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Chapter 16 - Part 2
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1) What is the idea that all continents were part of one big landmass?
A
continental drift
B
continental theory
C
oceanic theory
D
oceanic drift
2) What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
A
a collision
B
a rift zone
C
a mid-oceanic ridge
D
a boundary
3) New oceanic lithosphere forms as a result of
A
continental drift
B
sea-floor spreading
C
reverse polarity
D
normal polarity
4) The sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations is called
A
uplift
B
magnetic reversal
C
folding
D
subsidence
5) The bending of rock layers because of stress in the earth's crust is called
A
uplift
B
subsidence
C
folding
D
magnetic reversal
6) What do scientists use the global positioning system for?
A
to make images of tectonic plates
B
to locate fossils
C
to measure the Earth's thickness
D
to measure tectonic plate motion
7) Magnetic reversals have helped to support
A
the age of the Earth
B
the theory of Gondwana
C
sea-floor spreading
D
the theory of Pangaea
8) The breaking of rock layers in earth's crust is called
A
subsidence
B
uplift
C
faulting
D
folding
9) A possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is
A
earthquakes
B
oceans
C
sea-floor spreading
D
convection
10) Sea-floor spreading occurs at which type of boundary?
A
divergent
B
transform
C
convergent
D
normal
11) A CHANGE in rock layers due to compression or tension is called
A
subsidence
B
uplift
C
sea floor spreading
D
deformation
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