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Plate Tectonics Review
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1
Which of the following is evidence that supports the Theory of Sea-Floor Spreading?
Ages of the Rocks
Puzzle-Fit
Climate Change
Fossil Evidence
2
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest layer?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
3
Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports the Theory of Continental Drift?
Magnetic Stripes showing pole reversals.
Climate Change
Fossil Evidence
Puzzle-Fit
4
Name the type of plate boundary that forms the San Andreas Fault.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Elliptical
5
What two layers of the Earth make up the lithosphere?
mantle and outer core
crust and outer core
crust and upper portion of the mantle
inner core and outer core
6
Who developed the Theory of Sea-Floor Spreading?
Albert Einstein
J. Tuzo Wilson
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
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Which plate will subduct under the other when they collide?
Continental Plate under Oceanic Plate
Oceanic Plate under Continental Plate
There is no such thing as subduction.
Continental Plate under Continental Plate
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Which is NOT a type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Elliptical
Transform
Divergent
9
What forms at plate boundaries where plates collide?
New Crust
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Deep Valleys
Mountains
10
What often forms on the upper plate when subduction occurs?
Nothing
Mountains
Rift Valleys
Volcanoes
11
What happens when an oceanic and continental plate collide?
Mid-Ocean Ridges form.
Subduction of the oceanic plate makes volcanoes and trenches
Huge mountains form.
The plates collide and then bounce apart.
12
Name a place on Earth where subduction is occuring.
At the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian plates
At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
In the Pacific Ocean, forming the Marianas Trench
On the North American Continent
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Who developed the Theory of Continental Drift?
Harry Hess
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
J. Tuzo Wilson
14
At this type of plate boundary, the plates grind past each other in opposite directions.
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
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At this type of plate boundary, the plates move apart from each other.
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
16
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest layer?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
17
What is found directly below the lithosphere?
asthenosphere
inner core
lower mantle
outer core
18
Which layer of the Earth produces the Earth's magnetic field?
outer core
crust
mantle
inner core
19
What happens when two oceanic plates collide?
They form mid-ocean ridges.
The collide then move apart.
They both create a huge mountain.
The older plate subducts and volcanoes and trenches form.
20
At this type of plate boundary, the plates collide.
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
21
What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth from outer layers to interior layers?
mantle, crust, inner core, outer core
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
22
What happens when two continental plates collide?
Volcanoes and trenches
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Cracks and Faults
Mountains
23
Name a place on the Earth's surface where sea-floor spreading occurs.
At Mid-Ocean Ridges
Nowhere on Earth
At subduction zones
At the San Andreas Fault
