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6th Grade Review for plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes
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1
The Himalaya Mountains were formed when two plates on Earth collided. This happens when...
continental crust converges with continental crust
oceanic and continential crust collide
oceanic crust converges with oceanic crust
A transform boundary is established
2
What theory is Alfred Wegner credited with introducing?
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Superposition
Natural Selection
3
The movement of tectonic plates is caused by...
rotation of the earth
gravity of earth's core
water
convection currents in the mantle
4
Which of the following is NOT supporting evidence for Wegner's theory of Continental Drift?
Ancient Cave Drawings
Fossils
Climate change was evident through warm weather plants found in Antarctica
Continents looks like puzzle pieces
5
In a normal fault, the hanging wall slides...
UP relative to the footwall
sideways relative to the footwall
DOWN relative to the footwall
does not move
6
Earthquake maps show evidence for the theory of
sea floor spreading
fault zones
supercontinents
plate tectonics
7
When a tectonic plate is pushed under another tectonic plate - what type of boundary is this?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Metamorphic
8
A volcano that may erupt again in the future, but is currently not active/quiet....
extinct
dormant
active
explosive
9
If a volcano's magma is HIGH is silica, the volcano will probably...
erupt explosively
erupt quietly
produce a geyser
remain dormant
10
Which earthquake scale uses the strength of seismic waves to rank and compare earthquakes?
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Mercalli Scale
None of these
11
Most earthquakes occur along fractures in the Earth's crust called faults. These occur at the edges of...
polar regions
tectonic plates
continents
mountain ranges
12
When stress pulls a mass of rock in two different directions it is called...
shearing
tension
compression
reverse fault
13
Which type of volcano has quiet eruptions?
composite volcano
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
14
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is an example of...
volcanoes forming at a divergent boundary
continental drift
volcanoes forming at a transform boundary
hot spot volcanism
15
When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other like those on the San Andreas Fault, what boundary is this?
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Mantle Boundary
16
Which of the following is NOT a plate boundary?
Thrust
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
17
Earthquakes are not random. They mainly happen....
a the borders of all continents
in mountain ranges
at plate boundaries
in areas of liquid magma
18
What was the main reason that Alfred Wegner was not believed by the science community?
The continents looked like puzzle pieces
He could not give a method on how continents moved
There was not data to suggest a change in structures
His fossil evidence was fake
19
Where are the oldest rock on the ocean floor located?
Closest to the Ocean Ridge
All rocks are the same age
In the middle of the ocean ridge
Farther away from the Ocean Ridge
20
This is caused when a major earthquake happens at the boundary on the ocean floor....
magnitude
tsunami
liquefaction
aftershock
21
What was Pangaea?
A supercontinent
A large ocean basin
A huge mountain range
A landform that was hit by asteroids
