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A quiz to check knowledge of Plate Tectonics
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1
What happens along convergent boundaries?
Plates don't move
Plates move away from each other
Plates move side by side
Plates move together
2
What happens at divergent boudaries?
Plates don't move
Plates move together
Plates move side by side
Plates move apart
3
Which process helps to pull subducting plates into the mantle?
Transform pull
Ridge Push
Transform push
Slab Pull
4
Where is the oldest oceanic rock found?
inside volcanoes
along the mid-ocean ridges
along the edges of the oceans
on the moon
5
What was Wegener NOT able to explain?
WHERE the continents moved to.
That the continets moved at all
HOW the continents moved.
6
Which of the following is found at continental-continental convergent boundaries?
volcanoes
Subduction zones
tsuanmis
long mountain ranges
7
Which of the following features are found at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?
rift valleys
volcanoes
trenches
Subduction zones
8
Which of the following have symmetrical patterns that start at the mid-ocean ridges?
Magnetic orientation of ocean floor rocks
Mr. Bewely's beard
Age of ocean floor rocks
Thickness of ocean sediments
9
Which plate is the largest?
Antarctic
Caribbean
Pacific
North American
10
Which of the following is/are examples of continental-continental boundaries?
Japan
Himalayas
Appalachians
Cascade Range in NW North America
11
How many types of covergent boundaries are there?
3
0
2
1
12
How were the first maps of the ocean floor made?
Radar
Lidar
Sonar
A measuring tape
13
Where are ocean sediments thickest?
at the beach
Along mid-ocean ridges
along the edges of oceans
on top of mountains
14
Which of the following is NOT found at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?
rift valleys
tsunamis
earthquakes
trenches
15
What features did the mapping of the ocean floor reveal?
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Underwater volcanoes
Evidence for the Loch Ness Monster
Deep trenches
16
Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary?
Japan
Himalayas
San Andreas Fault in California
Hawaii
17
What is an isochron line on a map?
a line of constant temperature
A line of constant elevation
A line of constant pressure
A line of constant age
18
Which of the following best describes convection?
heat transfer from warm areas to cold areas
heat transfer from cold areas to warm areas
hot material rises and cold material sinks
cold material rises, hot material sinks
19
Which process helps to separate plates along mid-ocean ridges?
Slab Pull
Ridge Push
Transform Pull
Transform push
20
Which of the following is an example of an oceanic-oceanic boundary?
Japan
The Cascade Range in NW North America
The Aleutian Islands in Alaska
The Caribbean Islands
21
Which of the following was evidence for his theory?
puzzle fit of South America and Africa
Glacial evidence in now tropical areas
matching fossils across oceans
Sea Floor Spreading
22
Where does the convection occur that drives plate tectonics?
In the outer core
In the upper mantle
In the inner core
In the atmosphere
23
Which of the following is an example of an oceanic-coninental convergent boundary?
The Cascade range in NW North America
Hawaii
Himalayas
The Andes mountains in South America
24
What is the process of magma rising and pushing plates apart at mid-ocean ridges called?
Magmatic Differentiation
Sea-Floor Spreading
Contiental Drift
The Big Bang
25
Who is credited with first explaining the idea of coninetal drift?
LeBron James
Abraham Ortelius
James Hutton
Alfred Wegener
26
Where is the youngest oceanic rock found?
On the continents
Inside volcanoes
along the mid-ocean ridges
along the edges of the oceans
27
Which part of the convection current pulls plates together?
Upward convection
sideways convection
Downward convection
there is no convection
28
Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
San Andreas Fault in California
The Great Rift Valley in East Africa
The Andes in South America
29
What are the Mid-Ocean ridges?
long underwater mountain ranges
Hawaii
places where plates collide
A cliff in the middle of the ocean
30
How many major plates are there?
5
25
1
7
31
Which word means "the same on both sides?"
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Perpendicular
Parallel
32
Which of the following boundaries has the same features as an oceanic-continental boundary?
Transform Boundaries
Divergent boundary
Continental-Continetal boundary
oceanic-oceanic boundary
33
What happens along transform boundaries?
Plates move side by side
Plates move away from each other
Plates don't move
Plates move together
34
Which part of the convection current pushes plates apart?
There is no convection
Upward Convection
Sideways Convection
Downward convection
35
What did Wegener name his Supercontinent?
Pangaea
Rodinia
Pancakea
Gondwana
36
Which of the following is found at transform boundaries?
earthquakes
subduction zones
tsunamis
mountains
