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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, plate boundaries, hotspots, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading, subduction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The lithosphere is part of the
A
mantle
B
crust
C
asthenosphere
D
core
2) The layer that supports and moves the tectonic plates is
A
lithosphere
B
asthenosphere
C
core
D
crust
3) The process of one plate sliding under another plate at a convergent boundary is
A
seafloor spreading
B
transformation
C
subduction
D
convection
4) The border between two tectonic plates
A
boundary
B
joint
C
fault
D
border
5) The boundary where two plates come together
A
transform
B
all of the above
C
convergent
D
divergent
6) The boundary where two plates pull apart
A
none of the above
B
convergent
C
divergent
D
transform
7) The boundary where two plates slide past each other
A
uplift
B
divergent
C
transform
D
convergent
8) Volcanoes form at this boundary as plates pull apart
A
transform
B
transform and convergent
C
divergent
D
convergent
9) Mountains form at this boundary as plates push together
A
divergent
B
transform
C
convergent
D
strike slip fault
10) Earthquakes occur at this boundary
A
asthenosphere
B
convergent
C
transform
D
divergent
11) A stationary source of magma located away from a plate boundary
A
hotspot
B
lava dome
C
magma source
D
magma pool
12) The 12,000 mile long chain of underwater mountains that formed at a divergent boundary is
A
Mid-Pacific Ridge
B
subduction
C
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
D
seafloor spreading
13) The Hawaiian Islands are an example
A
convergent boundary
B
hotspot
C
vacation destination
D
transform boundary
14) This process makes new crust at the bottom of the ocean at a divergent boundary
A
seafloor spreading
B
hotspot
C
subduction
D
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
15) Which of the following is not a TYPE of plate boundary?
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
subduction
D
transform
16) Plates continually move a little bit each year
A
Theory of Relativity
B
Law of Plate Tectonics
C
Law of Superposition
D
Theory of Plate Tectonics
17) Plates move on the surface of the Earth because of
A
magma melting
B
hotspots
C
convection
D
convention
18) Hot magma ______ and cool magma _______.
A
sinks; rises
B
rises; sinks
C
rises; rises
D
rises and sinks; only sinks
19) The giant landmass where all continents were connected
A
Pangaea
B
Gondwana
C
Laurasia
D
Pandwana
20) Evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics includes
A
Some continents like Africa and South America seem to fit together like puzzle pieces
B
all are pieces of evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics
C
Pangaea broke apart into smaller landmasses that then continued breaking apart into even smaller landmasses
D
Fossils have been found in locations where the animals do not live
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