move at rates of 2 to 15 cm or several inches in a year, about as fast as our
fingernails grow. On a human scale, this is a rate of movement that only the most sophisticated instruments can detect.
But on the scale of geological time, it's a dizzying speed. At this rate, those almost-four-billion-year old rocks could
have traveled all the way around the Earth eleven times.
The movement of the plates is generally one of three kinds: spreading, colliding or sliding. When plates are spreading,
or separating from each other, we call their movement divergent. When they are colliding, or pushing each other, we
call the movement convergent. Movement in which plates slide past each other is called lateral (or transform) plate
movement. Earthquakes can accompany each of the three types of movement.

Plate Tectonics
The revolutionary theory of plate tectonics originated early in the 20th century, although it did not gain general
acceptance until the late 1960s. The German meteorologist, geophysicist, and explorer Alfred L Wegener is now given
credit for the first step in understanding the movement of the lithosphere. In the period 1910-1912 he formulated the
theory called continental drift and collected evidence from the rocks, fossils, and climate of various continents to show
that they had once been joined together. Wegener had little data on the oceanic crust, so he thought that the continents
merely moved through that crust.

1. Earthquakes occur when what parts of the tectonic plates collide?

a. the edges b. the centres c. the peaks
2. Tectonic plates can get their names from what?
a. cities b. rivers c. seas
3. Why is the phrase "jigsaw puzzle" used in the second paragraph?
a. to show how complex everything is
b. because of the way the plates fit together
c. because of the number of plates
4. Why have the plates travelled so far?
a. because they are moving quite fast
b. because Earth is not very big
c. because of the age of the Earth
5. Can earthquakes be caused when plates are moving away from each other?
a. yes b. no c. only if they are touching
6. Why did Wegener's theory take so long to be accepted?
a. he had no understanding of the ocean floor
b. it was very different from previous ideas in this área
c. he made several errors in his theory
7. What evidence did Wegener NOT use to support his theory of Continental Drift when looking at two now-
distant locations?
a. the existence of similar rocks
b. the existence of similar extinct animals
c. the existence of similar races of people
Part 2. You must answer this question. Write your answer in 220-
260 words in an appropriate style. (13 points)

You attended a lecture at a local business centre where the advantages of

working from home were discussed. You have made the notes on the right.
Write an essay, discussing two of the benefits in your notes. You
should explain which benefit would be most important, giving reasons in
support of your answer.
You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the lecture,
but you should use your own words as far as possible.

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Answers...
You Scored 0 out of 7
This gives you a grade of E.
Question 1 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: the edges.
Question 2 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: seas.
Question 3 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: because of the way the plates fit together.
Question 4 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: because of the age of the Earth.
Question 5 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: yes.
Question 6 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: it was very different from previous ideas in this area.
Question 7 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: the existence of similar races of people.