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1
Which of the following provides evidence of plate tectonics?
ocean currents
Coriolis effect
atmospheric temperatures
sea-floor topography
2
Which of the following can cause a new ocean to form between continents?
earthquakes
faulting
volcanoes
plate movement
3
Which natural event likely caused the crack in the road?
earthquake
a lava flow from a volcano
an avalanche down a mountain
wind
4
Which geological feature forms over time when Earth's crust cracks and the pieces move upward?
valleys and ridges
fold mountains
fault-block mountains
volcanoes
5
The constructive forces that build mountains are best explained by
weathering and erosion
deposition from rivers
the water cycle
the theory of plate tectonics
6
Which of these is an immediate result of the movement of tectonic plates?
glaciers
tides
earthquakes
ocean currents
7
Earthquake activity in Tennessee is primarily caused by
mining activity during the nineteenth century
plates grinding past each other along active faults
the lowering of aquifer levels
the interaction of tides with the Mississippi river
8
Which can cause an earthquake?
P waves
volcanic eruptions
plate movement
S waves
9
Which of the following are formed when two crustal plates collide with one another?
mountain ranges
mid-ocean ridges
rift valleys
hot spots
10
Over many years, erosion changes a mountain range by making the peaks
taller
more jagged
shorter and rounder
shift to the east or west
11
Which feature would most likely be forming at converging continental tectonic plate boundaries?
rift valley
deep trench
volcanic cone
uplifted mountains
12
How do you know Earth's continents were once in vastly different positions than they are today?
Major rivers form deltas from continental erosion
Fossils of tropical pants are found in Antarctica
Volcanoes encircle the Pacific Ocean
Penguins are found only in the Southern Hemisphere
13
The convergence of two continental plates would produce
rift valleys
folded mountains
island arcs
trenches
14
The innermost layer of Earth is called the
fossil
fault
core
crust
15
Seafloor spreading provides evidence of which of the following Earth processes?
weathering of mountains
erosion of coastlines
formation of sedimentary rocks
movement of crustal plates
