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At a convergent boundary, tectonic plates _______.
Collide
Disappear
Slide by one another
Separate
2
The continent of Africa is being pulled
away
from South America by...
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Seafloor spreading at a divergent boundary
Fault line
3
The collision or coming together of two tectonic plates can produce -
a mountain range
a glacier
a ridge
a valley
4
The formation of the Himalaya mountains but must a result of a ...
Allegiant boundary
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
5
This boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other or divide.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Fault
6
Most earthquakes occur along fractures in the Earth's crust called faults. Most fault lines are found near...
Continents
Mountain ranges
Polar regions
Tectonic plates/Plate boundaries
7
What does this picture represent?
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
Divergent
8
When warm material rises, and cooler material sinks. This process is called a ....
Continental drift
Ocean wave
Convection current
Pangea
9
The place
ON
the surface of the earth in an earthquake is called the
focicenter
Supercenter
epicenter
focus
10
What does this picture represent?
Divergent
Subduction
Transform
Convergent
11
What was the main reason that Wegener's theory of C. Drift received ridicule?
Wegener did not know the reason why the continents actually moved
Similar fossils were found on different continents
He was not a real scientist
The continents looked like they fit like a jigsaw puzzle
12
The process where a more dense plate is pushed down or "ducks" under a less dense plate
Subduction
Sinkhole
Fault
Convection
13
What is the name of Volcano #2
Shield
Cinder cone
Composite
14
At which type of plate boundaries do
most
Earthquakes occur?
Convergent
Insurgent
Divergent
Transform
15
What is the name of Volcano #1
Cinder cone
Shield
Composite
16
This boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other side by side.
Fault
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
17
Scientists believe plate movement is caused by _____ ____.
Volcanoes
An asteroid
Earthquakes
Convection Currents
18
Which seismic wave is the fastest and would reach a seismometer first?
S wave
L wave
P wave
Z wave
19
The place
BELOW
the surface of the Earth where the releasing of energy is focused in an Earthquake is called the
Epicenter
focicenter
Supercenter
Focus/Hypocenter
20
Which type of volcano has the most violent eruptions?
Sword
Shield
Cinder cone
Composite
21
What does this picture represent?
Subduction
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
22
Most active volcanoes erupt _______ from one or more ______.
Lava, vents
Magma, gaps
Molten iron, openings
Liquid nickel, holes
23
This boundary occurs when two plates move towards each other or collide.
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Fault
24
What is a common trigger to start a tsunami?
Hurricane
Strong winds
Whirlpools
Earthquake
25
Earthquakes release energy. Once this energy is released it is transferred in the form of waves. What are these called?
Electromagnetic waves
Seismic waves
Stress waves
Density waves
26
What is the name of Volcano #3
Composite
Shield
Cinder cone
27
The area where 2 plates are separating, or dividing, is known as a ______ boundary.
Convergent
Subduction
Transform
Divergent
28
What does this picture represent?
Convergent
Subduction
Divergent
Transform
29
Which seismic wave is the most destructive?
L wave
P wave
S wave
Z wave
30
What can you conclude from the information on the map?
Fossils cannot provide evidence of moving continents
S. America and Africa were once joined.
S. America and Africa were once further apart then they are now
Mesosaurus lived recently or is still alive.
31
Just like a shattered egg shell, the lithosphere is broken into pieces. These pieces are called....
Shards
Boundaries
Faults
Tectonic Plates
32
Most earthquakes and volcanos occur in the area called "The Ring of Fire". The reason for this is because...
that part of Earth is hotter than all the other parts of Earth
the ocean weighs so much that it forces magma up
Many plate boundaries are located in those areas
A large number of people live in these areas
33
Why is it important for scientists to study the movement that occurs at plate boundaries?
To stop the extinction of plants and animals
To predict volcano and earthquake locations
To prevent hurricanes and tornados
To understand weather and climate changes
34
What does point "X" represent in the diagram?
Obsidian rock
Igneous rock
Magma chamber
Lava
35
The crust and the solid, upper part of the mantle makes up the _______
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Magnetosphere
Geosphere
