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Review for the Plate Tectonics Test #highschool
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1
Along a line drawn from location C to location A, the relative age of the oceanic crust would
decrease (get younger)
increase (get older)
2
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of boundary?
transform
divergent
convergent
all types of
3
Examine the diagram below. The youngest ocean crust would be found at____
B
A
C
D
4
Active volcanoes in a line occur at ________________ plate boundaries
convergent
all types of
transform
divergent
5
The mid-Atlantic ridge is an example of a _______________ plate boundary.
transform
convergent
divergent
6
Which event is most likely to occur when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
A rift valley will form in the continental plate
The continental platewill be subducted
The oceanic plate will be subducted
A hot spot will formin the oceanic plate
7
Subduction occurs at this type to plate boundary.
transform
divergent
convergent
8
How were the Himalayas mountains in north of India most likely formed?
The collision of two oceanic plates
The collision of two continental plates
The divergence of two oceanic plates
a. The divergence of two continental plate
9
There are no volcanoes along this type of plate boundary.
convergent
transform
divergent
all types
10
On the continents most of the mountain ranges formed near _____________ plate boundaries
divergent
transform
all types of
convergent
11
Shallow earthquakes occur at this plate boundary
all types of plate boundaries
divergent
transform
convergent
12
Mid-oceanic ridges are formed at ______________ plate boundaries.
all types of
transform
convergent
divergent
13
Which of the following causes plate movement?
rotation of the Earthon its axis
thermal convection inthe core
thermal convection inthe mantle
revolution of theEarth around the Sun
14
Deep earthquakes occur
only
at ______________plate boundaries
divergent
convergent
all types of
transform
15
The ocean crust is made at mid-oceanic ridges. The ocean crust is made of ___________.
granite
basalt
limestone
sandstone
16
The theory of Continental Drift did
not
adequately account for which of the following?
Similar fossils found on continents separated by oceans
Similar rocktypes found on continents separated by oceans
How continentsdrifted across Earth’s surface
a. Coastlines of some continents appeared to fit together
17
Plate slide parallel to each other along ____________ plate boundaries.
all types of
transform
convergent
divergent
18
The highest elevation to the lowest elevation on Earth are found at this type of plate boundary
convergent
transform
divergent
19
Alfred Wegner did not have access to data about
the ocean floor
all three choices are correct
the globaldistribution of earthquakes
rock-magnetic data
20
This is the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegner that existed about 250 million years ago.
Laurasia
North America
Gondwanaland
Pangea
21
New ocean plates form at ______________ plate boundaries
transform
convergent
all types of
divergent
22
The oceanic crust (basalt) is denser than the continental crust (granite)
True
False
