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