6th Grade Pre-AP Chpt. 7 Forces Shaping the Earth SAMPLE TEST


 


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  • 1) ____________________ is when one plate sinks beneath another plate.




  • 2) ________________________ mountains are made of huge blocks of rocks
    separated from other rocks by faults.



  • 3) _______________________ is the theory that states that the Earth
    used to be made up of one giant continent that over time split up
    into 7 continents, which moved to their present positions and
    continue moving today.




  • 4) The Earth�s crust is divided up into many different
    _____________________ upon which the continents and oceans rest,
    and which have moved and changed over time.



  • 5) ______________ acts on mountains to change their size, height, or
    surface over time.




  • 6) The _________________ theory is what scientists use to explain the
    formation of the Earth and universe.




  • 7) __________________ is the uneven heating of the Earth�s mantle
    which scientists believe may be one of the causes of plate movement.




  • 8) The only layer of Earth that has life:




  • 9) The newest material on Earth makes up ___________________ mountains.



  • 10) Which of the following CORRECTLY shows all of the present-day
    continents and countries that made up the giant twin continent of
    Gondwanaland?




  • 11) When plates ____________________, the tremendous force causes
    mountains to form.



  • 12) The inner core of Earth is ________________.



  • 13) Sliding plates cause ______________.




  • 14) The scientist who was responsible for the theory of continental
    drift was _______________________.




  • 15) The principle of ____________________ states that Earth's crust and
    lithosphere float on the upper part of the mantle. The more mass a
    plate has, the more it sinks down into the mantle. The less mass
    it has the higher it floats on the mantle.




  • 16) __________ - _________ plate collisions involve one more dense
    plate being subducted underneath the less dense one, the formation
    of a deep ocean trench, and release of magma from the mantle.




  • 17) _______________________________________ plates are the thickest and
    least dense plates.