When crustal plated subduct, they are ...

being pulled into the asthenosphere to recycle rock.

Glossopteris fossils found on S. America, Africa, Antarctica and Australia suggest:

that these continents were once joined as one landmass.

A well known example of a transform boundary is located in ...

California's San Andrea's fault

The lithosphere consists of:

both types of crust and the upper mantle

The older the sea-floor crust, the .....

greater the density of the rock

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Plate Tectonics Review

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1
The geologically active area around the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes and Earthquakes is:
the Golden Ring
the Pacific Ring
the Ring of Fire
the Tectonic Zone
2
Earth's continents are made of...
dirt, cities and us!
continental crust
oceanic crust
a combination of oceanic and continental crust.
3
When crustal plated subduct, they are ...
pushing the oceanic plate away.
forming underwater islands.
rising to float above other rock layers.
being pulled into the asthenosphere to recycle rock.
4
Heat energy moves from the interior of the Earth toward the crust through the process of:
conduction
radiation
convection
hydrologic cycle
5
Rocks on the sea-floor record a pattern of reversals in _________________
the temperature of rocks
Earth's atmosphere
the age of rocks
Earth's magnetic field
6
Rock samples taken from farther from the mid ocean ridge are ...
crystals
older
less dense
younger
7
The only liquid section of Earth's interior is
inner core
lithosphere
outer core
mantle
8
This map shows....
the oceanic crust
the major lithospheric plates
the direction the continents are moving
Pangaea
9
What theory did Alfred Wegener propose?
theory of plate tectonics
theory of convection currents
theory of continental drift
theory of sea-floor spreading
10
Wegener proposed a super continent called:
Pre-Africa
Super Earth Mass
Pangaea
Gondwanaland
11
A well known example of a convergent boundary between two continental plates is...
The Himalayan Mountains
The coast of Alaska and Japan
California's San Andrea's fault
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean
12
Glossopteris fossils found on S. America, Africa, Antarctica and Australia suggest:
that these continents were once joined as one landmass.
that Glossopteris plants grew in very dry conditions.
that Glossopteris grew in very cold environments.
that these plants could swim across oceans.
13
A well known example of a transform boundary is located in ...
In Texas
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean
The coast of Alaska and Japan
California's San Andrea's fault
14
Wegener used all the following data to support his theory EXCEPT:
matching fossils found on continents separated by ocean.
convection currents
shape of the land which suggests "fitting" back together
mountain ranges that match up on multiple continents
15
The sea-floor spreads apart at both sides of _______________ as new crust of formed.
mountain chain
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
deep ocean trench
16
Flowing currents of rising, heated fluids and sinking cooler fluids are called:
convection cycles
heating transitions
radiation belts
conduction cells
17
Rocks created by magma or lava cooling and solidifying:
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
the rock cycle
18
rocks created by extreme heat and pressure:
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
the rock cycle
19
A well known example of a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental crust is ..
The Himalayan Mountains
The Californian San Andrea's fault
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean
The coast of Alaska and Japan
20
What theory did Alfred Wegener propose?
theory of sea-floor spreading
theory of convection currents
theory of plate tectonics
theory of continental drift
21
The lithosphere consists of:
the upper and lower mantle
continental crust and the mantle
both types of crust and the upper mantle
the asthenosphere
22
Molten rock underground is called
Magma
Asthenosphere
Lava
Hot Spot
23
The asthenosphere is characterized by
melted, liquid rock
brittle, hard solid rock
soft, flowing solid rock
very hot metal and rock mixed together
24
The older the sea-floor crust, the .....
greater the density of the rock
the hotter the rock's average temperature
the more igneous rock there is
closer the the ocean surface the crust is.
25
During subduction, some rock in the crust will melt and form...
volcanoes
earthquakes
new sedimentary rock
lava

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