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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the processes that have been claimed to explain the movement of earths tectonic plates
placing two pieces of cardboard over a layer of shaving cream and pushing them together
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
mantle,convection ridge push and slab pull
they became increasingly older
- 2. Multiple Choice
Molten magma rises cools and falls in the mantle of the earths interior What type of heat transfer does this describes
radiation
convection
conduction
all
- 3. Multiple Choice
what caused the formation of the mountain ranges on the west coast of north and south america
a subduction zone
earthquakes
volcanoes
collision of lithosphere tec plates
- 4. Multiple Choice
witch model best describes the scientific theory of tectonics plates
mid ocean ridges
placeing two peices of cardboard over a layer of shaveing cream and pushing them together
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
push and a slab ull
- 5. Multiple Choice
which of these geologic areas is where rock is recycled by one tectonic plate slideing underneath another tectonic plate
sea floor spreading
fault
pangaea
a subduction zone
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best decribes the relationship between continental drift and plate tectontics
the transfer of energy from a region
plate tenocs helped explain how continental drift occured
collision of lithosphere
Aand B
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is happening to the rocks on either side of the mid ocean ridge as they get farther and farther from the edge
they become decreasingly younger
a volcano will erupt
they become incresingly older
the mantle cracks
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is causeing the convection currents in earths mantle
the transfer of energy from a region of lower energy to a region of higher energy
transfer of lava
hot spot
fault
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why are volcanoes so common in mountain ranges such as the andes
the andes region was located on two crystal plates
the andes region is tranformed into divergent boundary
the andes region is to close to the ridge there fore it gets older
the andes region are in a region where crustal plate is moving under another plate which causes volcano formation
- 10. Multiple Choice
which features are commonly formed at the plate boundaries where continental crust converges with oceanic crust
the trench are moving away from eachother
the trench will be come younger and start over
a deep ocean trench and continental volcanic mountain range near the coast
a deep trench will fall off earth serface
- 11. Multiple Choice
which of the following statements does the word theory mean scientific theory
what the scienctist expect to happen
the plate tectonic theory explains that earths outer layer is made up of large moving peices called plates
the oposit of there opinion
a guess that has something to do with science
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is occuring at the san andreas fault in calofornia that result in earthquakes?
two tectonic plates slideing past each other
transform boundary
sea floor spreading
two plates bumping into eachother
- 13. Multiple Choice
The nazca plate and antarctic plate are moving away from eachother ehich feature is likely to form at this splate boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
mid ocean ridge
divergent boundary
- 14. Multiple Choice
why are no earthquakes recorded in the interrior of the continent of africa
because it forms things that are harmful
because it is dangerous
because other people are scared to record it
the entire continent is located on a single continental tectonic plate
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which geologic events occur most often at a mod oceanic ridge plate boundary
hotspot
volcano
earthquakes
B and C
- 16. Multiple Choice
which statement best explains why eartquakes occur more frequently in california than florida
california is located on the boundary of two crustal plates but florida is not
there are no volcanoes in florida
because the people in florida is more calm
because florida volcano is lazy
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