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1
What is the name for the area between the two diverging plates in a mid-ocean ridge?
subduction zone
transform boundary
ocean trench
rift valley
2
Which BEST describes a S-Wave or Secondary Wave.
Primary Wave
Moves the ground up and down and side to side
Faster moving than a P-Wave
Compresses and expands the ground
3
Which of the following statements are true about sea-floor spreading?
Continental crust is formed by the ridges as they grow.
Older rock is farther away from the mid-ocean ridges.
Young rock forms in layers on the ocean floor as spreading occurs.
4
What type of boundary is illustrated below?
divergent
transform
convergent
slip-strike
5
Alfred Wegener is known for developing the hypothesis of Plate Tectonics.
False
True
6
A composite volcano...
is where lava flows out of several long cracks in Earth's crust
emerges from a vent in Earth's crust as a mix of bombs, ash, and cinders
has a slow, steady eruption and tends to be over a hot spot
is cone-shaped and tall
7
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called a convergent boundary.
False
True
8
Molten rock inside the Earth is called _ and molten rock on the surface of the Earth is called _?
ash; magma
lava; magma
magma; lava
bombs; lava
9
An evidence-based idea that can be tested by experimentation and investigation is called a theory.
True
False
10
What is the term for the super-continent where all the plates were fused together?
Ikea
Pangea
Eurasia
Pancake
11
This guy's name is Dr. Binoculars.
False
True
12
Molten rock that flows up through a crack in the Earth's crust into new rock is called a mid-ocean ridge.
False
True
13
What type of boundary is illustrated below?
divergent
I don't believe in boundaries
transform
convergent
14
An extinct volcano has not erupted for thousands of years.
False
True
15
Which choice is a cause of Tsunamis?
All of these are causes
Sea floor lifting
Landslides
Earthquakes
16
How is compression of rock different from shearing?
Compression push rock in opposite directions; shearing squeezes it together
Compression squeezes rock together, and shearing pulls rock apart.
Compression pulls rock apart; shearing squeezes rock together.
Compression squeezes rock while shearing pushes it in opposite directions
17
An active volcano has not erupted for thousands of years.
True
False
18
What does the magnitude of an earthquake measure?
the damage done by the earthquake
the length of the earthquake
the size of the earthquake’s seismic waves
the energy released by the earthquake
19
What type of fault is produced by a transform boundary?
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
normal fault
20
The Earth is made up of two types of crust, where continental crust is ___ than oceanic crust.
more dense
less dense
heavier
lighter
21
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Patrick Star
Mr. Krabs
SpongeBob Square Pants
SpongeBob Brown Pants
22
A shield volcano...
is cone-shaped and tall
is where lava flows out of several long cracks in Earth's crust
emerges from a vent in Earth's crust as a mix of bombs, ash, and cinders
has a slow, steady eruption and tends to be over a hot spot
23
The Ring of Fire is located on the edge of the Pacific Plate.
False
True
24
A force that acts on rocks to change their shape or volume is called stress.
True
False
25
What type of fault is produced by a convergent boundary?
reverse fault
normal fault
strike-slip fault
26
Thin, runny lava actually flows from the volcanoes in Hawaii. What type of volcanoes are on that island?
dormant
explosive
active
extinct
27
Plates move in different ways along plate boundaries.
What determines how the plates interact at their boundaries?
the kind of plates they are and whether they keep moving
the kind of boundary and the directions in which the plates are moving
the materials the plates are made of
the difference in thickness of the plates
28
The theory of ? states that the Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper part of the mantle) is broken into distinct plates.
Plate Tectonics
Spongebob
Convection Currents
Seafloor-spreading
29
A cinder cone volcano...
is cone-shaped and tall
is where lava flows out of several long cracks in Earth's crust
has a slow, steady eruption and tends to be over a hot spot
emerges from a vent in Earth's crust as a mix of bombs, ash, and cinders
30
Continental drift is now a theory. What information caused the hypothesis of continental drift to become a theory?
observations that Earth appears to have plates with moving plate boundaries
observations of plate movement & prediction of what happens when they meet
observations that the ocean floor plates appear to be stable and unchanging
observations that the lithosphere broke apart and plates have no boundaries
31
An dormant volcano is currently erupting or erupts on a regular basis.
True
False
32
What type of fault is produced by a divergent boundary?
reverse fault
normal fault
strike-slip fault
33
Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is called a compression.
True
False
34
What events happen at a convergent plate boundary?
earthquakes
volcanoes
all of these
trenches
35
What process drives plate tectonics, hot air balloons and the Gulf Stream?
weather
convection currents
evaporation
earthquakes
36
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it is known as a hot spot.
True
False
37
What was the most complete hypothesis that Alfred Wegener made?
The continents were once grouped together and had drifted apart over time.
All the continents would fit together like a giant world jigsaw puzzle.
The continents were slowly rotating around the world in continental drift.
All the continents would slowly drift together over millions of years.
38
Earth isn’t expanding because of the many _ that occur at ocean _.
plates, bottom
subduction areas, plate boundaries
subduction areas, trenches
seamounts, trenches
39
Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift explained how fossils showed the continents were once joined together by...
Animal fossils such as the mesosaurus were found on one continent.
Plant fossils of the same kind of plants were found on five continents.
Scientists found examples of different kinds of fossils on some continents.
Freshwater animal fossils were found in the nearby oceans.
40
Which force pulls on Earth’s crust, stretching the rock to make it thinner?
stress
shearing
compression
tension
41
The high silica magma is stickier and is more likely to produce an explosive volcanic eruption.
True
False
42
Which BEST describes a P-Wave or Primary Wave.
Faster moving than an S Wave
Secondary Wave
Moves the ground up and down and side to side
Slower Moving than an S Wave
43
A device that is used to measure the seismic waves produced by an earthquake is called a tiltmeter.
True
False
44
If magma has more silica content it will make for an less explosive eruption.
False
True
45
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called sea-floor spreading.
True
False
