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- 1. 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
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of event will occur at this boundary?EarthquakeVolcano EruptionTornadoMountain Building - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of plate boundary is this?PlateDivergentConvergentTransform
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA divergent boundary occurs when plates ....Pull apartCome togetherSlide past each othersubducting
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.
Pangea
Gondwanda
Laurasia
Neverland
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?FossilsMountainsGlaciersSand Erosion
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?EarthquakesVolcanoesMountainsRift Valleys
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?Rift ValleyMid-Ocean RidgeIsland ArcFlat land
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?VolcanoMountainRiftIsland Arc
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?Oxygen and SiliconSilicon and MagnesiumNickel and IronIron and Magnesium
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth?By studying __________radio wavessonar waveslaser wavesseismic waves
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.LithosphereAsthenosphereMesosphereCrust
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.MesosphereAsthenosphereMantleLithosphere
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA giant landmass that existed 200 million years agoWegenerPangaeaArchyopteryxAmmonite
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?The shape of the continentsSimilar fossils found on separate continentsTree fossils found in odd placesAll of the above
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAs you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?The would all increaseThe would all decrease.Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughoutTemperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?Earth's crust becomes a cooler solidEarth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquidEarth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.Earth's outer core becomes warmer
- 18. Multiple ChoiceConvection currents in the mantle are thought to be the driving force behind tectonic movement. At which location do the convection currents cause the plates to diverge?strike-slip faultsubduction zonemid oceanic ridgesfolded mountains.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shows what can occur when two continental plates collide.Which characteristic of the Indian Plate explains why it moves under the Eurasian Plate?It is larger.It is denser.It is molten.It is younger.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What do we call an area where more then two plates interact in different ways
plate boundary zones
hot spots
convergent boundaries
subduction
- 21. Multiple Choice
Huge pieces of the lithosphere
Only continental plates
Only oceanic plates
All plates
- 22. Multiple Choice
New ocean crust is primarily composed of what rock?
Diorite
Obsidian
Quartz
Basalt
- 23. Multiple Choice
Scientist that proposed continental drift
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Albert Einstein
Mr. McEwen
- 24. Multiple Choice
The cyclic flow of mantle rock, where hot magma rises and cold dense lithosphere sinks down
Continental Drift
Whole Mantle Convection
Sea-floor spreading
Half-mantle convection
- 25. Multiple Choice
Scientist who developed the hypothesis of sea-floor spreading
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Mr. Eckstrom
- 26. Multiple Choice
Rising column of hot, solid mantle rock.
Mantle overflow
Magma flow
Core overflow
Mantle Plume
- 27. Multiple Choice
Occur in the mantle and are the basic driving forces for plate motions
Mantle Plumes
Convection Currents
Subduction Zones
Fault Zones
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are the three pieces of evidence for continental drift ?
Fossils, rock types, and convection currents
Fossils, rock types, and ancient climates
Ancient climates, convection currents,and volcanoes
Ancient climates, volcanoes, and mountains.
- 29. Multiple Choice
What is another term for a convergent boundary
Constructive
Neutral
Destructive
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is another term for a divergent boundary?
Constructive
Neutral
Destructive
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