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Plate Tectonics Review
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A review of basic plate tectonics
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1
At which type of boundary does ridge push occur?
divergent
transform
none
convergent
2
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
Divergent
Oceanic- Continental Convergent
Continental-Continental Convergent
Transform
3
What did Alfred Wegener name the super-continent?
Laurasia
Eurasia
Gondwanaland
Pangaea
4
Seismic waves travel at different speeds through earth because of...
varying mass
varying densities
varying shape
varying compositions
5
What was used to map the earth's interior?
sonar
seismic waves
fossils
deep sea digging
6
Which type of fault does the hanging wall move upward relative to the foot wall?
normal
shear
reverse
strike slip
7
Which of the following does not provide evidence for continental drift?
fossil distribution
current climate
coal in Antarctica
coastline fits
8
A possible result of plates sliding at a transform boundary is
oceans
earthquakes
new seafloor
large mountain ranges
9
What type of land-form results from divergence on continental crust?
rift valley
folded mountains
trench
mid-ocean ridge
10
Which of the following did not help to lead to the theory of sea floor spreading?
thin sediment
magnetic striping
glacial remains
underwater mountain chain
11
What type of stress results from being pulled?
compression
tension
strike-slip
shear
12
What type of plate boundary is highlighted in yellow?
transform
divergent
convergent
13
What type of plate boundary is highlighted in red?
divergent
transform
convergert
14
Why is the mantle more dense than the crust?
It has more magnesium
It has more oxygen
It has more aluminum
It has more silicon
15
Ocean crust colliding with ocean crust forms what land-form(s)?
ridge
fault block mountains
trench and volcanic islands
rift
16
This layer of the earth is mostly composed of iron.
core
lithosphere
crust
mantel
17
What type of fault occurs from tension stress?
normal
reverse
strike-slip
folding
18
Which type of plate boundary is pulling apart?
strike slip
divergent
transform
convergent
19
What type of land form is produced from a normal fault?
uplifted mountains
Mid-Ocean Ridge
ocean trenches
folded mountains
20
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
divergent
transform
convergent oceanic-continental
convergent continental-continental
21
What is true about temperature and pressure as depth increases into Earth?
pressure increases, temperature decreases
pressure decreases, temperature increases
pressure increases, temperature increases
pressure decreases, temperature decreases
22
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
convergent oceanic-continental
transform
convergent continental- continental
divergent
23
Which layer of the earth do the plates "float" atop?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
inner core
24
Which layer of the earth is the hottest and is made of solid metal?
inner core
mesosphere
asthenosphere
outer core
25
Where does seafloor spreading take place?
divergent boundaries
plate boundary zones
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
26
What is the theory proposed by Alfred Wegener stating all the continents were joined?
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Big Bang
Seafloor Spreading
27
What process forms new ocean crust?
seafloor spreading
folding
subduction
subsidence
28
Which layer of the earth includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle?
lithosphere
core
asthenosphere
mesosphere
29
What process causes the tectonic plates to move?
stress build up
convection currents
magnetic reversal
core spinning
30
What type of stress results from a convergent boundary?
shear
tension
normal
compression
31
Tectonic plates consist of...
ocean and continental crust
continental crust
ocean crust
mesosphere
32
What type of boundary makes up most of the Ring of Fire?
divergent
continental
transform
convergent
33
Evidence for seafloor spreading came from:
thin sediment layer
magnetic minerals
fossils distribution
ancient climate conditions
34
The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of plate boundary?
divergent
normal
transform
convergent
35
What is occurring in this picture?
convergence
seafloor spreading
divergence
