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5/16/2019 Science 7 Final exam

Science 7 Final exam Collection: School

Created by Lindsey Newson [Molasky JHS]

Q1: . Which of the following sequences correctly lists the di erent arrivals from rst to last?

A P waves ... S waves .... Surface waves

B Surface waves ... P waves .... S waves

C P waves ... Surface waves ... S waves

D S waves ... P waves .... Surface waves

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Use the included picture to answer the questions.

Boundary Maps

Q2: Which location is most likely to use technology to monitor earthquake activity in order to minimize the
harmful e ects of earthquakes?

A Location W

B Location X

C Location Y

D Location Z

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Q3: What type of boundary is found at Location W?

A Convergent

B Divergent

C Transform

D The Great Wall of China

Q4: What type of landforms would you expect to form at Location Y?

A Volcanoes

B New sea oor

C Mountains

D Both A and C

Q5: Which kind of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

A Convergent 

B Divergent

C Transform

D Blood-Brain

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Q6:

Using what you know about the Law of Superposition, place the fossil skulls in order from youngest to oldest.

A W, X, Z, Y

B Y, Z, X, W

C X, W, Y, Z

D Z, Y, X, W

Q7: Which student model best represents the formation of metamorphic rock?

A Rub sandpaper across a wooden board; allow the wood shavings to accumulate in a pile.

B Make cuts in a ball of clay using a plastic knife; ll the cuts with water and allow the water to freeze.

C Place crayons in a pan and heat them until they soften; press the softened crayons against the pan with a spoon before
they cool.

D In a jar, add a layer of granulated sugar, a layer of brown sugar, a layer of our, and a layer of chocolate chips; push the
layers against the bottom of the jar.

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Q8: Which of the following is most likely responsible for the Earth’s magnetic eld?

A The movement of the continents.

B The movements of the liquid outer core around the solid inner core.

C Large deposits of iron in the crust.

D The North Pole

Q9: Where do major earthquakes occur?

A in speci c belts within the crust.

B along the mantle-core boundary.

C in the centers of the continents.

D randomly over the Earth’s surface.

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Q10:

The diagram shows where fossils of two di erent species, Lystrosaurus and Glossopteris, have been found on
more than one continent. How is this kind of evidence best used by scientists?

A to determine how the rocks formed on the di erent continents

B to predict how the continents might look in the future with continued plate movement

C to explain the process of how the continents are in di erent locations today than in the past

D to support the theory that these continents were once joined together but then moved apart over time

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Q11:

How would a map showing the location of active volcanoes compare to the map above showing the location of
earthquake epicenters?

A Only a small percentage of volcanoes would be in the same regions as the epicenters.

B A large percentage of volcano locations would be in the same regions as the epicenters.

C There would be no match between the locations of the volcanoes and epicenters.

D The location of the volcanoes and epicenters would only match in the ocean regions.

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Q12: The Law of Superposition states that layers of undisturbed rock are organized by their age, with the ___________
layers on top and ______________ layers below.

A Oldest, younger

B Youngest, older

C Darkest, lighter

D Lightest, denser

Q13:

The arrows drawn in Earth’s interior represent:

A Conduction

B Introduction

C Convection

D Radiation

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Q14: What is a non-renewable resource?

A Nonrenewable resources are resources that are replaced at close to the rate at which they are used

B Nonrenewable resources are resources that are either never replaced or replaced at an extremely slow rate

C nonrenewable resources are produced in labs by mad scientists, but only once

D Non renewable resources are resources that can only be renewed by making a deal with extra-dimensional beings.

Q15: Which of the following statements best describes how increases in population e ect use of natural resources?

A A higher population results in natural resources being consumed faster and in larger quantities.

B The human population and consumption rate of natural resources have no e ect on each other.

C The higher the population the less resources we need or use.

D It really all depends on aliens and if Mars is in retrograde.

Q16: Which layer of the Earth contains most of Earth’s mass?

A The crust

B The mantle

C Outer core

D Inner core

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Q17: According to the theory of continental drift, over time the Earth’s tectonic plates

A have become thicker.

B have joined together into one big plate.

C have not moved or changed.

D continue to move, changing how the surface of the earth looks.

Q18: Which of the following statements best describes how accurately we can predict earthquakes.

