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Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Earth science review of heat transfer, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Much of the indirect evidence about Earth's internal structure comes from these.
A
ocean currents
B
drill sites
C
behavior of seismic waves
D
rotation of Earth and the other planets
2) The layer of Earth on which we live is called _____
A
crust
B
mantle
C
inner core
D
outer core
3) The upper layer of the mantle and the crust form this rigid layer.
A
lithosphere
B
asthenosphere
C
cuticle
D
core
4) This layer of the mantle has the texture of softened tar.
A
asthenosphere
B
lithosphere
C
core
D
epidermis
5) True or false- Heat energy moves from hot substances to cooler substances.
A
false
B
true
6) What kind of heat transfer occurs when objects are in direct contact?
A
convection
B
transpiration
C
conduction
D
radiation
7) This heat transfer is by currents within a fluid.
A
conduction
B
convection
C
radiation
D
sublimation
8) Who developed the idea of Continental Drift?
A
Alfred Wegener
B
Robert Ballard
C
Harry Hess
D
J. Tuzo Wilson
9) Why was Continental Drift not accepted by other scientists?
A
only fossil evidence was provided
B
the scientists was a known crack pot
C
there no proof that continents were once touching
D
no mechanism was provided
10) What is the mid ocean ridge?
A
a vent of heated water
B
an underwater chain of volcanic mountains
C
a scientific research vessel
D
deep trenches near Japan
11) What theory was proposed by Harry Hess?
A
Continental Drift
B
heliocentrism
C
Plate Tectonics
D
Sea Floor Spreading
12) Which of these is NOT evidence of sea floor spreading?
A
South America fits next to Africa.
B
Rocks increase in age as you get further from the mid ocean ridge.
C
There is molten material emerging from the mid ocean ridge.
D
There are matching magnetic stripes on the ocean floor.
13) What process occurs at trenches?
A
Underwater mountains are created.
B
The sea floor spreads.
C
Older oceanic rock sinks into the mantle.
D
New ocean floor is created.
14) Who combined and sea floor spreading into Continental Drift one theory called Plate Tectonics?
A
Ptolemy
B
Harry Hess
C
Alfred Wegener
D
J. Tuzo Wilson
15) What is believed to be the mechanism that moves the crustal plates?
A
radiation from the Sun
B
the plates do not move.
C
ocean water currents
D
convection currents in the mantle
16) What kind of boundary is found at the mid-ocean ridge?
A
divergent
B
transform
C
nonbinding
D
convergent
17) What kind of plate boundary created the Himalayan Mountains?
A
transform
B
convergent
C
international
D
divergent
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