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