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Earth Dynamics--Part 1
Test Description: Landforms at plate boundaries, continent building, mountains
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Plates move together at a ______________________ boundary.
A
convergent
B
slip-strike
C
transform
D
divergent
2) One plate is forced under another in a __________ zone.
A
subsidence
B
subduction
C
uplift
D
transform
3) A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater _______________ chain.
A
mountain
B
rift
C
trench
D
valley
4) The rock in the continental crust is ________________ than the mantle.
A
the same density
B
less dense
C
I'm don't know anything about density.
D
more dense
5) Stress that occurs as something is pulled apart
A
shear
B
subsidence
C
compression
D
tension
6) What is formed where the plates pull apart under the ocean, making the crust between them thinner, and hot mantle rock pushes up?
A
mountains
B
ocean trenches
C
volcanic arcs
D
mid-ocean ridges
7) Volcanic arcs form where two plates ___________________.
A
slide past each other
B
converge
C
diverge
D
form fault blocks
8) Where are active volcanoes most likely to form?
A
divergent boundaries
B
transform boundaries
C
convergent continental-continental boundaries
D
convergent oceanic-continental boundaries
9) What type of boundary is the Great Rift Valley in Africa?
A
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
B
transform boundary
C
convergent continental-continental boundary
D
divergent boundary
10) Why does seafloor spreading occur?
A
Two plates collide and create folded mountains.
B
A landmass is uplifted and erosion occurs.
C
Molten material erupts from a volcano creating a plateau.
D
Molten material (magma) beneath Earth’s crust rises to the surface.
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