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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Test on Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What structure can form as a result of a divergent boundary?
A
an ocean trench, due to the separation of two plates
B
a mid-ocean ridge, due to the separation of two plates
C
a continental volcanic arc due to the collision of two plates
D
a continental mountain due to the collision of two plates
2) Which would produce the most severe earthquake along the surface of Earth?
A
an earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 4.5
B
an earthquake with a shallow focus of 2.5
C
an earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 4.5
D
an earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 2.5
3) Scientists are studying a graph showing the time differences between the seismic P-waves and the Seismic S-waves as they travel through Earth. Which information can they learn from this graph?
A
the magnitude of an earthquake
B
the intensity of an earthquake
C
the epicenter of an earthquake
D
the duration of an earthquake
4) Which suggested to early cartographers that the continents were once joined?
A
shape of continents
B
position of south pole
C
ocean depth
D
size of Atlantic Ocean
5) What was Wegener's hypothesis called?
A
Continental drift
B
seafloor spreading
C
plate tectonics
D
slab pull
6) Which feature forms along a continental-continental boundary?
A
subduction zones
B
folded mountains
C
island arcs
D
oceanic trenches
7) The weight of a subducting plate helps pull it into a subduction zone in which process?
A
ridge pull
B
ridge push
C
slab push
D
slab pull
8) Which is a convergent boundary that does not have a subduction zone?
A
continental-continental
B
oceanic-continental
C
oceanic-oceanic
D
transform
9) Which observation was used in formulating the hypothesis of seafloor spreading?
A
thickness of seafloor sediments
B
identifying the location of glacial deposits
C
magnetization of the oceanic crust
D
depth of the ocean
10) What process creates deep sea trenches?
A
transform boundaries
B
earthquakes
C
subduction
D
magnetism
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