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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Please complete the review questions on plate tectonics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is not evidence for plate tectonics?
A
the presence of glaciers
B
the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
C
the correlation of mountains, rocks, minerals, and fossils
D
the formation of mountains such as the Andes and the Himalayas
2) What is the name of the process in which oceanic crust moves apart at mid-ocean ridges due to convection currents in the mantle?
A
convergence
B
seafloor spreading
C
compression
D
subduction
3) Where are rocks generally the oldest?
A
in a subduction zone
B
along a mid-ocean ridge
C
on continental land masses/shorelines
D
in the ocean crust
4) When scientists looked at the polarity of bands of rock on either side of the mid-ocean ridges, what did they find?
A
That there was no pattern
B
that the polarities were at right anles
C
that the patterns of polarity matched up on both sides
D
that the patterns were different
5) What does not happen near a subduction zone?
A
deep-sea trenches are found
B
oceanic crust moves under continental crust
C
seafloor spreading occurs
D
volcanic mountain ranges might be formed nearbby
6) Alfred Wegener proposed the _________________________ in 1912.
A
law of continental configurations
B
continental drift hypothesis
C
theory of plate correlations
D
theory of plate tectonics
7) Which term BEST describes what a plate is made of?
A
lithosphere
B
oceanic crust
C
mantle
D
continental crust
8) What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
A
temperature
B
heat and convection
C
continental drift
D
heat
9) The upper, plastic-like part of Earth that the plates ride on is called the _____.
A
mantle
B
lithosphere
C
crust
D
asthenosphere
10) Which of these is closest to the maximum thickness of a plate?
A
10 km
B
300 km
C
500 km
D
50 km
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