Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Earth And Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Chapter 11 and 12
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) About how far is it from Earth’s surface to its center?
A
6.4 km
B
64 km
C
6400 km
D
640 km
2) Vibrations that travel through Earth’s interior are known as:
A
seismic waves.
B
crust waves.
C
shock waves.
D
earthquake waves.
3) Earth’s magnetic field is generated by powerful electric waves in the:
A
asthenosphere.
B
outer core.
C
mantle.
D
inner core.
4) Which of the following is the correct order for the layers of Earth from coolest temperature to warmest temperature?
A
Crust, mantle, core
B
c. Core, mantle, crust
C
Mantle, crust, core
D
Mantle, core, crust
5) Less buoyant, denser materials have settled closer to which layer of Earth?
A
Continental crust
B
Core
C
Oceanic crust
D
Lithosphere
6) The continental crust floats ____________________ in the mantle than the oceanic crust.
A
inside
B
higher
C
lower
D
outside
7) The ____________________ includes the crust and a thin part of the mantle
A
lithoshpere
B
asthensoshpere
C
outer core
D
continental crust
8) The lower part of the upper mantle is called the ____________________.
A
outer core
B
lithoshpere
C
continental crust
D
asthensoshpere
9) Which answer describes oceanic crust?
A
Thickest crust, very dense, and mostly made of basalt.
B
Thinnest crust, light density and made of andesite and granite.
C
Thinnest crust, very dense, and mostly made of basalt.
D
Thickest crust, light density and made of pegmatite.
10) Which answer describes continental crust?
A
Thinnest crust, light density and made of andesite and granite.
B
Thickest crust, very dense, and mostly made of basalt.
C
Thickest crust, light density and made of pegmatite.
D
Thinnest crust, very dense, and mostly made of basalt.
11) . ____ was the scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift.
A
Alfred Wegener
B
Isaac Newton
C
Charles Darwin
D
a. CHarry Hess
12) The process by which new ocean floor is created and causes the continents to “drift” is:
A
Subduction
B
Sea-floor spreading
C
Convection
D
Converging
13) Subduction of a plate is caused by:
A
heating followed by older plate going under into the mantle.
B
heating followed by the older plate going above the mantle.
C
cooling followed by the older plate going above the mantle.
D
cooling followed by older plate going under into the mantle.
14) The ancient supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago is called ____________________.
A
Pangea
B
Continental Drift
C
Continental Spread
D
Pandemic
15) ____________________ boundaries are located where two plates are colliding into each other
A
Transform
B
Divergent
C
Fault
D
Converent
16) ____________________ boundaries are located where two plates are going in opposite directions.
A
Divergent
B
Tranform
C
Convergent
D
Fault
17) Volcanic eruptions occur at both _____ and _____ boundaries but NOT at _____ boundaries.
A
Divergent, Subduction but not Convergent
B
Convergent, Divergent but not Transform.
C
Transform, Convergent but not Divergent
D
Convergent, Transform but not Divergent
18) The valley that forms on the ocean floor where ocean plates collide is known as a(n) _____________.
A
rift valley
B
continent
C
sea-floor spreading
D
deep ocean trench
19) How the Hawaiian Islands were formed?
A
A rising mantle plume caused a volcanic eruption.
B
An oceanic plate slide against another plate.
C
Oceanic plates collided with continental plate.
D
Two continental plates separated.
20) In the Atlantic ocean, the plates are diverging. What land form is being created?
A
Volcanoes
B
A rise
C
Mid ocean ridge
D
Deep ocean trench
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?