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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Review of plate tectonics, boundaries, and faults.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which type of plate boundaries involves a collision between two plates?
A
hot spot
B
transform
C
convergent
D
divergent
2) Which feature usually forms along a divergent plate boundary on Earth's crust?
A
a fault-block mountain
B
an ocean trench
C
a chain of volcanoes
D
a rift valley
3) Which of the following causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
A
energy released from volcanic activity
B
conduction of Earth's core
C
large faults in mountain ranges
D
convection of Earth's upp
4) Which theory explains why earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
A
the theory of gravity
B
the theory of plate tectonics
C
the theory of subduction
D
the theory of convection
5) What is a fault?
A
a break or crack in the mantle
B
a hot spot in the lithosphere
C
a landform formed by volcanic activity
D
a break or crack in the lithosphere (crust)
6) Which type of tectonic plate occurs where they are moving apart from each other
A
a convergent boundary
B
a divergent boundary
C
a transform boundary
D
a strike-slip boundary
7) Along what type of plate boundary might a mountain range form?
A
transform
B
convergent
C
fault
D
divergent
8) What event happens in a transform boundary?
A
a storm surge
B
a convection zone
C
an eruption
D
an earthquake
9) Where does most of Earth's seismic activity occur?
A
along stream valleys
B
along tectonic plate boundaries
C
along the edges of continents
D
along mountain ranges
10) How do mid-ocean ridges form?
A
two tectonic plates moved away from each other
B
hot spots erupted along the ocean floor and created a ridge
C
Earthquakes created a long ridge on the ocean floor
D
two tectonic plates moved toward each other
11) Which of the following best describes convection?
A
Particles collide with each other transferring heat energy
B
Energy from the magma touch the surrounding rock
C
differences in the composition of magma causes movement
D
hot rock material flows upward, cools, then sinks
12) Why do California and Alaska have more earthquakes that Ohio and Florida?
A
Coastal areas have more earthquakes
B
Thicker continental crust reduces earthquakes
C
California and Alaska are near tectonic plate boundaries
D
Ohio and FLorida are located near tectonic plate boundaries
13) A fault where one of the plates is forced up.
A
Reverse
B
Normal
C
Strike-Slip
14) A fault where plates slide past each other without moving up or down is...
A
Strike-Slip
B
Reverse
C
Normal
15) This is a fault where plates pull apart, creating a valley.
A
Reverse
B
Strike-Slip
C
Normal
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