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Dynamic Crust
Test Description: Review for the NYS Regents exam of earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Compared to ocean crust, continental crust is
A
thicker and more dense
B
thinner and more dense
C
thicker and less dense
D
thinner and less dense
2) New ocean crust is created at a
A
subduction zone
B
transform boundary
C
convergent boundary
D
divergent boundary
3) As you move further from a divergent boundary, ocean crust becomes
A
older, cooler, more dense
B
younger, warmer, less dense
C
younger, cooler, more dense
D
older, warmer, less dense
4) Mid-ocean ridges are created at
A
Subduction zones
B
Convergent boundaries
C
Divergent boundaries
D
Transform boundaries
5) Subduction means
A
one plate sliding horizontally past another
B
one plate going under another
C
plates not moving
D
one plate moving away from another
6) Compared to P waves, S waves are
A
Slower and only travel through solid
B
Faster and travel through only solid
C
Faster and travel through solid and liquid
D
Slower and travel through solid and liquid
7) You need this many stations to find the epicenter of an earthquake
A
4
B
3
C
2
D
1
8) Tectonics plates move and we have different plate boundaries due to this process in the asthenosphere.
A
Convection
B
Radioactive Decay
C
Radiation
D
Conduction
9) Mountains are made by plates colliding plates and volcanic activity at
A
transform boundaries
B
divergent boundaries only
C
convergent boundaries only
D
convergent and divergent boundaries
10) We know the outer core is liquid because
A
S waves do not travel through it
B
Neither P waves or S waves travel through it
C
Both P and S waves travel through it
D
P waves do not travel through it
11) We know what the Earth looks like inside by looking at
A
believing anything our earth science teacher says
B
seismic waves
C
digging through it
D
radioactive decay
12) During an earthquake, you should
A
get in an elevator
B
stand next to a really tall, unsecured bookcase full of heavy objects
C
drop, cover (under a sturdy object) and hold on
D
run around screaming help!
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