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8th
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Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following occurs because of convection currents?Tectonic plates on the crust move.The mantle increases in size.Pressure in the crust increases.Pressure in the crust decreases.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?The sunThe crustthe mantlethe core
- 3. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 4. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 5. 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
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat are mid-ocean ridges?A chain of underwater waterfallsA chain of underwater volcanosA chain of underwater mountainsA chain of underwater rocks
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the theory of continental drift state?The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over timeContinents are stationary and do not moveThe Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currentsnone of the above
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis land formation occurs at a divergent continental/ continental boundary.mid ocean ridgedeep ocean trenchpacific hot spotrift valley
- 9. Multiple ChoiceGeologists obtain indirect evidence about Earth's interior by...measuring pressure at the surfacestudying seismic wavesdrilling through each layerestimation of temperature in the layers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did not support continental drift?magnetic striping on the ocean flooridentical fossils on continentsmountain rangescoastlines fit like a puzzle
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?submarine zonedivergence zonesubduction zonelower zone
- 12. Multiple ChoiceDuring sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...along the continentsat the mid ocean ridgesdeep ocean trenchesat north and south poles
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich is true about hotter material in the mantle?more dense, sinksless dense, sinksless dense, risesmore dense, rises
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the Earth is the thinnest?mantleouter coreinner corecrust
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMountains form from ...plates sliding past one anothercollision of platesplates moving away from each other
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundaries occur at X?Divergentconvergenttransformsubducting
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat feature occurs at Y?mid-ocean ridgedeep ocean trenchhot spotrift
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is happening at Z?mid-ocean ridgesubduction zonetransform boundarysea floor spreading
- 19. Multiple ChoiceTransform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?volcanoesdeep sea trenchesunderwater mountain rangesearthquakes
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crust?continental and oceanicocean and basinlower and upperthick and thin
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...closest to a mid-ocean ridgefarthest from a mid-ocean ridgenear the coastlinesclosest to a deep sea trench
- 22. Multiple ChoiceCreated by a divergent boundary.Rocky MountainsMariana TrenchMid Atlantic ridge
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?The name of a German Scientistthe name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 24. Multiple ChoicePlate movement is caused by ______________.the rotation of the Earthocean tidesconvection currents in the mantlethe moon's gravity
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhenever a subduction zone is formed a ______ is formed.MountainIsland ArcRiftVolcano
- 26. 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
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge?IndianDead SeaAtlanticArtic
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy did no one believe Wegener's thoery?He could not explain HOW the continents movedHe didn't have evidenceHis data was wrongHe didn't use the right technology to gather data
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat two specific continents fit together most noticeably?Africa and North AmericaSouth America and EuropeSouth America and AfricaAntartica and Africa
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThese are the first waves released during an earthquakeS wavesSurface WavesP waves
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as atransform boundarydivergent boundaryconvergent boundaryrift valley
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayas are formed because of what kind of plate movement?a continental plate being subducted under anothertwo plates moving aparttwo continental plates collidingtwo plates sliding past one another
- 35. Multiple ChoiceA boundary where two plates pull apart?convergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundaryinsurgent boundary
- 36. Multiple ChoiceA break or crack in the Earth's crust is called a...platefaultfoldcrack
- 37. Multiple ChoiceScientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth'sContinental crustoceanic crustAsthenosphereLithosphere
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crustAsthenosphereMesosphereLithosphereTransosphere
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich crust is thickeroceancontinentalbreadpizza
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere.The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere
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