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Plate Tectonics Review - 1
Test Description: Review of information on Plate Tectonics
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1) The theory of ___________ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken up into sections called plates.
A
big bang
B
plate tectonics
C
seafloor spreading
D
continental drift
2) Continental drift was first proposed by this scientist who noticed that the continents looked like a giant puzzle.
A
Wegener
B
Einstein
C
Galileo
D
Hess
3) The continuous cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that occurs in the mantle is called _________.
A
Convection current
B
none of the above
C
Vertical current
D
Horizontal current
4) The boundary where plates slide past one another is called _______.
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
stand-still
D
transform
5) ____________ rises at divergent plate boundaries, pushing plates apart.
A
water
B
solid iron
C
magma
D
none of the above
6) If you wanted to find the oldest rocks in the oceans, you have to be near _____________.
A
in the middle of continents on land
B
continent coastlines
C
at mid-ocean ridges
D
at the top of mountains on land
7) Rift valleys, like the one forming in eastern Africa, are one of the features that form along this type of plate boundary.
A
subduction
B
convergent
C
transform
D
divergent
8) The ________ are forming where Indo-Australian (India) plate collides into the Eurasian (Asia) plate.
A
Appalachian Mountains
B
Andes Mountains
C
Rocky Mountains
D
Himalayas
9) Most volcanoes and earthquakes will occur
A
in the atmosphere
B
along plate boundaries
C
in the middle of plates
D
high in the mountains
10) An opening in the Earth’s surface that erupts gas, lava, and ash is called a (an)
A
storm
B
earthquake
C
tsunami
D
volcano
11) Magma that reaches the surface of the Earth is called________.
A
steam
B
rocks
C
lava
D
water
12) Earthquakes are produced by the _______ of broken rock underneath the surface.
A
kicking
B
vibrations
C
singing
D
punching
13) The Richter scale is used to measure the __________ of an earthquake.
A
location
B
time
C
deaths
D
magnitude
14) In the following list, which is the strongest earthquake, using the Richter scale?
A
3.5
B
6.1
C
5.9
D
2.6
15) During an earthquake, you would want to take shelter under a (an)
A
all of the above
B
doorway
C
electrical wire
D
window
16) An earthquake under the ocean can cause a _______ to occur.
A
convection current
B
fault line
C
tsunami
D
volcano
17) The presence of the same _____ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.
A
rocks
B
fossils
C
both a and b
D
neither a nor b
18) The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called ____.
A
convection currents
B
sea floor spreading
C
continental shelf
D
continental drift
19) Plates move apart at _____ boundaries
A
subduction
B
convergent
C
transform
D
divergent
20) The super continent called ______ existed about 500 million years ago.
A
Himalaya
B
Pangaea
C
Hess
D
Wegener
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