A scientists can accurately predict the time and location of almost all earthquakes

B scientists can accurately predict the time and location of about 50% of all earthquakes

C scientists can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur, but not where

D scientists can characterize the seismic risk of an area, but can not yet accurately predict most earthquakes

Q19: How many seismograph stations are needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?

A 1

B 23

C 3

D 4

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Q20: A student uses a candle to model the process of an existing rock becoming an igneous rock. Which procedure
best demonstrates the formation of an igneous rock?

A Melt the candle in a dish on a hotplate and keep it in liquid form.

B Break the candle into small pieces and crush the small pieces until they stick together.

C Place books on top of the candle to apply pressure, and then heat it so its composition changes.

D Hold the lit candle over a small dish, and then let the melted candle wax that drops into the dish cool and harden.

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Q21: Match the following word with the correct de nitions

Continental Drift

Pangea

Mid-Ocean Ridges

Deep-Ocean trenches

Subduction

Plate Tectonics

Faults

ANSWER CHOICES

The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent
plate boundary

An undersea mountain chain where new ocean oor is produced

Alfred Wegener's theory that continents slowly moved over Earth's surface.

The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents

The current theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the
mantle

A break in Earth's crust

A deep valley along the ocean oor where oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.

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Q22: Sea oor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by

A tides

B convection currents in the mantle

C changes in Earth's magnetic eld

D shrinkage of the crust as the Earth cools

Q23: Which of the following is the best evidence that Earth's continents were once in vastly di erent positions than
they are today?

A Penguins are found only in the Southern hemisphere.

B Fossils of tropical plants are found in Antarctica.

C Volcanoes encircle the Paci c Ocean.

D Major rivers form deltas from continental erosion.

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Q24: Place the Layers of Earth in the correct box

DRAG DROP VALUES

Crust

Mantle

Inner Core

Outer Core

Q25: Which events are most common along tectonic plate boundaries

A erosion and earthquakes

B hurricanes and tsunamis

C earthquakes and volcanoes

D tidal waves and volcanoes

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Q26: What is molten rock under the ground?

A lava

B magma

C transform

D sand

Q27: In December 2005, an earthquake happened o the coast of the Philippines.  Thousands of people on the island
died because of a giant wave.  What was the giant wave?

A volcano

B seismic wave

C tsunami

D P-wave

Q28: What is the point below the surface where the earthquake occurs?

A epicenter

B P-waves

C focus

D seismic

Q29: What is name for the super-continent?

A North America

B Pangaea

C Africa

D The Ring of Fire

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Q30: Check the box of the Boundary that matches the picture in each column. 

Type of Boundary

Convergent Boundary

Divergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Q31: Which two metals are the inner and outer core made of?

A lead and iron

B iron and nickle

C lead and mercury

D nickle and mercury

Q32: Which would provide evidence of sea oor spreading?

A higher levels of salinity in the ocean water

B stronger currents at the surface of the ocean

C cooled magma found on the edge of plates

D greater reproduction levels for organisms at the bottom of the ocean

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Q33: Who de ned the large super-continent?

A Richter

B Milne

C Seismic

D Wegener

Q34: Which type of boundary does not have volcanoes?

A transform

B convergent

C divergent

D tension

Q35: What type of boundary has plates that slide past each other?

A convergent

B transform

C divergent

D tension

Q36: Where is the highest risk of earthquakes in the U.S.?

A California

B Washington D.C.

C Arkansas

D Utah

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Q37: Which of the following best describes how ice could have once covered warm places such as Australia and India?

A Their climates changed over time.

B Their elevations used to be higher.

C They were once closer to the South Pole.

D They were once all connected to each other.

Q38: Explain the di erence between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource. Give two examples of each.

Q39: Choose one type of boundary and describe how it works and what are the results and how it changes the Earth. 

Q40: Explain the rock cycle. How does one rock change from one to another? What are the di erent parts? Does it have
a starting or ending point? 

Q41: Essay- Describe the theory of plate tectonics. What changes to the Earth is it responsible for? What evidence do we
have to support this claim?

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Answer Key of Science 7 Final exam

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. A

7. D

8. B

9. B

10. D

11. B

12. B

13. C

14. B

15. A

16. B

17. D

18. D

19. C

20. D

21. Tech Enhanced Item

22. B

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23. B

24. Tech Enhanced Item

25. C

26. B

27. C

28. C

29. B

30. Tech Enhanced Item

31. B

32. C

33. D

34. A

35. B

36. A

37. C

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