5 Written Questions

1. energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
2. is a branch of earth science
3. when two tectonic plates push into one another, the boundary where they meet.
4. the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching
5. a plate boundry where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

5 Matching Questions

1. fault
2. destructive force
3. divergent boundry
4. heat transfer
5. basalt

1. a A plate boundry where two plates move away from each other
2. b a force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth
3. c (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
4. d A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
5. e the process whereby heat moves from one body or substance to another by radiation, conduction, convection, or a combination of these methods

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
   1. continental drift
   2. conduction
   3. convergent boundry
   4. convection
2. the transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion
   1. convection
   2. subduction
   3. conduction
   4. radiation
3. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
   1. granite
   2. mantle
   3. pangea
   4. fault
4. the theory that states that the sea floor moves apart and then at mid ocean ridges and causes continents to move, is evidence for continental drif
   1. transform boundry
   2. sea floor spreading
   3. seismic wave
   4. mid ocean ridge
5. A vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
   1. subduction
   2. basalt
   3. seismic wave
   4. inner core

5 True/False Questions

1. constructive force → a force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth

   True        False

2. plate tectonics → the process whereby heat moves from one body or substance to another by radiation, conduction, convection, or a combination of these methods

   True        False

3. crust → the hard outer layer of the Earth

   True        False

4. inner core → solid, dense center of the Earth

   True        False

5. subduction → a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

   True        False