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Plate Tectonics Chap 1
Test Description: Plate tectonics review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A ____________boundary is when two plates push together
A
continental
B
convergent
C
transform
D
divergent
2) A _______ boundary is when two plates pull apart.
A
convergent
B
transform
C
continental
D
divergent
3) A divergent boundary will cause a ________ to form
A
tornado
B
mountain
C
rift valley
D
volcano
4) When two oceanic plates collide the _________ dense layer sinks or subducts below.
A
more
B
less
5) Wegener's theory of continental drift was supported by the following evidence..
A
similar fossils on South America and Africa
B
Similar rock layers on North America and Africa
C
Puzzle fit of the continents
D
all of the choices
6) The inner core is made of
A
liquid rock
B
solid metal
C
solid rock
D
liquid metal
7) Which layer of the earth is the hottest?
A
crust
B
mantle
C
inner core
D
outer core
8) Which layer of the earth is home to life on earth?
A
outer core
B
mantle
C
inner core
D
crust
9) Which layer contains convection currents which cause the plates to move?
A
outer core
B
mantle
C
crust
D
inner core
10) A mid ocean ridge or underwater mountain occurs at a
A
normal boundary
B
transform boundary
C
divergent boundary
D
convergent boundary
11) When 2 continental plates collide a ______________is formed.
A
oceanic-oceanic subduction
B
oceanic-continental subduction
C
divergent boundary
D
continental -continental collsion
12) A _______________________ boundary occurs when the plates slide past each other.
A
divergent
B
normal
C
transform
D
convergent
13) What geologic event will occur at a transform boundary?
A
mid ocean ridge
B
earthquake
C
volcano
D
mountain building
14) Who wrote the Theory of Continental Drift?
A
Albert Einstein
B
Isaac Newton
C
Jeffrey Pitillo
D
Alfred Wegener
15) The least dense layer of the earth is the _______.
A
crust
B
inner core
C
outer core
D
mantle
16) A _________ formed the Hawaiian Islands
A
continental -continental collision
B
oceanic subduction
C
hot spot
D
oceanic-continental subduction
17) The Hawaiian Hot spot is located in the middle of the
A
North American Plate
B
Eurasian Plate
C
Pacific Plate
D
Nazca Plate
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