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Mlenak-Plate Tectonics Quiz- Study Guide
Mlenak-Plate Tectonics Quiz- Study Guide
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Plate Tectonics Review Quiz
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1
Voclanoes occur at...
California only
Convergent Boundaries
Transform Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
2
What is subduction?
floating of the oceanic plates
Sinking the continental plate to the mantle.
Sinking the oceanic plate to the mantle when it hits a continental plate
Sinking the ocean to the mantle
3
What is the type of plate boundary at X?
A transform boundary
A subduction boundary
A convergent boundary
A divergent boundary
4
When plates slide past each other
they move back and forth
they move in the opposite directions (transform plates)
they have a lot of wisdom
they create trenches
5
Oceanic Plates move away from each other in a process of ...
sea floor spreading
changing sea floor
sea floor rising
underwater volcanos
6
A land feature shown at X is ....
a trench
a rift valley
a subduction zone
a mid-ocean ridge
7
At a convergent boundary, plates .....
stay still
collide
move apart
slide past each other
8
True or False
: Fossils 1 and 3 are the oldest fossils according to the data.
False
True
9
Fossils of marine organisms are found in the Himalayas because...
when India collided with Eurasia, some of the ocean floor was uplifted.
when India collided with Eurasia, some of the ocean floor was subducted
when India collided with Eurasia, some of the animals became land animals.
when India collided with Eurasia, some of the animals swam upward.
10
The mid ocean ridge is a ...........................boundary.
divergent
irregular
transform
convergent
11
Type of plate boundary on Y.
a divergent boundary
a convergent boundary
a transform boundary
a subducted boundary
12
A mid-ocean ridge is formed at a...
Convergent
None of the Above
Transform
Divergent
13
Subduction occurs at...
the deep ocean trenches
the canyons
the mid-ocean rIdges
the rivers
14
A land feature shown at Y is.....
a rift valley
a volcano
a trench
a mid-ocean ridge
15
Which fossil, according to this image, is the index fossil?
Fossil 1
Fossil 2
Fossil 4
Fossil 3
16
The San Andreas fault in California is a................... boundary
irregular
transform
convergent
divergent
17
What happens at all plate boundaries?
Mountain Building
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
All of These
18
What forms when magma rises from the mantle during sea floor spreading?
earthquakes
mid-ocean ridges
deep ocean trenches
faults
19
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
core
lithosphere
mantle
crust
20
At a transform boundary plates...........
move apart
slide past each other
stay still
collide
21
Volcanoes shown at B form by two oceanic plates colliding.
False
True
22
The Himalayas were formed when...
India diverged with Euro-Asia
India subducted with Euro-Asia
India's hot spot created the land
India collided with Euro-Asia
23
A Convergent boundary formed the Himalayas.
False
True
24
The "Ring of Fire" is known for
volcanoes
All of the Above
earthquakes
tsunamis
25
At a divergent boundary plates ......
collide
stay still
move apart
slide past each other
26
Mountain ranges form at ..................boundary.
divergent
transform
irregular
convergent
27
Sea floor spreading
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
28
Which states have have the most volcanoes in the US due to convergent plates?
None of the above
Colorado, Nevada and New York
Colorado, Arizona and Utah
Alaska, Washington, and Oregon
29
The movement of convergent plates forms....
oceans
mountains
lakes
rivers
30
Sea floor spreading forms new sea floor.
True
False
31
When two oceanic plates collide....
mid-ocean ridges are formed
trenches are formed
plates stay still
plates move away from each other
32
A feature shown at Y forms....
It forms when two continental plates are subducted.
when two plates converge
when one plate diverge and another converge
when two plates diverge
33
True or False
: If a fossil is found deep within the the Earth, it is a younger fossil.
False
True
34
At point Z..
the oceanic plate subducts to the mantle when it hits the continental plate
the oceanic plate diverges
the oceanic plate forms mountains
the oceanic plate collides with the oceanic plate
35
California is located within the Ring of Fire
False
True
