Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Reform
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
California, Japan, Chile, Nepal, and India have all experienced earthquakes before. What type of plate boundary must be near
Reform
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
Divergent
Convergent
Reform
Transform
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another (Deep Ocean Trenches are found here)
no flex zone
subduction zone
transverse zone
school zone
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
Supreme Continent
N.A.S.E.A.A.A
Wegner World
Pangea
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which direction are the plates moving at a divergent boundary?
moving away from each other
moving towards each other
sliding past each other
they don't move
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which direction are plates moving at a convergent boundary?
away from each other
going towards each other
sliding past each other
they don't move
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which direction are plates moving at a transform boundary?
they are moving away from each other
they are moving towards each other
they are moving past each other
they don't move
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
Volcano
Mountains
Rift
Island Arc
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A subduction zone is formed...
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
at every type of convergent plate boundary
at every type of divergent plate boundary
at transform boundaries
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A. Wegener believed that all the continents were connected at one time. What did he call this one large land mass?
Pancakes
Pangaea
Pancreas
Patches
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
divergent
convergent
transform
strike slip
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Plate movement (plate tectonics) is caused by ______________.
the rotation of the Earth
ocean tides
convection currents in the mantle
the moon's gravity
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Fossils of a particular animal species have been found in both southern Africa and South America but nowhere else. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the reason why?
The fossils evolved into different organisms
The climate changed and became much colder.
In the past, Africa and South America were part of the same continent
In the future, Africa and South America will be part of the same continent.
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
increase
decrease
stay the same
unsure
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Lithosphere
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What type of heat transfer in found in Earth"s mantle?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Nuclear
20. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?
Both the temperature and pressure increase.
Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which statement is true about why the Earth’s inner core is solid?