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Oceans And Earth's Interior
Test Description: Oceans, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Review Game
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) According to the Earth Science Reference Tables , the temperature of rock located 1,000 kilometers below the Earth's surface is about
A
3,200 C
B
4,000 C
C
2,800 C
D
1,400 C
2) The thinnest section of the Earth's crust is found beneath
A
Coastal plains
B
The continental crust
C
Mountain regions
D
The oceanic crust
3) Which of the following is NOT a type of volcanic magma?
A
Felsic
B
Recrystallized
C
Mafic
D
Intermediate
4) Viscosity is
A
The energy transfer from a cooler object to a warmer object
B
The study of volcanoes
C
A property of the salinity of ocean water
D
A material's resistance to flow
5) In which ares are volcanoes least likely to coour
A
Hot spots
B
Mountains
C
Spreading centers
D
Subduction zones
6) The occurrence of high-heat flows at the ridge center provides evidence of the
A
Destruction of oceanic crust
B
Existence of rising mantle convection currents
C
Existence of ancestral mountains
D
Destruction of continental crust
7) Mid-ocean ridges (rifts) normally form where tectonic plates are
A
Moving past each other
B
Diverging
C
Stationary
D
Converging
8) Which Layer of Earth is the thickest?
A
The crust
B
The outer core
C
The atmosphere
D
The mantle
9) Which of the following is not a type of plate boundary?
A
Shear zone
B
Transform
C
Convergent
D
Divergent
10) seafloor spreading has been proved because of
A
Slab pull
B
Earthquakes
C
Magnetic anomalies
D
Plate tectonics
11) Spring tides happen when
A
The Sun and the moon are perpindicular with respect to to Earth
B
Farthest from Earth
C
Closest to Earth
D
The Sun and the moon are parallel with respect to Earth
12) Ehich parameter does not affect global oceanic circulation
A
Subduction
B
Differences in temperature
C
Variations in salinity
D
Pressure differences
13) Volcanoes are associated with what kind of plate boundary?
A
Transform plate boundaries
B
Convergent plate boundaries
C
Divergent plate boundaries
D
All of the above
14) Large-Scale Plate Movemtnts occur because of
A
Conduction currents in the mantle
B
Convection cells in the mantle
C
Convection cells in the atmosphere
D
The differenc ebetween high and low pressure cells on Earth
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