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1
Name individuals involved in 15
th
century European exploration.
Ming Dynasty
Marco Pollo, Portugal, Ferdinand Magellan, Henry Hudson
Benjamin Franklin and Matthew Fontaine Maury
Leif Ericsson, Aristotle, and Bede
2
What sources did the Polynesians use to explore the oceans?
maps and compasses
Currents
None of the above
stick charts, stars, clouds and winds
3
What kind of plate boundary moves in opposite directions and creates valleys?
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
4
What are the purposes of mapping?
To show a phenomenon or process we can't see with our eyes
All of the above
To present information clearly
To represent a larger area than we can see
5
The prime meridian is located at...
0 degrees longitude
180 degrees latitude
0 degrees latitude
180 degrees longitude
6
What was the main motivation for European exploration during the 15 & 16 century?
Making more accurate maps
Climate Research
Trade and Commerce/Faster Trade Routes
Collecting rocks and sediments from the sea floor
7
Which of the following results when two continental plates slide past each other?
mountain
volcanic island
subduction zone
earthquake
8
Judging from the diagram, where are most ocean trenches located?
at the boundary between two plates
at the center of oceanic plates
beneath very wide mountain ranges
at the center of continental plates
9
A topographic map shows....
where you are in relation to other things
the shape of the earth's surface by using contour lines
what the surface of the earth looks like
the earth divided into countries, states, and cities
10
What is the result of two plates moving together causing one plate to descend beneath the other
trench
ridge
volcano
subduction
11
How did Ben Franklin identify the location of the Gulf Stream current?
By using an airplane to watch from above
Putting a bottle in the ocean and seeing where it ended up
By looking at the stars
By talking to his cousin who was a whaling ship captain.
12
The movements of Earth's plates can move thousands of kilometers across the Earth's surface
occur due to human activity.
do not change the Earth's surface at all.
occur in one sudden movement.
occur gradually over millions of years.
13
Name the four cardinal directions.
Southeast, Northwest, Southwest, Norteast
Top, bottom, left, right
Westeast, northsouth, eastnorth, westsouth
North, South, East, West
14
Which of the following types of boundaries results in the creation of ocean trenches?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Subduction
15
Most tectonic plates move at rates of
centimeters per year.
meters per second.
centimeters per second.
meters per year.
16
Which of the following types of plate boundaries would produce the most significant earthquake?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
17
Which of the following types of boundaries is where a “new” seafloor is produced?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Subduction
18
Earth's tectonic plates
do not move
are constantly in motion
move only once
move only up and down.
19
7. Which of following continents match up with South America to prove the continental puzzle?
North America
Europe
Africa
Australia
20
A physical map shows...
what the surface of the earth looks like
the shape of the earth's surface by using contour lines
where you are in relation to other things
the earth divided into countries, states, and cities
21
Pangaea, in the continental drift hypothesis, can also be referred to as a ___.
geosphere
plate
supercontinent
subduction
22
When did the HMS Challenger sail?
1200 BCE - 200 BCE
1254-1433
March 1870- November 1877
December 1872- May 1876
23
How did the HMS Challenger change marine science and ocean exploration ?
Their research formed the basis of modern oceanography
Captured Spanish ships and cargo
Found that the Earth is round
Mapped Hawaii
24
The equator is located at
0 degrees longitude
180 degrees latitude
0 degrees latitude
180 degrees longitude
25
Which of the following types of boundaries results in the creation of mountain ranges?
Subduction
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
26
Continental-continental collision will most likely produce a ____.
rift valley/mid-ocean ridge
new continent
mountain
new ocean
27
What evidence supports that all of today's continents were once part of a single continent?
Today's continents fit together like a puzzle
all of these
Different continents have similar types of rocks.
Similiar fossils have been found on different continents.
28
What was the name of the scientist that developed the Theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
Antonie Leewenhoek
Gregor Mendel
Robert Hooke
29
How long did it take for the tectonic plates to change the number of continents on Earth.
thousands of years.
decades
millions of years
centuries
30
A political map shows...
the earth divided into countries, states, cities
where you are in relation to other things
the shape of the Earth's surface by using contour maps
what the surface of the earth looks like
