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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes Review
Test Description: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
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1) Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?
A
the East African Rift Valley
B
the Mariana Arc
C
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
D
the San Andreas Fault
2) What type of volcano is fairly symmetrical and has both layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits?
A
a cinder cone
B
a shield
C
a composite cone
D
a pyroclastic
3) What is a volcanic bomb?
A
a particle larger that is 64 mm in size ejected as glowing lava
B
a pocket of gas that is released suddenly
C
a very violent volcanic explosion
D
a tiny particle of ejected rock less that 64 mm in size
4) The particles produced in volcanic eruptions are called
A
laccoliths
B
calderas
C
pyroclastic materials
D
volcanic stocks
5) Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form
A
dikes
B
tectonic plates
C
canyons
D
islands
6) Which factors do not determine violence of a volcanic eruption?
A
size of the volcano
B
temperature
C
dissolved gases in magma
D
composition of magma
7) The place where an earthquake originates is its _____.
A
focus
B
magnitude
C
aftershock
D
epicenter
8) Alfred Wegener hypothesized that ___ was broken apart by the process of continental drift.
A
Richter
B
Gondwanaland
C
Pangaea
D
Pacific
9) Elastic ___ is the release of stored energy from rocks that are deformed by stress.
A
magnitude
B
intensity
C
rebound
D
convergent
10) Movements that follow a major earthquake often produce smaller earthquakes called ___.
A
aftershocks
B
divergent
C
foreshocks
D
seismic
11) What are factors that determine the damage to buildings and other structures?
A
size of the seismic waves
B
intensity
C
design of the structure
D
nature of the material a structure is sitting on
12) Earthquakes can cause ___ when gas and electric lines are cut.
A
rebound
B
aftershocks
C
magnitude
D
fires
13) An area along a fault where there has not been any earthquake activity in a long period of time is called a(n) ___ gap.
A
seismic
B
rebound
C
foreshock
D
divergent
14) The relatively soft, weak layer of rock below the lithosphere is the ___.
A
crust
B
asthenosphere
C
mantle
D
core
15) ___ is NOT produced by lithospheric plates interacting at convergent boundaries.
A
continents
B
Trenches
C
Volcanoes
D
Mountain Ranges
16) Where slabs of oceanic lithosphere are subjected under continental lithosphere, a ___ volcanic arc can form.
A
seismic
B
intensity
C
oceanic
D
continental
17) A(n) ___ lava flow resembles the twisted braids in rope as it cools and hardens.
A
AA
B
Pahoehoe
C
lithosphere
D
shield
18) At ___ boundaries, oceanic lithosphere plunges beneath an overriding lithospheric plate.
A
divergent
B
pyroclastic material
C
convergent
D
transform fault
19) The accumulation of fluid basaltic lava produces a(n) ___ volcano.
A
shield
B
composite cone
C
cinder cone
D
caldera
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