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- 1. Multiple Choice6.10A-1
How have scientists been able to study Earth's mantle?In some places, Earth's crust thins enough to see mantle.Earth's surface heat warms te crust turning it into mantle.Cooling crust material becomes mantle over time.In some places, Mantle rock pushes to Earths surface. - 2. Multiple Choice6.10A-2
Which layer of Earth extends from below the mantle to the center of Earth?Continental crustCoreOceanic CrustMantle - 3. Multiple Choice6.10A-3
Madison and Jorge constructed the model of Earth shown. What would be the correct order of layers from the outside of Earth to the inside.outer core, inner core, crust, mantlecrust, mantle, inner core, outer corecrust, mantle, outer core, inner coremantle, outer core, inner core, crust - 4. Multiple Choice6.10C-1
Which plate borders the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?Cocos PlateNazca PlatePacific PlateAfrican Plate - 5. Multiple Choice
6.10C-2
Ali is about to conduct a field investigation about plate tectonics. She wants to study a plate made almost entirely of dense rock. Look at the diagram above. Which plate would be a good choice for Ali to study.Eurasian PlatePacific PlateNorth American PlateSouth American Plate - 6. Multiple Choice6.10C-3
On the map shown, note the two active volcanoes located to the west of the North America that are not near a plate boundary. Which tectonic plate are these volcanoes located on?Eurasian PlatePacific PlateAustralian PlateAfrican Plate - 7. Multiple Choice6.10C-3
Geologists have measured the movement between location during field investigations of plate tectonics and created from their data the chart shown. Positive numbers show that locations are moving apart and negative number show that the distance between the locations is getting smaller. Which of the following sets of locations must be on separate plates that share a divergent boundary?Hawaii and JapanFlorida and GermanyGalapagos Islands and South AmericaHawaii and Alaska - 8. Multiple Choice6.10D-1
The majority of volcanoes are located in the Pacific Ocean in an area called the Ring of Fire. How is the location of volcanoes in the Ring of Fire related to tectonic plate boundaries?Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are located at hot spotsMost volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are located along a mid-ocean Ridge.There is no consistent pattern in the location of volcanoes in the Ring of Fire.Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are located where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate. - 9. Multiple Choice6.10D-2
Which of the following is not explained by plate tectonics?earthquakesmountain buildingfloodsvolcanoe - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundary is the San Andreas fault?Divergent BoundaryConvergent BoundaryTransform BoundaryStrike-Slip Boundary
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTectonic plates move very slowly. If a tectonic plate moves 3 cm per year, how many years would it take for the plate to move 3 meters?Calculate your answerCalculate your answer
- 12. Multiple ChoicePractice Test A-8
Large Mountain ranges are formed at convergent boundaries. What type of deformation occurs when two tectonic plates collide and are squeezed together?foldingtensionstrike-slip faultingnormal faulting - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags