Unit Test — Unit test Answers

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

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

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

Which is one piece of evidence of seafloor spreading?

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

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

Which statement describes seismic waves?

Which increases along faults and leads to rock breaking?

The image shows a mountain peak in Asia.

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

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?

The image below shows a fault.

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

Which plate forms a boundary with the African Plate?

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?

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

The image shows mountains in Alaska.

What may occur when convergent boundaries interact?

Which type of stress causes rocks to fold?