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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Review of Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
A
in deep ocean trenches
B
at the North and South Poles
C
along mid-ocean ridges
D
along the edges of continents
2) The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
A
conduction
B
convection
C
continental drift
D
subduction
3) Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
A
conduction in the mantle
B
Earth's magnetic field
C
convection currents in the mantle
D
earthquakes
4) The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere (or crust) are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
A
sea-floor spreading
B
subduction zone
C
plate tectonics
D
deep ocean trenches
5) Earth’s lithosphere (or crust) is broken into separate sections called
A
rifts
B
faults
C
plates
D
trenches
6) t a convergent boundary where a deep-ocean trench occurs, the crust is
A
cooling
B
diverging
C
creating new crust
D
subducting
7) A place where two plates move or slip past each other in opposite directions, is known as a
A
divergent boundary
B
rift valley
C
convergent boundary
D
transform boundary
8) The place where two tectonic plates collide together is called
A
convergent boundary
B
sea floor spreading
C
divergent boundary
D
transform boundary
9) Mid-ocean ridges and sea-floor spreading occurs at a
A
divergent boundary
B
transform boundary
C
deep ocean trenches
D
convergent boundary
10) Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
A
volcanic ash
B
magma
C
rock
D
liquid fire
11) Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by
A
density
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
convection currents
12) Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s
A
inner core
B
lithosphere
C
continents
D
mantle
13) What is moving in the mantle?
A
wax
B
water
C
glitter
D
magma
14) The sun warming your skin and a fire providing heat is an example of
A
radiation
B
convection
C
conduction
D
convection currents
15) A rift valley forms at
A
Convergent Boundary: continental crust to contental crust
B
divergent boundary in ocean
C
Convergent Boundary: continental curst to oceanic crust
D
divergent boundary on land
16) Mountain Ranges on land will occur at
A
Convergent Boundary: Continental Crust to Oceanic Crust
B
Convergent Boundary: continental crust to contental crust
C
divergent boundary on land
D
divergent boundary in ocean
17) Sea floor spreading and mid-ocean ridges occur at
A
Convergent Boundary: Continental Crust to Oceanic Crust
B
divergent boundary on land
C
divergent boundary in ocean
D
Convergent Boundary: continental crust to contental crust
18) Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
A
outer core
B
inner core
C
crust
D
mantle
19) Earth’s solid inner core is surrounded by the hot, molten metal of which layer?
A
outer core
B
mantle
C
crust
D
inner core
20) You might find volcanoes
A
all choices are correct
B
along the edges of the tectonic plates
C
at convergent boundaries
D
at hot spots
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