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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer has convection currents?Inner CoreOuter CoreMantleCrust
- 2. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?At plate boundariesin oceansin the middle of continentsin the middle of plates
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen one plate sides under neath another, it _________ and the magma _________.hardens, sinksmelts, sinkshardens, risesmelts, rises
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
divergent
convergent building
convergent subducting
transform
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTransform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?volcanoesdeep sea trenchesunderwater mountain rangesearthquakes
- 6. Multiple Choice
When a plate subducts, what are two formations that can be created?
ridges, and earthquakes
trenches, and volcanoes
mountains and trenches
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is this image...Revolving boundarySan Andreas (Transform)Convergent - 8. Multiple ChoiceA mid-ocean ridge occurs at a ________ plate boundary.transformconvergentdivergent
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?CovergentTransformersDivergentTransform
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Subducting
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
Ridges
Mountain
A peninsula
An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMountains form from ...plates sliding past one anothercollision of platesplates moving away from each other
- 13. Multiple Choice
The area around the Pacific Plate where boundaries form is called...
death ring
fire zone
ring of fire
zone of fire
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?submarine zonedivergence zonesubduction zonelower zone
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does not support the theory of plate tectonics?
different fossils on the same continent
identical fossils on continents
mountain ranges
coastlines fit like a puzzle
- 16. Multiple ChoiceCrack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each otherfaultfissurehanging wallfootwall
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were all created by this boundaryDivergentConvergentReformTransform
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen soil saturated with water loses its durability when pressure or stress is applied.LiquificationLiquefactionTsunamiFlooding
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is evidence for plate tectonics?Matching coal deposits across continents.Matching goal deposits across continents.Matching financial deposits across continents.Matching building deposits across continents.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the supercontinent in Earth's early history?PancakeEurasiaPangaeaPanamerica
- 21. Multiple ChoiceOne piece of evidence we have for the Theory of Plate Tectonics is _______.Fossils don't match upSeafloor spreading causes trenchesMs. Cotich loves puzzlesThe plates fit together like puzzle pieces
- 22. Multiple Choice
When a oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate, it will form
ridges
volcanoes or trenches
mountains
cooling
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
Transform
Convergent (building)
Divergent
Convergent (subducting)
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who is your most favorite science teacher?
Ms. Cotich
Ms. Gee
Ms. Malone
- 25. Multiple ChoicePangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...America, Greenland, and Europe.Antarctica, India, and America.all of Earth’s continents.South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceOne of the fossils Wegener used to support his hypothesis of continental drift wasGlossopterisTrilobiteinsects in tree amberammonite molds
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhere are most divergent boundaries located?Along the middle of most ocean floorsAlong the margins of most continentsAcross the middle of many continentsAll the above options are correct
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....Convergent BoundaryDivergent BoundaryTransform BoundaryPlate Boundary
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?Energy from the SunMagnetic Pole ReversalConvection currents in the mantleFaults in Mountain Ranges
- 30. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergent building
Divergent
Convergent subducting
Transform
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of event will occur at this boundary?EarthquakeVolcano EruptionTornadoMountain Building
- 32. Multiple ChoiceA divergent boundary occurs when plates ....Pull apartCome togetherSlide past each othersubducting
- 33. Multiple Choice
Oceanic ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries
Convergent
Transform
Plate
Divergent
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundaryTransformConvergentDivergent
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhere would the oldest rock be found?LMNO
- 36. Multiple ChoiceHow is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?Crust is destroyed at the same time it is createdNew crust is underwater where it sinksNew crust breaks more easily than old crust
- 37. Multiple ChoiceMountains are created when....Two continental plates collideTwo oceanic plates pull apartAn Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental PlateTwo continental plates pull apart
- 38. 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
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformsubducting
- 40. Multiple Choice
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
divergent
convergent subducting
transform
convergent building
- 41. Multiple Choice
What is the spatial (size) and time (scale) for a LANDSLIDE or DEBRIS FLOW?
small, fast
small, slow
large, fast
large, slow
- 42. Multiple Choice
What is the spatial (size) and time (scale) for a VOLCANIC ERUPTION?
medium, fast
slow, gradual with catastrophic event
medium, gradual with catastrophic event
slow, fast
- 43. Multiple Choice
What is the spatial (size) and time (scale) for a METEOR STRIKE?
medium, fast
slow, gradual with catastrophic event
slow, fast
medium, gradual with catastrophic event
- 44. Multiple Choice
What is the spatial (size) and time (scale) for PLATE MOVEMENT?
medium, fast
large, fast
medium, slow
large, slow
- 45. Multiple Choice
What is the spatial (size) and time (scale) for SEAFLOOR SPREADING?
medium, fast
large, slow
medium, slow
large, fast
- 46. Multiple Choice
What is the spatial (size) and time (scale) for FOSSIL FUEL FORMATION AND EXTRACTION
medium, formation slow, extraction fast
large, formation slow, extraction fast
medium, formation slow, extraction slow
large, formation fast, extraction fast
- 47. Multiple Choice
What do plates move on?
putty
magma
hot water
they don't float
- 48. Multiple Choice
Volcanoes exist, for example, Mt. Ranier. This supports the claim that plates move because...
volcanoes form when magma blasts through the crust.
volcanoes form when one plate subducts under another.
volcanoes were always on Earth.
volcanoes form in the middle of plates.
- 49. Multiple Choice
Rock types match across continents. This supports the claim that plate move location...
the rocks were taken by people to other continents.
the rocks were transported by ocean currents.
the continents must have once been together and have since moved apart.
the rocks formed after the plates moved.
- 50. Multiple Choice
If there is a divergent boundary on one edge of a plate
there is a convergent subduction boundary on the other.
the plate grows bigger.
there is a transform boundary on the other.
there is a divergent boundary on the other too.
- 51. Multiple Choice
Divergent boundaries form
ridges
trenches
mountains
black holes
- 52. Multiple Choice
Convergent subducting boundaries form
ridges
trenches
volcanoes
mountains
- 53. Multiple Choice
Earthquakes occur at
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
all plate boundaries
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