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Chapter 3 Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Review for plate techtonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which layer of Earth controls the magnetic field?
A
inner core
B
outer core
C
lithosphere
D
asthenosphere
2) What is the direct evidence gathered by geolgists about Earth's interior?
A
mineral samples
B
rock samples
C
volcanoes
D
seismic waves
3) _____ is when the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
A
radiation
B
conduction
C
convection
D
subduction
4) Two plates slip past each other in opposite directions at this type of boundary.
A
divergent
B
transform
C
convergent
D
tectonic plate
5) Which layer of Earth is under the greatest amount of pressure?
A
inner core
B
crust
C
outer core
D
asthenosphere
6) Which type of rock is oceanic crust mostly made out of?
A
basalt
B
pumice
C
granite
D
obsidian
7) Which of the following landforms can form at a convertgent boundary?
A
rift valley
B
mountain
C
plain
D
trench
8) When you burn your hand on a hot pan, this is an example of which type of heat transfer?
A
conduction
B
radiation
C
subduction
D
convection
9) Which layers of Earth have convection currents?
A
asthenosphere and inner core
B
outer core and inner core
C
lithosphere and asthenosphere
D
lower mantle and outer core
10) Which of the following landforms is formed at a divergent boundary?
A
mountain
B
volcano
C
trench
D
rift valley
11) When molten material rises up during sea-floor spreading, ______ are formed.
A
volcano
B
mid-ocean ridge
C
deep-ocean trench
D
plateau
12) Boiling water is an example of which type of heat transfer?
A
conduction
B
radiation
C
convection
D
subduction
13) Which part of the mantle is made of soft rock that bends like plastic?
A
crust
B
asthenosphere
C
outer core
D
lithosphere
14) As depth increases towards the center of the Earth,
A
heat increases and pressure increases.
B
heat decreases and pressure increases.
C
heat increases and pressure decreases.
D
heat decreases and pressure decreases.
15) Warming your hands in front of a fire, is an example of which type of heat transfer?
A
convection
B
subduction
C
conduction
D
radiation
16) Which layer of Earth is broken into sections called plates?
A
litosphere
B
lower mantle
C
crust
D
astheosphere
17) Which layer of Earth is a dense ball of solid metal?
A
lithosphere
B
inner core
C
asthenopshere
D
outer core
18) Convection currents in the mantle cause
A
all of the aswers listed.
B
continental drift.
C
sea-floor spreading.
D
the plates to move.
19) Geologists gather indirect evidence about Earth's interior by
A
estimating temperature inside Earth.
B
measuring pressure differences at Earth's surface.
C
recording and studying seismic waves.
D
looking a rock samples
20) According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift
A
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
B
the continents moved in the past but not any more.
C
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
D
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
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