Eighth Grade Science QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT. Zanesville City Schools 1

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1 Eighth Grade Science QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT Name Teacher Period Zanesville City Schools 1

2 1. [ES8.9] [ES 2] [K2] Examine the illustration of a tectonic plate boundary. Movement of the plates is indicated by the arrows. mountains 3. [ES8.7; ES8.8] (4 points) [ES 1] ES2] In the space provided on your Answer Document, provide a brief answer to each of the following four questions a) [ES8.10] [ES2] [K2] Explain how most strong earthquakes occur. b). [ES8.10] [ES2] [K2] Describe landforms that are usually found in an earthquake zone. Which process is depicted in the tectonic plate boundary illustration? A. transform plate boundary creating a fault B. divergent plate boundary creating a rift C. divergent plate boundary creating a valley D. convergent plate boundary creating mountains. 2. [ES8.15] [ES2] [K2] Which landform is likely to form where two oceanic plates push together? A. rift B. mid-ocean ridge C. river valley D. volcanic island c). [ES8.10] [ES2] [K2] What is the difference between fold mountains and fault-block mountains?. d). [ES8.12] [ES2] [K2] Why is it possible that the size of the Hawaiian islands may increase in the future? 4. [ES8.15] [ES2] [K2] Which type of boundary forms where continental plates collide? A. convergent boundary B. divergent boundary C. transform boundary D. sliding boundary Zanesville City Schools 2

3 . 5. [ES8.15] [ES2] [K2] Where do mid-ocean ridges occur? A. at convergent boundaries B. at divergent boundaries C. at transform boundaries D. below the lithosphere 6. [ES8.15] [ES2] [K2] Where does the San Andreas Fault occur? A. at a convergent boundary B. at a divergent boundary C. at a transform boundary D. in a rift 7. [ES8.15] [ES2] [K2] Where does seafloor spreading occur? A. at convergent boundaries B. at subduction zones C. at divergent boundaries D. at hot spots 8. [ES8.15] [ES2] [K2] A chain of mountains is located near the western coast of a continent next to a plate boundary. Which sentence describes how the mountains formed? A. As a continental plate and an oceanic plate slid past each other, a fault formed, and the mountains were exposed by earthquake movement. B. As a continental plate and an oceanic plate collided, part of the oceanic plate subducted, and volcanoes erupted, forming the mountains. C. As two oceanic plates collided, one of the oceanic plates subducted, and the other plate rose to the surface, forming folded mountains. D. As two oceanic plates moved apart, new seafloor was produced, forming a ridge. 9. [ES8.10] [ES2] [K2] Which interaction between two tectonic plates is one of the ways a deep ocean trench is formed? A. two continental plates converging. B. two continental plates pulling apart C. two ocean plates converging D. two ocean plates pulling apart Zanesville City Schools 3

4 10. [ES8.10] (2 points) [ES1] [R1] An earthquake is caused the moment a sudden movement occurs inside the earth s crust along a fault. Tremendous amounts of energy are released in seismic waves when an earthquake occurs. Identify the locations of the earthquake s focus and epicenter relative to the location of the initial movement. Describe how the seismic waves travel from the location of the movement to the earth s surface. Respond in the space provided on the Answer Document. The graph below shows the seismic wave velocities at various depths within Earth. 11. [ES8.10] [ES1] [R1] Based on the graph, which point marks the beginning of Earth s liquid outer core? A. A B. B C. C D. D Zanesville City Schools 4

5 13. [ES 2] [K2] [R1] A line of volcanoes occurs along the western coast of South America, near location 4. Based on the information about plate movement on the map, which process explains the formation of these volcanoes A. One tectonic plate is splitting apart into two plates. B. Two tectonic plates are colliding and pushing together. 12. [ES2] [K2] [R1] What process is forming high nonvolcanic mountains at location 1 on the map? A. subducting of one plate under the other causing melting of the lower plate B. sliding of one plate sideways past another resulting in friction and melting C. melting of crust because of plate movement over a hot spot D. rifting of a plate with lava filling in the resulting valley 8284; 8S0164ESEXC0007A FT For C. One tectonic plate is sliding past another tectonic plate. D. Two tectonic plates are colliding and one is sliding splitting 14. [ES1] [K1] [R2] What is the major process of surface rock formation on volcanoes? A. Rock cools quickly from melted rock. B. Rock is recrystallized by extreme pressure. C. Rock solidifies slowly deep underground. D. Rock is formed from deposited sediment. under the other. Zanesville City Schools 5

6 Use the diagram below to answer questions 15 & [ES2] [K2] Which plate boundary feature is associated with the compressive forces shown in Figure 2? A. continental rift valley where one plate is splitting apart B. midocean ridge where two plates are moving away from each other C. high folded mountains where two plates are pushing toward each other 16. [ES2] [K2] Which process produced the pattern of layers shown in Figure 1? A. folding B. faulting C. spreading D. weathering 6306; 8S0077ESEXR0005BFT For D. strike-slip faulting where two plates are sliding sideways past each other Zanesville City Schools 6

7 Grade 8 SCIENCE QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT 1 Revised 09/29/ [ES2] [K2] [ES1] [R2] Geologists installed tiltmeters in a tectonically active area. Tiltmeters can detect very small changes in the slope (tilt) of Earth s surface. These changes result from the upward movement of magma beneath Earth s surface. What event could be predicted by monitoring these changes? A. a potential volcanic eruption B. reversal of Earth s magnetic Field C. a change in the composition of Earth s crust D. decreased thermal energy transfer within Earth 18. [ES2] [K2] Earth s crust is divided into many crustal plates. Their activity is described as plate tectonics. List two effects of plate tectonics and explain How plate tectonics causes each effect. Respond in the space provided in you Answer Document (4 points) Zanesville City Schools 7