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Landforms and Earthquakes
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What causes the plates to move?
condensation
subduction
convection currents
earthquakes
2
Plates move toward each other at:
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
convection boundaires
3
The rising and falling of magma in the mantle due to heating and cooling is called:
compaction
convection
conduction
subduction
4
Which of the following processes are rapid (fast)?
tectonic plate movement
sea floor spreading
earthquakes (seismic waves)
forming mountains
5
Oceanic plates get pulled under continental plates and melt in mantle at
subduction zones
continental convergent boundaries
mid ocean ridges
divergent boundaries
6
What is formed at a convergent plate boundary between two pieces of
continental
crust?
fault block mountains
folded mountains
volcanoes
mid ocean ridges
7
What are tectonic plates?
Huge pieces of the upper mantle
Huge pieces of continental crust
Huge pieces of oceanic crust
Huge pieces of the Earth's crust (continental & oceanic)
8
Which is TRUE about the mantle?
It is solid rock and the thinnest layer
It is semi-solid rock and the thinnest layer
It is semi-solid rock and the thickest layer
It is solid rock and the thickest layer
9
Which of the following processes occur gradually over a long period of time?
a tsunami after an earthquake
volcanic eruption
formation of landforms
Earthquake (seismic waves)
10
Which of the following is NOT formed by compression forces?
subduction zones
fault block moutains
folded mountains
deep sea trenches
11
Type of fault where tension forces are pulling rock apart causing fault-block mountains
the bank vault
strike-slip fault
normal fault
reverse fault
12
plates move away from each other at:
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
subduction zones
13
plates scrape past one another at:
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
subduction zones
convergent boundaries
14
Where is the Ring of fire?
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Along the Pacific coastlines
Along the Atlantic coastlines
Along all coastlines
15
Molten material that is released through the vent of a volcano ONTO the surface is known as
lava
magma
16
Which is
true
about the Earth's crust?
It is solid rock broken into large pieces
It is the thickets layer of Earth
It is solid rock made up of one large, unbroken plate
It is made of semi solid rock
17
Where do volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
In the middle of tectonic plates
only along subduction zones
along plate boundaries
only where plates are colliding
18
What happens as lava cools on the surface?
it is subducted and melted into magma
it dissolves in the ocean
it evaporates into the air
it forms new rock
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Earth can be built up?
Oceanic crust is melted at subduction zones
sediments compact to form layers of sedimentary rock
lava cools to form igneous rock
mountains are formed at convergent boundaries
20
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Earth can be broken down
mid ocean ridges are formed at divergent boundaries
oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones
A river carves a canyon through rock layers
mountains are slowly weathered and eroded away
21
True or False: Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust
True
False
22
What are vibrations released as energy when tectonic plate move along faults?
earthquacks
earthquakes
earthshakes
earthbakes
23
This type of fault occurs when a shearing force slides plates past each other
reverse fault
strike slip fault
normal fault
not my fault
24
Where do
most
of the volcanoes in the world occur?
Along transform boundaries
In the middle of the oceans
In the middle of the plates
Along the Ring of Fire
25
The place where two plates meet and interact is called a:
plate boundary
tectonic plate
fault line
stress force
26
New sea floor is created at divergent boundaries in a process called
sea floor manufacturing
plate tectonics
convection
sea floor spreading
27
What landform is created at diverging oceanic plates?
mountains
volcanoes
Mid ocean ridges
canyons
28
This type of fault occurs where plates push together with compression forces.
reverse fault
normal fault
strike slip fault
it's your fault
29
What type of mountains are these?
folded mountains
volcanic mountains
fault block mountains
mid ocean ridges
30
Which of the following is NOT created due to tension forces?
rift valleys
fault block mountains
sea floor spreading
folded mountains
