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Plate Tectonics Quiz Review
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1
The mechanism of continental drift is
volcanism
magnetic striping
magma plumes
seafloor spreading
2
Rocks found near mid-ocean ridges are __________ than those found further from the ridges.
older
younger
3
The plates are known as what layer of Earth?
mantle
lithosphere
asthenosphere
crust
4
The force that moves hot material up and cold material down in the mantle is called
gravity
age
pressure
convection
5
Which hot spot in the world is formed at a plate boundary?
Hawaii
Galapagos Islands
Iceland
Yellowstone
6
What plate do we live on?
American Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
South American Plate
7
Using the diagram below, determine what type of polarity occurred 150 million years ago.
normal polarity
reverse polarity
8
What type of plate boundary produces
only
earthquakes?
land vs land
land vs ocean
transform
divergent
9
What can we infer about Antarctica if we find tropical plant fossils on the continent?
It used to be closer to the equator.
It used to be warmer there.
Plants were brought there by human explorers.
Tropical plants can grow in cold climates.
10
What type of environment existed in the Mesozoic at Site H, where coral fossils were found?
Land
Ocean
11
The word
paleo
in "Paleogeographic" means ________.
fossils
old
geology
historical
12
Where are most volcanoes located on Earth?
Ring of Fire
Continental Plates
Hot Spots
Mid-Ocean Ridges
13
Which type of crust does a trench form on?
oceanic
continental
14
What technology led to the discovery of long underwater mountain ranges?
thermal imaging
radar
sonar
satellites
15
What boundary on the map below is convergent land vs ocean?
South American-Nazcan
Eurasian-Indian
North American-Pacific
North American-Eurasian
16
Where is new crust NOT being formed?
hot spot
trench
mid-ocean ridge
17
Which of these is not a driving force of plate movement?
pressure
convection
age
gravity
18
What does a theory have that a hypothesis does not?
evidence
proof
mechanism
support
19
The sliding of an oceanic plate under a continental plate is known as
transform
divergence
collateral
subduction
20
Which letter in the diagram represents a divergent plate boundary?
D
C
A
B
21
What is one piece of information we need to determine the rate of seafloor spreading?
time
temperature
length
size
22
The area inside Earth that is thought of as "plasticlike" is the
crust
asthenosphere
mantle
lithosphere
23
What type of plate boundary forms non-volcanic mountains on land?
land vs land
divergent
transform
land vs ocean
24
Which type of crust is more dense?
oceanic
continental
25
The plates move along on what layer of Earth?
crust
mantle
lithosphere
asthenosphere
26
What data does the map below represent?
seismic activity
global volcanism
topography
seafloor age
27
Earthquakes further inland are _____________ than earthquakes closer to the coastline.
younger
older
more shallow
deeper
28
Which of the following was used as proof to support the hypothesis of continental drift?
Fossils
Convection
GPS Data
Seafloor Spreading
29
What type of boundary produces island arcs?
ocean vs. land
ocean vs ocean
divergent
land vs land
30
Continental crust is made of what rock type?
granite
obsidian
basalt
shale
31
In the Hot Spot Activity, the older islands are _____________ the hot spot.
further from
closer to
32
The force that pulls plates down at subduction zones is called
gravity
convection
pressure
age
33
At which letter is convection taking place?
C
B
A
D
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What does hot magma do in the mantle?
sinks
rises
