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A #science quiz to understand #PlateTectonics for Mrs. Kaiwi's class.
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1
Most volcanoes occur:
Along Convergent Boundaries
Along Transform Boundaries
Along Divergent Boundaries
Far From Boundaries
2
The form of heat transfer is that takes place in the mantle is known as.......?
Subduction
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
3
Features found at divergent boundaries include:
Deep Sea Trenches
Crumpled Mountains
Volcanic Island Arcs
Mid-Ocean Ridges
4
What kind of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
Super Slide
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
5
Which structure can form as a result of a divergent plate boundary?
Rift valley due to two plates seperating
Volcanic Islands due to two plates colliding
Ocean trench due to plates seperating
Mountains due to two plates colliding
6
TRUE or FALSE: continental crust is thinner than oceanic
FALSE
TRUE
7
TRUE or FALSE: oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust
TRUE
FALSE
8
Which of the statements below correctly describes the asthenosphere?
It has convection currents which make the plates move
It is the thin layer on the top of the crust
It is the cause of the tsunami that killed thousands
It only happens near subduction zones
9
The driving forces of plate tectonics are related to convection currents that occur in the....?
Crust
Outer Core
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
10
What is the primary geologic process that occurs at the San Andreas fault in California?
Subduction
Rifting
Earthquakes
Sea Floor Spreading
11
Which of the following is NOT a plate boundary
Transform
Divergent
Conform
Convergent
12
The crust near mid-ocean ridges is _______ in comparison to the crust near deep sea trenches.
Magnetically Reversed
Older
Younger
The Same Age
13
Continental-Continental plate collisions produce:
Mountain Ranges
Rift Valleys
Volcanic Island Arcs
Deep Sea Trenches
14
What type of boundary produces new ocean crust?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
15
What layers of the earth make up the lithosphere?
The crust and the lower mantle
The upper and lower mantle
The crust and the upper mantle
Continental crust and upper mantle
16
Earth's outer core is made up of a combination of.........?
Liquid Zinc and Magnesium
Solid Silicon and Oxygen
Liquid Iron and Nickel
Solid Iron and Nickel
17
Which will most likely form when movement along a plate boundary makes a land mass pull apart?
Oceanic Trench
Volcanic Island Arc
Continental Rift Valleys
Continental Mountains
18
Subduction zones result in the formation of:
Rift Valleys
Magnetic Reversals
Deep Sea Trenches
New Continental Crust
