Plate Tectonics Test Review

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do we call a mountain chain on the ocean floor?

seafloor spreading

mid ocean ridge

tectonic plate

subduction

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Warm, less dense magma __________ in the mantle.

rises

sink

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the name of the fossil found on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean?

Glossopteris

Lystrosaurus

Mesosaurus

Tyrannosaurus Rex

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do we call it when magnetic north changes places with magnetic south?

magnetic reversals

seafloor spreading

magnetic minerals

magnetosphere

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which layer does convections occur?

lithosphere

inner core

outer core

mesosphere

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the name of the supercontinents in the theory of continental drift?

Gondwana

Laurasia

Pangaea

Panthalassa

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why was Wegener's theory not accepted when he proposed it?

He could not explain how and why the continents moved.

He could not explain how the Mesosaurus got on Africa

He was not a geologist.

He could not explain coal beds in Antarctica.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the Glossopteris?

a land mammal

a tree fern

a swimming reptile

a continent

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mechanism for plate movement is the most important?

convection

ridge push

slab pull

seafloor spreading

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Cooler, more dense magma ________ in the mantle.

rises

sinks

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the process of adding new crust at a mid-ocean ridge?

convection

subduction

seafloor spreading

earthquake

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which plate boundary is where crust is destroyed?

divergent plate boundary

convergent plate boundary

transform plate boundary

convection

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of convergent plate boundary do volcanoes occur?

oceanic, continental

oceanic, oceanic

continental, continental

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which plate boundary is new crust added?

transform plate boundary

convergent plate boundary

divergent plate boundary

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

At which plate boundary does subduction occur?

convergent

divergent

transform

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What happens to the age of the ocean floor as you move away from the mid-ocean ridge?

it gets younger

it stays the same

it gets older

it hardens and doesn't move

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of convergent plate boundary produces mountains?

oceanic, oceanic

continental, continental

continental, oceanic

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where do mid-ocean ridges form?

at a convergent plate boundary

at a transform plate boundary

at a divergent plate boundary

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a large slab of earth's crust and rigid upper mantle called?

mountain

plate boundary

ocean

tectonic plate

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which plate boundary do plates slide past each other horizontally?

divergent plate boundary

transform plate boundary

convergent plate boundary

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of convergent plate boundary do the deepest trenches occur?

oceanic, oceanic

continental, oceanic

continental, continental

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What theory states that the continents were once part of one large landmass, that over time broke into pieces and drifted apart?

plate tectonics

seafloor spreading

continental drift

convection

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which plate boundary is crust NOT created or destroyed?

transform plate boundary

convergent plate boundary

divergent plate boundary

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What mechanism causes older crust to be moved away from the mid-ocean ridge?

ridge push

slab pull

convection

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What process occurs in the mantle where heat energy is moved from an area of low density to an area of high density?

slab pull

convection

ridge push

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What process is pulling older, more dense oceanic crust into the mantle?

seafloor spreading

convection

subduction

magnetic reversals

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What theory states that the Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into section called plates?

plate tectonics

continental drift

seafloor spreading

subduction theory

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?

transform plate boundary

convergent plate boundary

divergent plate boundary

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The San Andreas Fault is what type of plate boundary?

convergent plate boundary

transform plate boundary

divergent plate boundary

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where would you most likely have an earthquake, volcano, mountain building or trenches occur?

along plate boundaries

in the middle of the plate

on top of a continent

away from populated areas

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of evidence supports coal beds and fern trees on Antarctica?

animal fossils

magnetic minerals

geologic

climate

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In an oceanic, oceanic convergent plate boundary, which plate is the one that sink?

the plate boundary on the left

the younger plate boundary

the older plate boundary

both plate boundaries sink

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do continental, continental convergent plate boundaries buckle to form mountains?

they are the same density

they are different densities

they are not in the ocean

they are both in the middle of a continent

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