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- 1. Multiple Choice
These are common in Los Angeles because we are close to a transform plate boundary
Earthquake
High Tide
Low Tide
Winds
- 2. Multiple Choice
Earths outer layer is made up of:
Continents and Oceans
Mantle
Hard, Solid Rock
Water
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
Oceans
Gravity
Mantle
Wind
- 4. Multiple Choice
Earth's outer layer is broken up into...
Bowls
Continents
Rocks
Plates
- 5. Multiple Choice
A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
Cross Section
Model
Fossil
System
- 6. Multiple Choice
An oceanic trench is caused by what kind of plate boundary?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Mid-Ocean ridge is an underwater mountain range formed from what type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
- 8. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which one of these can serve as evidence for plate boundary movement?
Fossils
Mountains
Earthquakes
All
- 12. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary is this an example of?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
- 13. Multiple Choice
How fast do tectonic plates move?
About 100 miles/year
About 1 mile/day
About 10 cm/year
About 1 cm/day
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes what Earth’s outer layer is like underneath the surface in the image?
Underneath both the ocean and land the Earth is made of water
Underneath both the ocean and land the Earth is hard, solid rock
Underneath the land is rock. Underneath the ocean the Earth is water
Underneath the ocean and land is sand and water.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which diagram shows what happened between the two plates as they moved away from each other?
A
B
C
D
- 16. Multiple Choice
If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?
A
B
C
D
- 17. Multiple Choice
The San Andreas fault line that runs nearby LA causes a lot of earthquakes. It is a...
Divergent plate boundary
Transform plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary (continental & oceanic)
Convergent plate boundary (continental & continental)
- 18. Multiple Choice
How could these fossils be found in both South Africa and India?
India and South Africa are on different plates. They were separated from many earthquakes and volcanic activity over time.
India and South Africa are on different plates. They floated away from each other across the ocean.
India and South Africa are on different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.
India and South Africa are on different plates. Suddenly, many years ago, they split apart to where they are now.
- 19. Multiple Choice
A team of geologists wants to study hard, solid rock under the surface of Earth. The team is considering drilling down in Saudi Arabia (1) or in the Arabian Sea (2). Where will the geologists find hard, solid rock?
Only in Saudi Arabia (1)
Only in the Arabian Sea (2)
neither, because they would find sand in (1) and water in (2)
Both (1) and (2)
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which one describes the consistency of the asthenosphere (top layer of mantle)?
Hard solid
Hot liquid
Soft solid
Water
- 21. Multiple Choice
Where can you find a trench?
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Anywhere
- 22. Multiple Choice
Where can you find mountains?
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Where it's cold
- 23. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundaries cause earthquakes?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
All types
- 24. Multiple Choice
At what type of boundary can you find a mid-ocean ridge?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subduction Zone
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