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Plate Tectonics Quizie
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The giant ocean that surrounded Pangaea was called...
panthalassa
panhalassa
pantsalassa
panthalasa
2
Matching ___________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.
weather patterns
wind systems
mountain ranges
river systems
3
Coal comes from ______ while oil comes from ______.
dinosaurs, plants
plants, dinosaurs
plants, mammals
mammals, plants
4
The two metals that make up the Earth's core are...
Fe and Ni
Fe and N
Ir and Ni
Ir and N
5
What number represents the outer core?
8
5
7
6
6
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
convectional currents in the lithosphere
continental drift theory
the power of the wind
7
A plate is made up of two things:
Lithosphere and geosphere
Upper mantle and asthenosphere
Upper mantle and crust
Upper mantle and lithosphere
8
What causes the oceanic crust to look like this:
seashell patterns
pangaea splitting apart
magnetic pole reversal
plates converging
9
How often do the poles reverse?
Every 1,000 years
Every 200,000 years
Every 100 years
Every 20,000 years
10
The only flexible mantle layer is the ____________.
Mesosphere
Geosphere
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
11
How long is the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
45, 000 miles long
40, 000 miles long
50, 000 miles long
55, 000 miles long
12
Take a trip down memory lane...what is inside of an atom's nucleus?
electrons and neutrons
protons and neutrons
protons and elctrons
13
According to geologists, there are ___ continents.
8
6
5
7
14
The two main gases making up our atmosphere are...
N and O
H and C
N and C
H and O
15
Pangaea split into two smaller "super continents," the Southern section was called _______________.
Vaalbar
Rodinia
Laurasia
Gondwana
16
What was Alfred Wegener's profession?
professor
mineralogist
meteorologist
geologist
17
At a ___________ boundary, plates slide past each other.
transform
divergent
convergent
transvergent
18
________________ formed as a result of two ocean plates converging.
Japan
India
California
Iceland
19
The existence of coal beds in Antarctica indicates that the continent once had...
been a part of Africa
been farther from the equator
a cold, dry climate
a hot, rainy climate
20
An example of a transform boundary is...
Hawaii
San Andreas fault in CA
Haweewee
Himalayan Mountains
21
Oceanic crust is ______ dense than continental.
less
more
as equally
22
All of the following are true about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge except...
it's a place where plates converge
it's a divergent boundary
it's a place where crust is created
it's the Earth's longest mountain chain
23
What is an example of a constructive force on Earth?
weathering
new mountains forming
erosion
subduction zones
24
The steps of the scientific method are...
observe, question, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
question, observe, experiment, hypothesis, results, conclusion
question, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
observe, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
25
What do you call a chain of volcanoes that form in the water when two oceanic plates converge?
island arcs
hot spots
ring of fire
volcanic arcs
26
A star's life begins in a cloud of dust and gas called a...
big bang
hydrogen
nebula
protostar
27
What do you need to bring to class tomorrow?
my science book
my AR book
candy
a drink
28
Hawaii is an example of a...
divergent boundary
hot spot
transform boundary
convergent boundary
29
Oceanic crust is made up of the rock _______
granite
basalt
marble
lithosphere
30
The metric units in order from smallest to largest are...
milli, centi, deci, unit, deca, hecto, kilo
kilo, hecto, deci, unit, deca, centi, milli
milli, centi, deca, unit, deci, hecto, kilo
kilo, hecto, deca, unit, deci, centi, milli
31
The man credited for the Continental Drift Theory is...
Wegner
Ewegener
Wegenere
Wegener
32
The ___________ is a chain of volcanoes extending nearly all around the Pacific Ocean.
Hawaii
hot spot
ring of fire
Deep crevice
33
Sea floor spreading occurs when...
two oceanic plates diverge
an oceanic and continental plate diverge
two oceanic plates converge
two continental plates converge
34
What number represents the lithosphere?
2
6
8
4
35
The type of heat transfer where heat travels through an empty space is called ____________.
radiation
gamma rays
conduction
convection
36
Scientists believe the deeper you go into the geosphere...
both temperature and pressure decrease
temperature decreases and pressure increases
temperature and pressure both increase
temperature increases and pressure decreases
37
How much do the plates move, on average, in a year?
1-5 cm
1-10 cm
10-20 cm
1-20 cm
38
Look at the backboard for the next 3 questions...What number represents the mesosphere?
5
3
7
1
39
What is this a picture of?
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
40
The four parts of the Earth's system are...
biosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere
biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, britneyspear
41
What causes the magnetic field of the Earth?
the liquid inner core
the solid outer core
the liquid outer core
the solid inner core
42
The place where one plate goes under another plate is called the...
subduction zone
earthquake area
magma zone
ring of fire
43
Science is...
the worst
kinda lame
meh
the best :)
44
Continental crust is made up of the rock ___________
marble
basalt
granite
lithosphere
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Chemical reactions always result in ...
an explosion
a color change
a new substance
heat released
