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- 1. Multiple ChoicePlate movement is caused by _____The rotation of the EarthOcean tidesConvection currents in the mantleThe moon's gravity
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?Supreme ContinentEurasiaPlate tectonicsPangea
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?AsthenosphereLithosphereOuter coreOceanic crust
- 4. Multiple Choice
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.Mantle convection currentsOceanic convection currentsAtmospheric convection currentsSolar convection currents - 5. Multiple ChoiceAt a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way?Tectonic plates move towards each otherTectonic plates slide past each otherTectonic plates move up and downTectonic plates move away from each other
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a tectonic plate?A piece of the Earth's crustA piece of Earth's mantleA piece of Earth's coreA piece of Earth's Moon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.corecrustmantleplates
- 8. Multiple Choice
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
subduction
plate tectonics
deep-ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
- 11. Multiple Choice
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______
transform boundary
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
transform boundary.
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?
Converging
Diverging
Sliding
No movement
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?the name of a German scientistthe name of the super-continent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two types of crust?continental and oceanicocean and basinlower and upperthick and thin
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another is _____________.Convection currentSeismic wavesSea-floor spreadingConduction current
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced?Rift valleyDeep-ocean trenchMid-ocean ridgeTransform bounda
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?SubductionInductionAbductionReduction
- 20. Multiple Choice_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.Convergent boundaryTransform boundaryDivergent boundaryInsurgent boundary
- 21. Multiple Choice_____________ is when two plates move toward each other.Convergent boundaryAllegiant boundaryTransform boundarySliding boundary
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA _____________ is when two plates move past each other in opposite directions.emergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundaryconvergent boundary
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.FissureRift valleySea-floor spreadingFault
- 24. Multiple Choice
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
Earthquake
Volcano Eruption
Tornado
Mountain Building
- 25. Multiple Choice
The tectonic plates float on the
lithosphere
lower mantle
outer core
asthenosphere
- 26. Multiple ChoiceRising magma that results from subduction may produce...fossil layersvolcanic island arcsdeep-sea sedimentseafloor spreading
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?rotationconductionradiationconvection
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the heat source for convection in the mantle?the Crustthe Mantlethe Core
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the cooling source for convection in the mantle?the Crustthe Mantlethe Core
- 30. Multiple ChoiceHot matter is _________ dense and ___________less, sinksless, risesmore, sinksmore, rises
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the Earth that is a solid ball of iron and nickelinner coreouter coremantlecrust
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?crust, outer core, inner core, mantlemantle, outer core, inner core, crustcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantle
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which process builds or makes crust?
sea floor spreading
subduction
earthquakes
shearing
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