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Plate Tectonics 2
Test Description: Review what you learned about plate tectonics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Tectonic plates interact at places called plate
A
regions
B
centers
C
reversals
D
boundaries
2) Subduction zones occur where-
A
continental plates move apart
B
oceanic plates move apart
C
an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
D
a continental plate collides with another continental plate
3) When an oceanic plate confronts a continental plate a subduction zone may be created. What statement best explains the term
A
Both are true statements
B
The less dense plate goes underneath the denser plate
C
The denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate
D
Neither statement is true
4) What is a transform boundary?
A
A transform boundary is when two plates move toward each other.
B
A transform boundary is when two plates collide.
C
A transform boundary is when two plates slide past one another.
D
A transform boundary is when two plates pull away from each other.
5) How can Earth's plates move?
A
They only converge or diverge.
B
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
C
They only can move toward each other.
D
ey only collide or slide along each other.
6) A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that __________.
A
move toward each other
B
slide along each other
C
converge
D
move away from each other
7) Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
A
conduction.
B
convection currents in the mantle.
C
earthquakes.
D
Earth’s magnetic field.
8) To study Earth’s interior, geologists often rely on indirect methods, such as evidence from fossils.
A
True
B
False
9) Oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge.
A
False
B
True
10) Mantle material rises in convection currents because heated materials become more dense.
A
True
B
False
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