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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the pieces of broken parts of the Earth’s surface are called?A.Tectonic ridgesB. Tectonic platesC. EarthquakesD. I'm not sure.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the part of the Earth we live on is called?CrustMantleAsthenosphereCore I
I'm not sure. - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to temperature as you go deeper into the Earth?The temperature increasesThe temperature decreasesThe temperature doesn't changeI'm not sure.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the physical layer of rigid tectonic plates called?CrustLithosphereAsthenosphereMantle
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen two pieces of seafloor crust move away from each other what is it called?Ozone depletionOceanic spreadingContinental driftSeafloor spreading
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow does the density of a subducting plate compare to the plate on the top?The subducting plate is less denseThe subducting plate is more denseThe subducting plate has the same density.I'm not sure.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich plate boundaries move toward each other?TransformDivergentConvergentI'm not sure.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of fault is the San Andreas Fault?TransformConvergentDivergentI'm not sure.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Mid Atlantic Ridge is an example of what type of boundary?TransformConvergentDivergentI'm not sure.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy does magma rise to the surface of the Earth?It is less dense than surrounding rock.It is more dense than surrounding rock.Magma doesn't rise.I'm not sure.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich rock make oceanic lithospheric plates?BasaltGraniteLimestoneI'm not sure.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate is more dense?OceanicContinentalI'm not sure.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich seismic wave is fastest and has a push and pull compressional motion?Surface WaveS-WaveP-WaveI'm not sure.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich seismic wave produces the most damage?Surface WavesS-WavesP-WavesI'm not sure.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy can’t S – Waves travel through the outer core?The outer core is solid.The outer core is liquid.The core is too deep.I'm not sure.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a break in the Earth’s crust where masses of rock slide past each other is called?TrenchFaultFocusI'm not sure.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a volcano that occurs in the middle of a tectonic plate is called?Cinder ConeIntra-VolcanoHot SpotI'm not sure.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIf you map the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes, what would you outline?Outline plate boundariesOutline continentsOutline oceansI'm not sure.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the instrument that geologists use to record earthquake waves?AnemometerSeismographBarometer
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Iceland have both earthquakes and volcanoes?It is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.It is located on the San Andreas Fault.It is located on a convergent plate boundary.I'm not sure.
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