Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Chapter 1 Test - Inside Earth
Test Description: Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The process that powers plate tectonics is...
A
Conduction
B
Subduction
C
Convection
D
Radiation
2) The layer of the upper mantle that can flow is the...
A
Inner core
B
Asthenosphere
C
Lithosphere
D
Continental crust
3) Two plates collide with each other at...
A
A convergent boundary
B
The boundary between the mantle and the crust
C
A transform boundary
D
A divergent boundary
4) Most scientists rejected Wegener's theory of continental drift because the theory failed to explain...
A
Formation of mountains
B
Climate changes
C
How the continents move
D
Coal deposits in Antarctica
5) The earths outer core is made of basalt and granite...
A
True
B
False
6) When two continental plates converge a rift valley forms?
A
False
B
True
7) The spinning if the asthenosphere, made up of iron and nickel , explains why earth has a magnetic field.......
A
False
B
True
8) Which layer is primarily iron?
A
core
B
crust
C
mantle
9) How do geologists observe Earth's interior?
A
by looking under the layers
B
by studying destructive forces
C
by studying constructive forces
D
by studying seismic waves
10) Where does subduction occur?
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
the lower mantle
C
rift valleys
D
deep ocean trench
11) As you go deeper into Earth the pressure and the temperature both increase.
A
True
B
False
12) Volcanoes usually form....
A
below the surface of a plate
B
where earthquakes are least likely to occur.
C
in the middle of a plate
D
where tectonics plate meet.
13) Which layer has the greatest density?
A
core
B
crust
C
mantle
*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?