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- 1. Multiple Choice
Name the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary - 2. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCreated by a divergent boundary.Rocky MountainsMariana TrenchMid Atlantic ridge
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMountains form from ...plates sliding past one anothercollision of platesplates moving away from each other
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe source for convection currents in the mantle comes from these layers...inner core and crustouter core and crustmantle and crustouter core and mantle
- 6. 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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...death ringfire zonering of firezone of fire
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAssociated with transform boundaries.Volcanoesmountainstrenchesearthquakes
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge?IndianDead SeaAtlanticArtic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a type of volcano?CinderShieldCompositieExplosive
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces amid ocean ridgedeep ocean trenchrift valleymountain range
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTransform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?volcanoesdeep sea trenchesunderwater mountain rangesearthquakes
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat drives tectonic plate movement?gravitycoriolis effectconvection currentsthe earth's magnetic core
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crust?continental and oceanicocean and basinlower and upperthick and thin
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat forms when an oceanic and continental plate converge?island arcsfolded mountainsvolcanic mountainsrift valleys
- 16. Multiple ChoiceLarge pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around are called?sectionsplatesland massesfaults
- 17. Multiple ChoiceName the three types of plate boundaries.convergent, divergent, transformconvergent, divergent, transformersdivergent, insurgent, allegientconduction, convection, radiation
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?EarthquakesVolcanoesMountainsRift
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between a continental and oceanic plate?Folded MountainsVolcanoes MountainMid-Ocean RidgeRift
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?RiftMid-Ocean RidgeIsland ArcFlat land
- 21. 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
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIdentify each layer - #19.mantlelithosphereinner coreouter core
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIdentify each layer - #20.mantleasthenosphereinner coreouter core
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIdentify each layer - #15.LithosphereMantleCrustAsthenosphere
- 25. Multiple ChoiceLarge pieces of lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are calledCrust platesTectonic platesMantle piecesCore plates
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe hypothesis that land masses spread apart from each other and have done so in the past is known asDivergent Plate BoundaryTensionUpliftContinental drift
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe layer of rock between the Earth's crust and coreInner CoreOuter CoreCrustMantle
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the layers of the Earth from the inside out in order?inner core, outer core, mantle, crustcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantlemantle, inner core, crust, outer core
- 29. Multiple ChoiceMany earthquakes happen along the borders of...CountriesTectonic PlatesClimate ZonesNone of the above.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Richter scale measures:the amount of radon gas releasedthe movement of platesthe strength of an earthquakethe weight of tectonic plates
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"AtlanticIndianArcticPacific
- 32. Multiple ChoiceAn instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is aseismogramfocus seismic mapfocusseismograph
- 33. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.tornadoestsunamislighteninghailstorms
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred is called a(n)faultearthquakeepicentervolcano
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich Plate Boundary does the picture illustrate?Spreading BoundaryFault BoundaryColliding BoundarySeismic Boundary
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat Geologic Activity is occurring in this picture?Sea-floor SpreadingVolcano formingEarthquakeMountain building
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example ofvolcanoes forming over a hot spotvolcanoes forming along a plate boundarythe Ring of Firecontinental drift
- 38. Multiple ChoiceAn erupting volcano can cause...rainother disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.dragon attacksan early Christmas
- 39. Multiple Choice
The study of earthquakes is called _______
Volcanology
Seismology
Biology
Geology
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence did Wegener use in his theory?Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle piecesglacier scars and evidence from temperaturemountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continentsall of the above
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