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Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics
Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics
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Name this type of boundary
subduction
divergent
convergent
transform
2
During convection, what happens when magma reaches the earth's crust?
it cools and sinks
it boils
it gets lighter
it gets hotter
3
Alfred Wegner thought all the continents fit together in one large supercontinent called
Megaland
Godwanda
Pangea
Eurasia
4
What does letter "A" represent in the diagram?
volcano
subduction zone
mid-ocean ridge
continental shelf
5
When 2 continental plates diverge it creates:
a mid ocean ridge
a rift valley
a mountain
a fault
6
Which is NOT a result of plate tectonics?
hurricanes
earthquakes
volcanoes
mountains
7
What was created at point "C" in the diagram?
continental shelf
volcano
atoll
trench
8
A trench occurs when oceanic plates:
converge
transform
diverge
fall apart
9
As we go deeper into the layers of the earth, temperature and density:
increase
decrease
depends on the layer
stay the same
10
Convection occurs in what layer of the earth?
core
ocean
mantle
crust
11
The result of plates moving along a Transform Boundary is a:
Volcano
Earthquake
Convection
Sea-floor Spreading
12
Which layer of Earth's core is liquid?
Inner core
Lithosphere
Outer core
Mantle
13
The most studied transform boundary is
Andes Mountains
East African Rift Valley
San Andreas Fault
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
14
These terrain features/landform were probably the result of:
transform boundry
converging continental plates
diverging continental plates
converging oceanic plates
15
The inner core of the Earth is:
solid Iron & Nickel
Dimes and Nickels
Iron and Lava
molten magma
16
Name this type of boundary
transform
convergent
subduction
divergent
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Name this type of boundary
subductive
convergent
transform
divergent
18
The place where 2 tectonic plates meet is called a
intersection
rift zone
mid-ocean ridge
plate boundry
19
What layer of the Earth do we live on?
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
20
The thickest layer of the earth
mantle
outer core
crust
inner core
21
An area in the Pacific Ocean with a large number of volcanos and earthquakes is known as the:
Ring of Volcanos
Hotspot
Ring of Fire
Rain of Fire
22
The layer designated by number 3 is the:
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
23
The movement of tectonic plates is caused by
convection currents in the mantle
earth's hot core
dinosaurs jumping
severe ocean waves
24
Scientists have been able to drill into which layer of the earth?
crust
mantle
outer core
tectonic plate
25
What process is taking place in "B" on the diagram?
sea-floor spreading
subduction zone
convergence
continental drift
26
What sea-floor feature is formed at a divergent plate boundary?
volcano
mid ocean ridge
abyssal plain
Seamount
27
Tectonic plates are made up of:
Athenosphere and lithosphere
Crust and Upper Mantle
Graham crackers
Continental Crust
28
What kind of zone is formed when Oceanic Crust is being pushed under Continental Crust?
construction
convection
subduction
disaster
29
Which of the following was not evidence used by Alfred Wegner:
Fossils
Mountain Ranges
Glaciers
Tectonic Plates