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Ch. 6 Test Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Test 1 for 2nd Nine Weeks
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Most tectonic plates are made of
A
parts of earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere
B
the crust and very top of mantle
C
Continental crust and oceanic crust
D
the rigid, upper mantle and part of the asthenospere
2) Subduction occurs
A
when two oceanic plates pull apart
B
when an oceanic plate and another plate converge
C
when two continental plates converge
D
along a transform boundary in the ocean
3) Earth's inner core and outer core are both
A
parts of the molten asthenosphere
B
made of hot metals
C
completely solid spheres
D
parts of the earths rigid lithosphere
4) What happens during a continental-continental collision
A
island arcs form parallel to a trench
B
mountains with volcanic peaks form
C
Folded mountain belts form
D
one plate sinks below the other plate
5) Island arcs, like the islands of Japan, form when two
A
oceanic plates scrape past each other
B
continental plates converge
C
continental plates scrape past each other
D
oceanic plates converge
6) Crust is neither formed or destroyed along
A
convergent boundaries
B
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
C
oceanic-continental boundaries
D
transform boundaries
7) Which of the following causes plate movement
A
convection currents in the lithosphere
B
ridge push, slab pull, and convection in the asthenosphere
C
ride push, slab pull, and convection in the lithosphere
D
convection currents in the core
8) The alps are forming as a result of the European and the African plates pushing against each other. This is an example of
A
oceanic-continental collision
B
continental-continental collision
C
oceanic-continental subduction
D
oceanic-oceanic subduction
9) Many scientist rejected continental drift when it was first proposed because
A
reversals in earths magnetic field had not occured yet
B
Wegnear had no evidence to expalin the existence of Pangea
C
studies of the ocean floor revealed its younger age
D
Wegner could not explain how earth's continents moved
10) Which of these did Wegner use to support continental drift
A
convection currents in the lithosphere
B
spreading on the ocean floor
C
magnetic reversal recorded on Pangea
D
similar rocks on different continents
11) Oceanic crust at a mid-ocean ridge
A
older than crust near a trench
B
much older than continental crust
C
about the same age as continental crust
D
younger than crust near a trench
12) New crust forms along
A
divergent boundary
B
ocean trench
C
convergent boundary
D
subduction zone
13) A continental-continental collision causes
A
mountain ranges to form
B
oceanic-continental subduction to occur
C
oceanic-oceanic subduction to occur
D
hot spots to occur
14) Two plates scrape past each other at
A
transform boundaries
B
magnetic boundaries
C
divergent boundaries
D
convergent boundaries
15) An enourmous gap that forms when new crust cools and moves apart is called a
A
divergent boundary
B
rift valley
C
convergent boundary
D
transform boundary
16) A ____________ occurs wherever two plates move towards each other
A
divergent boundary
B
rift valley
C
convergent boundary
D
transform boundary
17) Plates move horizontally past each other along a
A
rift valley
B
divergent boundary
C
convergentboundary
D
transform boundary
18) A spreading center is a ___________ on the ocean floor
A
convergent boundary
B
transform boundary
C
divergent boundary
D
rift valley
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