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Plate Tectonics Boundaries
Test Description: Boundaries
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1) A deep oceanic trench is found...
A
at subduction zones
B
at mid-ocean ridges
C
all of the above
D
at transform boundaries
2) Which best defines the lithosphere?
A
a rocky layer within the mantle
B
the outer, liquid portion of the earth's core
C
the rigid, rocky, outermost layer of earth
D
a rocky layer in the mantle capable of flowing
3) Volcanic activity is associated with
A
divergent boundaries
B
all types of plate boundaries
C
all transform boundaries
D
all convergent boundaries
4) Which of the following is at a convergent boundary where 2 plates carrying continental lithosphere are colliding?
A
the Rocky mountains
B
the Himalaya mountains
C
the Appalachain mountains
D
the Andes mountains
5) Going from earth's surface to the interior, what trends are found?
A
density increases and temperature decreases
B
temperature increases and density decreases
C
density and temperature decrease
D
density and temperature increase
6) The islands of Japan lie at a
A
convergent boundary where there is no subduction
B
convergent boundary where oceanic lithosphere is being subducted
C
transform boundary
D
divergent boundary
7) The most distinctive property of the asthenosphere is
A
its high temperature
B
its high density
C
its ability to flow rather easily
D
that it is in the liquid state
8) The earth's core is made primarily of
A
iron
B
iron-magnesium silicate minerals
C
carbon
D
sulfur and nickel
9) A divergent boundary could be recognized by
A
a rift valley
B
all of the above
C
a volcanic island arc
D
a high mountain belt
10) What is the name of the Mesozoic supercontinent that consisted of all of the present continents?
A
Laurasia
B
Gondwanaland
C
Eurasia
D
Pangaea
11) Which of the following is not a divergent plate boundary?
A
the San Andreas fault
B
the Great Rift Valley of East Africa
C
the East Pacific Rise
D
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
12) The Hawaiian Islands formed at a _________ .
A
convergent boundary
B
transform boundary
C
divergent boundary
D
none of these
13) If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3 cm per year how far (in kilometers) will it spread in a million years?
A
300 kilometers
B
30 miles
C
3 kilometers
D
30 kilometers
14) One remarkable realization associated with the discovery of seafloor spreading was that _____________
A
the rotational poles of the Earth have migrated
B
the crust of the oceans is very young relative to the age of the crust of the continents
C
the crust of the continents is more dense than the crust of the ocean
D
mountains are more dense than then mantle
15) I once saw a bumper sticker that said Reunite Gondwanaland. Which of the following would not be part of this reconstruction?
A
Australia
B
North America
C
Antacrtica
D
India south of the Himayala
16) Volcanic island arcs are associated with __________
A
transform plate boundaries
B
ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries
C
divergent plate boundaries
D
ocean-continent convergent plate boundaries
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