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12thgrade
Layers of the Earth, Tectonic Plates, & The Ocean Floor
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundary causes mountains to form?TransformConvergentDivergentReform
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel.Outer CoreMantleInner CoreCrust
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCalifornia, Japan, Chile, Nepal, and India have all experienced earthquakes before. What type of plate boundary must be near?ReformDivergentConvergentTransform
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe result of two continental converging plates formed these.Marianas TrenchAndes MountainsHimalaya MountainsHawaiian Islands
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary.DivergentConvergentReformTransform
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is the thickest partcrustouter coremantleinner core
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the Nazca plate subduct beneath the South American plate forming The Andes Mountains?Nazca is colliding w/ S. American plateNazca is diverging w/ S. American plateNazca plate is less dense than S. American plateBoth plates are continental crust
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crust?continental and oceanicocean and upperlower and upperpizza and subway
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another?no flex zonesubduction zonetransverse zoneschool zone
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich crust is thicker?oceancontinentalbreadpizza
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?Supreme ContinentN.A.S.E.A.A.AWegner WorldPangaea
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho was the scientist that came up with the theory of continental drift?Alfred WaggmanAlfred the ButlerAlfred WegenerAlfred Weggner
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy do tectonic plates move?convergenceconvection in mantleconvection in crustconvection in core
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's densest layer.crustmantleouter coreinner core
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat helped prove continental drift?fossil evidencesea floor spreadingpuzzle piece continentsall of these
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhere are most earthquakes?at the center of tectonic platesat the edges of tectonic plates
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of new crust occurs atconvergent plate
boundariesmid-ocean ridgespizza placescontinental divides - 18. Multiple ChoiceThis is a result of diverging continental plate boundariesThe Andes MountainsThe Great Rift Valley in AfricaSan Andreas faultThe Mariana Trench
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhere are the Hawaiian Islands?At the Pacific plate boundariesIn the middle of the Pacific plateIn the CaribbeanIn the Hawaiian Ocean
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of the Earth is liquid.crustmantleouter coreinner core
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Hawaiian Islands were formed bysea floor spreadingsubducting platesconvergent platesvolcanic hot spots
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis part of the ocean floor is the gently sloping section of the continental margin from the shoreline.continental slopecontinental risecontinental shelfabyssal plain
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe steeply sloping section of the continental margin located at the edge of the continental shelf.continental risecontinental slopecontinental valleysteep continental shelf
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMountain chains form here, where tectonic plates pull apart. (oceanic-oceanic)mid-ocean ridgesmid-ocean riftsmid-continental riftsseamounts
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIndividual volcanic mountains that stay below sea level are known as these.sea peaksvolcanic islandsseamountsMagma mountains
- 26. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Volcanic Islands are seamounts that rise above the ocean surface.TrueFalse
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe deepest part of the ocean floor is ???the abyssal plaina rift valleyan ocean trenchan black hole
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe broad, flat part of the deep-ocean basin is known as ???the abominable platethe abyssal plainthe abyssal platethe bathyal zone
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe Marianas Trench is formed byOceanic-oceanic convergenceOceanic-continental convergenceoceanic-oceanic divergenceoceanic-continental divergence
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is letter D?Cont. ShelfMid-Ocean RidgeVolcanic IslandSeamount
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is letter E?Volcanic IslandSeamountMid-Ocean RidgeAbyssal Plain
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is letter A?Cont. ShelfCont. SlopeAbyssal PlainAbyssal Plain
- 33. Multiple Choice____ are formed on the sea floor when one crustal plate is shoved under another crustal plate.continental shelvestrenchesmid ocean ridgesabyssal plains
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhen two converging ocean plates meet they usually subduct, and their boundary is marked by a __________, the deepest point in the ocean.mountain peaktrenchMid-Ocean Ridgerift
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?EarthquakesVolcanoesMountainsRift
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?RiftMid-Ocean RidgeIsland ArcFlat land
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?Mid-Ocean RidgeMountainRiftIsland Arc
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?VolcanoMountainsRiftIsland Arc
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is false?Oceanic crust is made of basaltOceanic crust is thinner than continental crustOceanic crust is less dense than continental crustOceanic crust is younger than continental crust
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is false?Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crustContinental crust is younger than oceanic crustContinental crust is made of graniteContinental crust is thicker than oceanic crust
- 41. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is formed...when one tectonic plate sinks below anotherat every type of convergent plate boundaryat every type of divergent plate boundaryat transform boundaries
- 42. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes typically occur _________________.In the middle of tectonic platesonly in Californiaonly in the middle of the oceanalong plate boundaries
- 43. Multiple ChoiceA deep crack in the Earth's crust is called a _______________.canyontrenchfaultplate
- 44. Multiple ChoicePlates move away from one another at ___________ boundaries.divergentconvergenttransormsubmergent
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for a heavier, denser plate sliding under a less dense plate?plate boundarysubmersionaccretionsubduction
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformsubducting
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformsubmergent
- 48. Multiple ChoicePlate movement is caused by ______________.the rotation of the Earthocean tidesconvection currents in the mantlethe moon's gravity
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe crust and the uppermost mantle make up the ________________.lithosphereasthenosphereatmospherehydrosphere
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe plastic-like layer that is located directly under the lithosphere is known as the ____________.lithosphereasthenosphereatmospherephotosphere
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