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Test Description: Plate tectonics
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1) A convergent boundary is formed when two tectonic plates meet and push against each other. What type of land form would occur at this type of boundary?
A
Canyon
B
Coastline
C
Mountain
D
Plains
2) Which force causes mountain ranges to form?
A
physical weathering
B
crustal plate movement
C
volcanic eruption
D
glacial drift
3) A student pushes two green clay blocks together to show how mountains can form. Which of these changes would MOST help the student see how mountain building affects sedimentary rocks?
A
using blocks of yellow clay that have dried out
B
using blocks of brown clay that are thicker and shorter
C
using blocks made of many small spheres of pink clay
D
using blocks made of many layers of red and blue clay
4) A student presents a study of geology. Which of the following would be the BEST model to demonstrate the changes that occur when tectonic plates collide?
A
breaking a piece of chalk in half
B
dropping a marble into a box filled with sand
C
forcing two magnets together
D
pushing two blocks of clay together
5) Continental drift is most closely related to
A
plate tectonics
B
river formation
C
soil composition
D
world climate
6) Plate tectonics helps
A
explain the cause of deforestation
B
predict future glacial periods
C
explain the cause of earthquakes
D
the ocean tides
7) Which is the best evidence that continents that are now separated were once joined?
A
Identical plant and animal fossils are found on continents that are now separated.
B
The cultures of the people on separated continents have similar languages.
C
Continents that were once joined now have similar climates.
D
The migratory patterns of wildlife on separated continents are similar.
8) Plate tectonics theory does not explain
A
Earthquakes
B
Mountain building
C
Neap tide
D
Volcanic activity
9) The folding and faulting of rocks is caused by
A
movement of tectonic plates
B
ancient weathering and erosion
C
magnetism
D
sediments deposited by rivers
10) Mountains in the Himalayans are increasing in elevation due to —
A
seafloor spreading
B
transform faulting of a tectonic plate
C
colliding tectonic plates
D
the action of earthquakes
11) Rift valleys form because —
A
a weakness in a tectonic plate is repeatedly filled in with magma
B
one tectonic plate forces itself under another causing tremendous pressure
C
after three tectonic plates come together one of them stops spreading
D
tectonic plates stop moving and weld together in a permanent formation
12) Scientists have observed that when oceanic plates and cotinental plates collide, the oceanic plate is driven under the continental plate. The MOST LIKELY reason for this phenomenon is -
A
he oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate.
B
the convection currents in the mantle.
C
the continental plate is wider than the oceanic plate.
D
water applies a downward force on the oceanic plate.
13) The single massive land mass that broke apart forming continents was known as
A
Europe
B
Greenland
C
Pangea
D
Plate Tectonics
14) The modern model of plate tectonic theory suggests that the continents and the major tectonic plates drift slowly on —
A
the Earth's core
B
the ocean
C
the upper layer of the Earth's mantle
D
the atmosphere
15) According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do activities such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
A
Above the surfaces of plates
B
In the outer regions of plates
C
In the centers of plates
D
Along plate boundaries
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