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Review for the Plate Tectonics Test #highschool
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1
Examine the diagram below. The youngest ocean crust would be found at____
B
A
D
C
2
Along a line drawn from location C to location A, the relative age of the oceanic crust would
decrease (get younger)
increase (get older)
3
Shallow earthquakes occur at this plate boundary
divergent
transform
convergent
all types of plate boundaries
4
The oceanic crust (basalt) is denser than the continental crust (granite)
True
False
5
On the continents most of the mountain ranges formed near _____________ plate boundaries
transform
all types of
convergent
divergent
6
The ocean crust is made at mid-oceanic ridges. The ocean crust is made of ___________.
basalt
granite
sandstone
limestone
7
The highest elevation to the lowest elevation on Earth are found at this type of plate boundary
divergent
convergent
transform
8
Plate slide parallel to each other along ____________ plate boundaries.
transform
all types of
convergent
divergent
9
There are no volcanoes along this type of plate boundary.
divergent
all types
transform
convergent
10
Deep earthquakes occur
only
at ______________plate boundaries
convergent
all types of
divergent
transform
11
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of boundary?
divergent
convergent
transform
all types of
12
This is the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegner that existed about 250 million years ago.
Pangea
North America
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
13
The theory of Continental Drift did
not
adequately account for which of the following?
Similar fossils found on continents separated by oceans
Similar rocktypes found on continents separated by oceans
a. Coastlines of some continents appeared to fit together
How continentsdrifted across Earth’s surface
14
Active volcanoes in a line occur at ________________ plate boundaries
transform
all types of
divergent
convergent
15
Subduction occurs at this type to plate boundary.
transform
convergent
divergent
16
Alfred Wegner did not have access to data about
rock-magnetic data
the ocean floor
the globaldistribution of earthquakes
all three choices are correct
17
The mid-Atlantic ridge is an example of a _______________ plate boundary.
transform
convergent
divergent
18
Which event is most likely to occur when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
The oceanic plate will be subducted
The continental platewill be subducted
A hot spot will formin the oceanic plate
A rift valley will form in the continental plate
19
New ocean plates form at ______________ plate boundaries
transform
divergent
convergent
all types of
20
Which of the following causes plate movement?
rotation of the Earthon its axis
revolution of theEarth around the Sun
thermal convection inthe core
thermal convection inthe mantle
21
Mid-oceanic ridges are formed at ______________ plate boundaries.
transform
divergent
all types of
convergent
22
How were the Himalayas mountains in north of India most likely formed?
The collision of two continental plates
The divergence of two oceanic plates
a. The divergence of two continental plate
The collision of two oceanic plates
