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Chapter 10
Test Description: 10
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1) What is one piece of evidence that caused Wegener to think that continents moved?
A
He proved his hypothesis with an experiment that measured movement.
B
He found an old map of the world that showed movement.
C
He observed the continents moving with his own eyes.
D
He found similar fossils on different continents that are separated by oceans.
2) Which of the following is evidence for sea-floor spreading?
A
pieces of different rust found on different continents.
B
matching patterns of magnetic stripes found in the crust of the ocean floor
C
changes in climate on the continent of Africa
D
new rock found farther from mid-ocean ridges than older rock
3) What happens to new oceanic crust at a mid-ocean ridge?
A
it gets hotter and sinks into a trench.
B
it climbs up the mantle to form a trench.
C
it is so dense that gravity pulls it into a deep-ocean trench.
D
it forms new mountains under the water
4) What forces causes the movement of Earth's plates?
A
convection currents
B
pressure
C
cooling
D
sound-waves
5) Diverging plates form a (n) __________.
A
rift valleys
B
volcano
C
island
D
mountain
6) A ________________ boundary is when plates push together.
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
mantle-crust
D
transform
7) In which areas does subduction of the ocean floor take place?
A
the lower mantle
B
deep-ocean trenches
C
mid-ocean ridges
D
rift valleys
8) What is the motion of Earth's plates like?
A
fast and in stages
B
slow and constant
C
slow and in stages
D
fast and constant
9) Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?
A
trench
B
mountain range
C
mid-ocean ridge
D
rift-valley
10) Which process or processes change the size and shape of the oceans?
A
sea-floor spreading only
B
both drilling for samples and subduction
C
subduction only
D
both subduction and sea-floor spreading
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