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Oceans And Earth's Interior
Test Description: Oceans, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Review Game
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) According to the Earth Science Reference Tables , the temperature of rock located 1,000 kilometers below the Earth's surface is about
A
2,800 C
B
3,200 C
C
1,400 C
D
4,000 C
2) The thinnest section of the Earth's crust is found beneath
A
Mountain regions
B
The oceanic crust
C
Coastal plains
D
The continental crust
3) Which of the following is NOT a type of volcanic magma?
A
Felsic
B
Intermediate
C
Mafic
D
Recrystallized
4) Viscosity is
A
The study of volcanoes
B
A property of the salinity of ocean water
C
A material's resistance to flow
D
The energy transfer from a cooler object to a warmer object
5) In which ares are volcanoes least likely to coour
A
Subduction zones
B
Hot spots
C
Mountains
D
Spreading centers
6) The occurrence of high-heat flows at the ridge center provides evidence of the
A
Existence of ancestral mountains
B
Existence of rising mantle convection currents
C
Destruction of oceanic crust
D
Destruction of continental crust
7) Mid-ocean ridges (rifts) normally form where tectonic plates are
A
Stationary
B
Converging
C
Diverging
D
Moving past each other
8) Which Layer of Earth is the thickest?
A
The outer core
B
The mantle
C
The crust
D
The atmosphere
9) Which of the following is not a type of plate boundary?
A
Divergent
B
Transform
C
Convergent
D
Shear zone
10) seafloor spreading has been proved because of
A
Plate tectonics
B
Magnetic anomalies
C
Earthquakes
D
Slab pull
11) Spring tides happen when
A
The Sun and the moon are parallel with respect to Earth
B
Closest to Earth
C
Farthest from Earth
D
The Sun and the moon are perpindicular with respect to to Earth
12) Ehich parameter does not affect global oceanic circulation
A
Subduction
B
Pressure differences
C
Variations in salinity
D
Differences in temperature
13) Volcanoes are associated with what kind of plate boundary?
A
Transform plate boundaries
B
Convergent plate boundaries
C
Divergent plate boundaries
D
All of the above
14) Large-Scale Plate Movemtnts occur because of
A
Convection cells in the mantle
B
The differenc ebetween high and low pressure cells on Earth
C
Conduction currents in the mantle
D
Convection cells in the atmosphere
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