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Test Description: Plate tectonics
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1) A convergent boundary is formed when two tectonic plates meet and push against each other. What type of land form would occur at this type of boundary?
A
Coastline
B
Canyon
C
Mountain
D
Plains
2) Which force causes mountain ranges to form?
A
physical weathering
B
volcanic eruption
C
glacial drift
D
crustal plate movement
3) A student pushes two green clay blocks together to show how mountains can form. Which of these changes would MOST help the student see how mountain building affects sedimentary rocks?
A
using blocks made of many small spheres of pink clay
B
using blocks of brown clay that are thicker and shorter
C
using blocks of yellow clay that have dried out
D
using blocks made of many layers of red and blue clay
4) A student presents a study of geology. Which of the following would be the BEST model to demonstrate the changes that occur when tectonic plates collide?
A
breaking a piece of chalk in half
B
dropping a marble into a box filled with sand
C
pushing two blocks of clay together
D
forcing two magnets together
5) Continental drift is most closely related to
A
river formation
B
plate tectonics
C
soil composition
D
world climate
6) Plate tectonics helps
A
explain the cause of earthquakes
B
predict future glacial periods
C
explain the cause of deforestation
D
the ocean tides
7) Which is the best evidence that continents that are now separated were once joined?
A
Identical plant and animal fossils are found on continents that are now separated.
B
Continents that were once joined now have similar climates.
C
The migratory patterns of wildlife on separated continents are similar.
D
The cultures of the people on separated continents have similar languages.
8) Plate tectonics theory does not explain
A
Volcanic activity
B
Mountain building
C
Earthquakes
D
Neap tide
9) The folding and faulting of rocks is caused by
A
ancient weathering and erosion
B
magnetism
C
sediments deposited by rivers
D
movement of tectonic plates
10) Mountains in the Himalayans are increasing in elevation due to —
A
the action of earthquakes
B
colliding tectonic plates
C
seafloor spreading
D
transform faulting of a tectonic plate
11) Rift valleys form because —
A
a weakness in a tectonic plate is repeatedly filled in with magma
B
one tectonic plate forces itself under another causing tremendous pressure
C
after three tectonic plates come together one of them stops spreading
D
tectonic plates stop moving and weld together in a permanent formation
12) Scientists have observed that when oceanic plates and cotinental plates collide, the oceanic plate is driven under the continental plate. The MOST LIKELY reason for this phenomenon is -
A
water applies a downward force on the oceanic plate.
B
he oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate.
C
the convection currents in the mantle.
D
the continental plate is wider than the oceanic plate.
13) The single massive land mass that broke apart forming continents was known as
A
Europe
B
Greenland
C
Plate Tectonics
D
Pangea
14) The modern model of plate tectonic theory suggests that the continents and the major tectonic plates drift slowly on —
A
the atmosphere
B
the upper layer of the Earth's mantle
C
the Earth's core
D
the ocean
15) According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do activities such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
A
In the centers of plates
B
In the outer regions of plates
C
Along plate boundaries
D
Above the surfaces of plates
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