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plate tectonics, 8th
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1
Evidences of sea floor spreading...
mirror image of rock types on both sides of the ridge
age of sea floor
magnetic reversal
convection currents
2
I create mountains, volcanoes, and trenches; my plates move toward each other. Who am I?
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
3
Oceanic crust is more or less dense than continental crust?
more dense
less dense
4
An object at rest wants to stay at rest and an object in motion wants to stay in motion.
Newton's 3rd Law
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
5
Sea Floor Spreading was developed by...
Harry Hess
Neils Bohr
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
6
The evidences of Continental Drift are...
Convection Currents
Fossils found on different continents separated by oceans
Old mountain chains on separate continents
Glacial grooves (striations) found on separated continents
7
My plates move slide next to each other and I produce a lot of earthquakes. Who am I?
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
8
Continental crust is mostly made of what substance?
basalt
granite
silt
sand
9
Continental Drift theory was developed by...
Alfred Wegener
Niels Bohr
Harry Hess
Charles Darwin
10
Sudden movement of Earth's plates are caused by...
unbalanced force
weight of the plates
gravitational force
mass of the plates
11
Oceanic crust is primarily made of what substance?
silt
granite
basalt
sand
12
San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Oceanic-Oceanic
Transform
13
What causes plates to move?
convection currents
convention currents
conduction currents
ocean currents
14
Sea Floor Spreading occurs because...
earthquakes break apart the ocean floor
new material is being added to the asthenoshpere
sediments accumulate at the area of spreading
magma rises to the surface
15
I am a solid metal and releases heat through radioactive decay. What am I?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
16
What is the formula to calculate force?
f-am
f=ma
f+ma
f-ma
17
The moon is in line and in the middle of the Earth and Sun. Which lunar phase is this?
full moon
new moon
3rd quarter
1st quarter
18
Continental crust is more or less dense than oceanic crust?
less dense
more dense
19
I am the layer that is liquid metal. Who am I?
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
20
In the picture, what is number 3?
proton
nucleus
electron
neutron
21
The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of what type of boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Oceanic-Oceanic
22
I am at a convergent boundary, one more dense plate slips under the less dense plate. Who am I?
sunlight zone
subduction zone
transform fault
sublimation
23
I am the layer where convection currents take place. Who am I?
mantle
inner core
crust
outer core
24
My plates move away from each other usually at a rift valley or a mid-ocean ridge. Who am I?
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary