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6th Grade Ch 1
Test Description: Plate tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
A
plate tectonics
B
sea-floor spreading
C
continental drift
D
subduction
2) The supercontinent that all current continents were once a part of
A
Pangaea
B
Allworldia
C
Eurasia
D
Panthalassa
3) Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
A
fossil
B
artifact
C
mineral
D
crystal
4) Mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors
A
deep-ocean trenches
B
sea-floor spread
C
mid-ocean ridges
D
big old mountains
5) The process by which mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor
A
continental drift
B
subduction
C
converging
D
sea-floor spreading
6) Deep underwater canyons where the oceanic crust bends downward
A
mid-ocean ridges
B
sublimation
C
deep-ocean trenches
D
rift valley
7) Pieces of the Earth's crust
A
plates
B
trenches
C
fossils
D
faults
8) A boundary where the plates move apart
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
transform
9) A boundary where plates come together
A
transform
B
convergent
C
divergent
10) A boundary where plates slip past each other
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
transform
11) The theory that states that Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
A
plate traffic jam
B
plate tectonics
C
continental drifting
D
sea-floor spreading
12) A deep valley formed when pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land
A
deep-ocean trench
B
ditch
C
rift valley
D
canyon
13) Breaks in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
A
crack
B
fossil
C
fault
D
oops
14) The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle again
A
subduction
B
subway, eat fresh
C
sublimation
D
subterranean
15) The oldes crust is located
A
far away from the mid-ocean ridge
B
mixed with the youngest crust
C
in the middle of the sea floor
D
closest to the mid-ocean ridge
16) Africa and South America look like they fit together.
A
True
B
False
17) Oceans with many trenches shrink.
A
True
B
False
18) The plates ride along
A
ocean currents
B
conveyer belts
C
convection currents
D
subduction currents
19) Which crust will sink?
A
the least dense crust
B
the densest crust
C
no crust sinks, they both come up
20) Fossils of Glossopteris are found on several continents.
A
false
B
true
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