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Plate Tectonics Quiz
Plate Tectonics Quiz
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1
Which side view mountain matches map #6?
A
F
C
D
2
Which side view mountain matches map #3?
A
B
C
D
3
Which of the following appears to cause movement of Earth's tectonic plates/
Convection currents below the lithosphere
Faults in mountain ranges
Magnetic-pole reversal
Energy from volcanic activity
4
Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Normal boundary
5
Which side view mountain matches map #1?
F
B
E
A
6
Which of the following natural events can create new landforms, like islands, very quickly?
Tornadoes
Volcanic eruptions
Hurricanes
Glacial moving
7
Around which point can the steepest slope be found?
N
M
L
8
What name did Wegener give to his proposed single supercontinent ?
Pangaea
Gondwannaland
Laurasia
Pathalassa
9
Which layer of the earth is made up of tectonic plates?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Core
10
Identify which statement is true about earthquakes.
The most common cause of EQ's is faulting at transform bound
The place at which magma reaches earth's surface is an EQ.
EQ's are caused by sudden movement of Earth's core.
Giant waves called tsunamis are a major cause of EQ's.
11
What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?
Distribution of modern plants and animals
Geographic fit of continents only
Paleoclimate oddities like glacial till, coral reefs, & coal
Distribution of fossils & geographic fit of the continents
12
Which of these best explains why the oceans have a great impact on weather on the continents?
The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents
Ocean water contains more salt than most continental lakes.
Oceans contain a wider variety of organisms than continents
Ocean waves move more easily than the continents
13
What does plate tectonic theory predict about the distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes?
They should occur in deep ocean basins
They should be evenly distributed throughout the earth
They should occur primarily along plate boundaries
They should only occur along continental margins
14
What is the elevation at contour line B?
720
700
740
710
15
The process by which ocean floor sinks below a deep-ocean trench and into the mantle is
Divergence
Continental drift
Convection
Subduction
16
Which side view mountain matches map #5?
C
F
B
E
17
What name did Alfred Wegener give to his theory of horizontal crustal movements?
Rifting
Continental drift
Isostasy
Seafloor spreading
