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Chapter 3 Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by...
A
earthquakes
B
Conduction
C
Earth's magnetic field
D
Convection currents in the mantle
2) The place where two plates come together is known as
A
transform boundary
B
rift valley
C
convergent boundary
D
divergent boundary
3) In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises form the mantle and erupts
A
in deep ocean trenches
B
at the south and north poles
C
along mid-ocean ridges
D
along the edges of all of the continents
4) What is Pangaea?
A
name of a German scientist
B
name of an ancient fossil
C
another name for continental drift
D
the name of the super continent form millions of years ago
5) Scientist think that convection currents flow in the
A
continents
B
Lithosphere
C
inner core
D
mantle
6) When you touch a hot pot, the energy moves form the pot to your hand this is called
A
convection
B
continental drift
C
subduction
D
conduction
7) Earth's magnetic field results from movements in the
A
inner core
B
outer core
C
mantle
D
crust
8) Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made of several
A
ridges
B
trenches
C
continents
D
layers
9) Earth's inner core is
A
a layer of molten metal
B
a layer of hot rock
C
a dense ball of solid metal
D
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
10) A rift valley forms at
A
deep ocean tranch
B
convergent boundary
C
transform boundary
D
divergent plate boundary
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