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Test review for a 6th grade plate tectonics test. #platetectonics
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1
________ are non-living substances that have the same chemical make-up and a crystal shape.
Igneous
Rocks
Lava
Minerals
2
What event do you predict will occur at the boundary shown?
a mountain range formation
volcanic island formation
trench formation
an earthquake
3
Why do most of the volcanoes on Earth exist along the "Ring of Fire"?
Tectonic plate boundaries are near.
Earth's layers are hotter in that area.
The volcanoes are in the middle of a tectonic plate.
The crust is thinner in that area.
4
What type of plate boundary exists between the South American Plate and the African Plate?
divergent
transform
subvergent
convergent
5
Which type of rock is made from sand, shells and materials being pushed together into layers?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Shellstone
Igneous
6
Which kind of rock is formed from magma?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Lava
Sedimentary
7
Which of the following is happening at B in the picture?
a folded mountain
a fault-block mountain
a volcano
mid-ocean ridge
8
Which of the following occurs along transform boundaries?
subduction
earthquakes
volcanoes
mountain building
9
The Himalayan Mountains began forming as a result of which type of plate boundary?
transform
divergent
convergent
subduction
10
What type of boundary most likely exists along the "Ring of Fire"?
a rifting boundary
a convergent boundary
a transform boundary
a divergent boundary
11
What type of rocks have been changed over time because of extreme heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
Igneous
All of the above
Sedimentary
12
Compare the pictures. What inference can be made about Earth 225 million years in the future?
There will be more volcanoes.
The landmasses will have changed.
The plates will have stopped moving.
Earth will have more land than water.
13
Which type of boundary is occurring at A?
a strike slip boundary
a convergent boundary
a divergent boundary
a transform boundary
14
What do you call a melted rock that is above the ground?
Magma
Lava
Metamorphic
Glass
15
What type of plate boundary exists between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
transform
divergent
subvergent
convergent
16
Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with -
transform boundaries
normal boundaries
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
17
What does a geologist do?
Studies children who don't listen in class
Studies wild animals and their habitats
Studies rocks and minerals
Studies the ocean
18
What type of boundary exists along the San Andreas Fault where many earthquakes occur?
trench forming
convergent
divergent
transform
19
A subduction zone creates a __________ and __________.
continent; oceans
trench; volcanoes
mid-ocean ridge; mountains
earthquake; tsunamis
20
______ is melted rock that is underground.
Magma
Igneous
Metamorphic
Lava
21
Which geological event is most likely caused by two continental plates colliding?
volcano erupting
canyon forming
sea floor spreading
mountain building
22
What is the measurement used to determine a mineral's softness or hardness?
Moh's Rock Scale
Moh's Hardness Scale
Moh's Mineral Scale
Moh's Softness Scale
23
What are the 4 layers of the Earth?
Atmosphere, mantle, outer space, core.
Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
Inner mantle, outer mantle, core, crust
Crust, atmosphere, core and lithosphere.
24
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is a –
normal boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
25
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is a –
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
normal boundary
26
______ are non-living substances that are made of one or more minerals.
Rocks
Minerals
Crystals
Plants
27
Why is a broken graham cracker a good model for the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is solid and brittle.
The lithosphere has plasticity.
There are two types of crust.
The lithosphere is brown.
28
A divergent boundary is -
sliding past.
pulling apart.
pushing together.
subducting.
29
What type of boundary is responsible for seafloor spreading?
Divergent
Convergent
Subvergent
Transform
30
Which of the following contributes to the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
convection currents below the lithosphere
magnetic-pole reversals
faults in mountain ranges
energy from the Sun
31
Violent earthquakes are most likely to occur at which type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subvergent
32
Why does oceanic crust typically subduct under continental crust when the two converge?
The oceanic crust is denser.
The oceanic crust is thinner.
The oceanic crust is cooler.
The oceanic crust is less dense.
33
Which of the following is happening at A in the picture?
transform boundary
subduction
earthquake
sea floor spreading
