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A Earth & Environmental #Science quiz on #platetectonics
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1
What is letter a referring to on this diagram?
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
2
Which of the following are characteristics of a subduction zone?
mountains
sedimentary rock
volcanic arc
rivers
3
What type of plate boundary is this?
diverging
subduction
transform
converging
4
Which is the most dense?
rock
Silicon
Iron
carbon dioxide
5
Why do crustal plates move?
convection currents in the mantle
convection currents in the outer core
convection currents in the crust
convection currents in the inner core
6
Metamorphic rocks are formed:
when magma cools and solidifies
from crystals
from sediments that have been cemented together in layers
from a mixture of pre-exisiting rocks
7
What type of plate boundary is this?
converging - continent / continent
diverging - continent / continent
diverging - continent / oceanic
converging - continent / oceanic
8
What is letter d referring to on this diagram?
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
9
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Einstein
Isaac Newton
Albert Wegener
10
What is this particular type of converging boundary called?
volcanic zone
earthquake zone
diverging zone
subduction zone
11
What is letter b referring to on this diagram?
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
12
igneous rocks are formed:
from a mixture of pre-exisiting rocks
from crystals
from sediments that have been cemented together in layers
when magma cools and solidifies
13
Which of the following statements is true?
continental crust is more dense than oceanic crust
continental crust and oceanic crust have the same density
oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust
oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust
14
Which of the following is evidence for plate tectonics?
magnetic patterns in rock
all of the above
jigsaw appearance in the shapes of the continents
fossil evidence across continental boundaries
15
Sedimentary rocks are formed:
when magma cools and solidifies
from a mixture of pre-exisiting rocks
from crystals
from sediments that have been cemented together in layers
16
What type of plate boundary is this?
diverging - continent / continent
converging - continent / oceanic
diverging - continent / oceanic
converging - continent / continent
