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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, plate boundaries, hotspots, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading, subduction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The lithosphere is part of the
A
asthenosphere
B
crust
C
core
D
mantle
2) The layer that supports and moves the tectonic plates is
A
asthenosphere
B
lithosphere
C
crust
D
core
3) The process of one plate sliding under another plate at a convergent boundary is
A
seafloor spreading
B
subduction
C
transformation
D
convection
4) The border between two tectonic plates
A
border
B
joint
C
fault
D
boundary
5) The boundary where two plates come together
A
divergent
B
all of the above
C
transform
D
convergent
6) The boundary where two plates pull apart
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
none of the above
D
transform
7) The boundary where two plates slide past each other
A
uplift
B
convergent
C
transform
D
divergent
8) Volcanoes form at this boundary as plates pull apart
A
transform
B
transform and convergent
C
divergent
D
convergent
9) Mountains form at this boundary as plates push together
A
divergent
B
convergent
C
strike slip fault
D
transform
10) Earthquakes occur at this boundary
A
divergent
B
asthenosphere
C
transform
D
convergent
11) A stationary source of magma located away from a plate boundary
A
lava dome
B
magma source
C
magma pool
D
hotspot
12) The 12,000 mile long chain of underwater mountains that formed at a divergent boundary is
A
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
B
subduction
C
Mid-Pacific Ridge
D
seafloor spreading
13) The Hawaiian Islands are an example
A
transform boundary
B
vacation destination
C
hotspot
D
convergent boundary
14) This process makes new crust at the bottom of the ocean at a divergent boundary
A
hotspot
B
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
C
seafloor spreading
D
subduction
15) Which of the following is not a TYPE of plate boundary?
A
transform
B
divergent
C
convergent
D
subduction
16) Plates continually move a little bit each year
A
Theory of Plate Tectonics
B
Law of Plate Tectonics
C
Theory of Relativity
D
Law of Superposition
17) Plates move on the surface of the Earth because of
A
hotspots
B
convention
C
convection
D
magma melting
18) Hot magma ______ and cool magma _______.
A
sinks; rises
B
rises; sinks
C
rises; rises
D
rises and sinks; only sinks
19) The giant landmass where all continents were connected
A
Pandwana
B
Laurasia
C
Pangaea
D
Gondwana
20) Evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics includes
A
Pangaea broke apart into smaller landmasses that then continued breaking apart into even smaller landmasses
B
Some continents like Africa and South America seem to fit together like puzzle pieces
C
all are pieces of evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics
D
Fossils have been found in locations where the animals do not live
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