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Plate Tectonics
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1) New material is created at which of these types of plate boundaries?
A
divergent and convergent
B
convergent
C
divergent
D
transform
2) Material is destroyed at which of these types of plate boundaries?
A
divergent and convergent
B
transform
C
convergent
D
divergent
3) When two plates of the same density collide, what will most likely happen?
A
The smaller plate will go under the larger one.
B
A mountain range will form.
C
The larger plate will go under the smaller one.
D
A transform plate boundary will form.
4) The Himalayas formed when ________________.
A
lots of volcanoes erupted
B
a transform fault formed
C
one plate submerged
D
two plates collided
5) A geologic term for
A
correlation
B
subduction
C
paleomagnetism
D
configuration
6) Which BEST describes the ages of the rocks on opposite sides of, and the same distance from, a seafloor spreading center?
A
There is no way to compare the two ages.
B
The rocks farthest from a continent are younger.
C
The rocks are the same age
D
The rocks closes to a continent are younger
7) What causes the seafloor to move apart at a seafloor spreading center?
A
continental drift
B
paleomagnetism
C
denisty
D
convection currents
8) Which mountain range formed in a similar way to the Andes of South America?
A
Himalayas
B
Cascades
C
Rockies
D
Hawaiian Islands
9) Who proposed the continental drift hypothesis in 1912?
A
Sagan
B
Wegener
C
Darwin
D
Wallace
10) What are the driving forces behind plate tectonics?
A
heat and convection
B
temperature and continental drift
C
heat and continental drift
D
continental drift and convection
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