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Plate Tectonics Quizie
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What do you call a chain of volcanoes that form in the water when two oceanic plates converge?
island arcs
ring of fire
volcanic arcs
hot spots
2
What do you need to bring to class tomorrow?
my science book
a drink
candy
my AR book
3
A star's life begins in a cloud of dust and gas called a...
protostar
hydrogen
nebula
big bang
4
Chemical reactions always result in ...
a new substance
an explosion
heat released
a color change
5
The type of heat transfer where heat travels through an empty space is called ____________.
convection
gamma rays
conduction
radiation
6
How much do the plates move, on average, in a year?
1-10 cm
1-5 cm
1-20 cm
10-20 cm
7
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
the power of the wind
convectional currents in the lithosphere
continental drift theory
convection currents in the asthenosphere
8
Matching ___________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.
river systems
wind systems
weather patterns
mountain ranges
9
An example of a transform boundary is...
San Andreas fault in CA
Haweewee
Hawaii
Himalayan Mountains
10
The place where one plate goes under another plate is called the...
earthquake area
magma zone
subduction zone
ring of fire
11
The two main gases making up our atmosphere are...
H and C
H and O
N and O
N and C
12
According to geologists, there are ___ continents.
7
6
5
8
13
Hawaii is an example of a...
transform boundary
divergent boundary
hot spot
convergent boundary
14
How long is the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
40, 000 miles long
45, 000 miles long
55, 000 miles long
50, 000 miles long
15
A plate is made up of two things:
Upper mantle and asthenosphere
Lithosphere and geosphere
Upper mantle and crust
Upper mantle and lithosphere
16
Scientists believe the deeper you go into the geosphere...
temperature decreases and pressure increases
temperature increases and pressure decreases
both temperature and pressure decrease
temperature and pressure both increase
17
The giant ocean that surrounded Pangaea was called...
panhalassa
panthalasa
pantsalassa
panthalassa
18
All of the following are true about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge except...
it's the Earth's longest mountain chain
it's a divergent boundary
it's a place where plates converge
it's a place where crust is created
19
The metric units in order from smallest to largest are...
milli, centi, deca, unit, deci, hecto, kilo
kilo, hecto, deci, unit, deca, centi, milli
milli, centi, deci, unit, deca, hecto, kilo
kilo, hecto, deca, unit, deci, centi, milli
20
Oceanic crust is ______ dense than continental.
as equally
more
less
21
The ___________ is a chain of volcanoes extending nearly all around the Pacific Ocean.
ring of fire
Deep crevice
Hawaii
hot spot
22
Coal comes from ______ while oil comes from ______.
dinosaurs, plants
plants, dinosaurs
mammals, plants
plants, mammals
23
The existence of coal beds in Antarctica indicates that the continent once had...
been farther from the equator
a cold, dry climate
a hot, rainy climate
been a part of Africa
24
How often do the poles reverse?
Every 200,000 years
Every 100 years
Every 1,000 years
Every 20,000 years
25
Look at the backboard for the next 3 questions...What number represents the mesosphere?
3
1
7
5
26
At a ___________ boundary, plates slide past each other.
transform
convergent
transvergent
divergent
27
________________ formed as a result of two ocean plates converging.
India
California
Iceland
Japan
28
Pangaea split into two smaller "super continents," the Southern section was called _______________.
Rodinia
Vaalbar
Laurasia
Gondwana
29
The steps of the scientific method are...
observe, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
observe, question, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
question, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
question, observe, experiment, hypothesis, results, conclusion
30
What causes the oceanic crust to look like this:
seashell patterns
pangaea splitting apart
plates converging
magnetic pole reversal
31
The man credited for the Continental Drift Theory is...
Wegener
Wegenere
Wegner
Ewegener
32
The four parts of the Earth's system are...
biosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, britneyspear
biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere
biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere
33
What number represents the outer core?
7
5
8
6
34
Continental crust is made up of the rock ___________
marble
basalt
granite
lithosphere
35
What number represents the lithosphere?
8
4
2
6
36
The two metals that make up the Earth's core are...
Ir and N
Fe and Ni
Fe and N
Ir and Ni
37
Oceanic crust is made up of the rock _______
lithosphere
basalt
granite
marble
38
Sea floor spreading occurs when...
two oceanic plates diverge
two oceanic plates converge
two continental plates converge
an oceanic and continental plate diverge
39
What is this a picture of?
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
40
What was Alfred Wegener's profession?
mineralogist
geologist
meteorologist
professor
41
The only flexible mantle layer is the ____________.
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Geosphere
42
What is an example of a constructive force on Earth?
weathering
erosion
new mountains forming
subduction zones
43
Science is...
the best :)
the worst
meh
kinda lame
44
What causes the magnetic field of the Earth?
the liquid outer core
the solid inner core
the liquid inner core
the solid outer core
45
Take a trip down memory lane...what is inside of an atom's nucleus?
protons and elctrons
electrons and neutrons
protons and neutrons
