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Plate Tectonics Review
Test Description: Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A mountain range is the result of which type of boundary interaction?
A
divergent boundary between a continental and an oceanic plate
B
convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
C
convergent boundary between two continental plates
D
divergent boundary between two continental plates
2) Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust. So when the two meet, oceanic crust subducts under continental crust. This fact BEST supports which claim?
A
the oldest rocks are in the oceanic crust
B
the hardest rocks are in the oceanic crust
C
the oldest rocks are in the continental crust
D
the hardest rocks are in the continental crust
3) Infiltration is the process of water
A
filtering into the ground, effecting the rocks below
B
falling as rain, breaking down the rocks as it lands
C
absorbing into the air, drying out the rocks
D
flowing into the river, tumbling the sediments in the river
4) Near which geologic structure are the youngest rocks on Earth found?
A
kettle hole
B
glacial striation
C
normal fault
D
active volcano
5) Some of the oldest rock fragments on Earth’s surface are in Western Australia. The rock fragments contain zircon crystals which enabled scientists to date the rock. Which claim is MOST likely true about zircon crystals?
A
they are relatively reactive
B
they contain iron
C
they are relatively soft
D
they contain uranium
6) In the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen moves through different processes in various reservoirs on Earth. During nitrogen fixation, bacteria
A
release nitrogen gas into the atmosphere reservoir from nitrates in the soil reservoirs
B
convert nitrogen from the atmosphere into ammonia in soil reservoirs
C
convert nitrogen from soil reservoirs into ammonia in the atmosphere
D
break down nitrogen gas from biosphere reservoirs to release into the atmosphere reservoir
7) Active fault lines, such as the San Andreas Fault in California, are MOST often the cause of which of the following natural hazards?
A
volcanic eruptions
B
landslides
C
earthquakes
D
coastal erosion
8) Where would most divergent plate boundaries be located?
A
at plate margins where oceanic crust is being pushed downward into the mantle
B
along two continental plates grinding along side each other
C
where oceanic crust meets continental crust
D
along the crests of oceanic ridges
9) A volcanic island arc can be found at which type of plate boundary?
A
divergent oceanic-oceanic
B
convergent oceanic- oceanic
C
divergent continental-oceanic
D
convergent continental- oceanic
10) When carbon from decayed organic matter is deposited as __________ , it takes a long time before the carbon becomes buried.
A
salt molecules
B
gases
C
liquids
D
sediment
11) The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is __________ at a rate of about 2.5cm per year.
A
spreading
B
creating submarine canyons
C
creating hot spots
D
converging
12) With the carbon cycle, which of the following would NOT be a carbon reservoir?
A
biomass
B
electricity
C
atmosphere
D
ocean
13) What is happening when an earthquake occurs on a convergent plate boundary?
A
two plates are colliding together
B
two plates are dividing apart
C
two plates are grinding past each other in a side-by-side motion
D
two plates move together to form a mid-ocean ridge
14) Metamorphic rock is made by which one of the following dynamic processes?
A
subjection of rocks to heat and pressure
B
exposure of rocks to wind and rain
C
compaction and cementing of sediments
D
cooling of magma
15) A tectonic plate boundary that occurs when two plates grind past each other without the production or destruction of lithosphere is a __________.
A
divergent boundary
B
transform fault boundary
C
major plate
D
convergeng boundary
16) A piece of rock is found to be less dense than water. Analysis of the rock shows that it has small holes throughout it, likely the result of the rapid escape of gases from the source of the rock. What type of rock is this most likely to be?
A
sedimentary
B
crystalline
C
igneous
D
metamorphic
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