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1) In a reverse fault, where does the hanging wall mover relative to the footwall?
A
stays the same
B
horizontally
C
downward
D
upward
2) What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
A
mesosphere
B
lithosphere
C
asthenospher
D
core
3) According to the continental drift theory, as single, huge continent once existed called
A
Wegner
B
Pangaea
C
Eurasia
D
Panthalassa
4) What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?
A
horizontal
B
transform
C
convergent
D
divergent
5) In a normal fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?
A
downward
B
stays the same
C
horizontally
D
upward
6) Where does sea-floor spreading take place?
A
transform boundaries
B
oceanic volcanoes
C
covergent boundaries
D
mid-ocean ridges
7) What is the liquid layer of the Earth's core called?
A
lithosphere
B
mesosphere
C
outer core
D
inner core
8) What type of fault usually occurs because of compression?
A
folded
B
reverse
C
normal
D
strike-slip
9) What type of fault usually occurs because of tension?
A
strike-slip
B
normal
C
folded
D
reverse
10) used to measure the movement of tectonic plates
A
seismograph
B
GPS
11) What kind of force can lead to mountains with sharp, jagged peaks?
A
stress
B
tension
C
rebound
D
compression
12) What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?
A
divergent
B
horizontal
C
transform
D
convergent
13) used as evidence for continental drift
A
fossils
B
rift zones
14) What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
A
collision
B
mid-ocean ridge
C
rift zone
D
boundary
15) What type of boundary is formed when plates slide past each other?
A
covergent
B
divergent
C
horizontal
D
transform
16) harderns to form new rock at mid-ocean ridges
A
magma
B
jelly
17) used to measure the density of the Earth's layers
A
ruler
B
seismograph
18) used as evidence for sea-floor spreading
A
magnetic reversal
B
magnetic time
19) the sinking of a rock layer
A
subrock
B
subsidence
20) stress that squeezes a rock layer
A
compression
B
compacting
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