12. The Himalayan mountains, which are along the northern border of India, were formed by

the collision of two lithospheric plates.

4. Plate tectonics refers to the theory that

earth's surface is made of large plates that move over time

What happened at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan?

A tsunami hit, causing it to lose power and the reactors to overheat

10. Plate tectonics is the theory that sections of the earth’s crust

move toward & away from each other & form continents & ocean

6. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

Old crust is destroyed and new crust is formed over time.

How do convection currents move our tectonic plates?

Magma near the core heats and rises to the crust, then cools and sinks

2. Continental drift is the idea that

continents were joined together and are slowly moving apart

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Plate Tectonics Assessment

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12. The Himalayan mountains, which are along the northern border of India, were formed by
numerous eruptions of nearby volcanoes.
the buildup of soil and rocks over millions of years
two lithospheric plates sliding past each other.
the collision of two lithospheric plates.
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4. Plate tectonics refers to the theory that
each of the continents is also called a plate
the earth's surface is made of large plates that can't move
earth's surface is made of large plates that move over time
the continents float on the oceans like plates
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1. The distance from the earth's surface to the center of the earth is about
64 km
6,400 km
640 km
64,000 km
4
What happened at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan?
A tornado whirled through and destroyed the facility
An earthquake destroyed the facility
A tsunami hit, causing it to lose power and the reactors to overheat
Someone forgot to change the batteries
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10. Plate tectonics is the theory that sections of the earth’s crust
have collapsed, forming oceans between the continents
were hot and cooled to form continents, mountains, & oceans
move toward & away from each other & form continents & ocean
are floating in the oceans and are called continents
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5. Scientific evidence suggests that the earth is ____ of years old
billions
hundreds
thousands
millions
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What type of plate boundary has plates sliding past each other?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
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Which two layers make up the lithosphere?
Crust and Upper Mantle
Crust and Inner Core
Outer Core and Crust
Inner Core and Lower Mantle
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3. Which is most likely to occur at a transform boundary?
volcanoes
earthquakes
none fo the above
mountains
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7. The word “lithosphere” is used to refer to which layer(s) of the earth?
the crust and upper mantle
the crust and the core
the mantle and the core
the crust only
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India is a country in Asia that is its own tectonic plate.
True
False
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11. New lithosphere is mostly created at what type of plate boundary
all of the above
transform
divergent
convergent
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8. Plate tectonics helps explain the formation of which of the following
continents
mountains
all of the above
volcanoes
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What type of plate boundary has plates moving away from each other?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
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6. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
Old crust falls into the oceans and is destroyed over time.
New crust is always forming on the top of large mountains.
The earth’s crust moves around but is never destroyed.
Old crust is destroyed and new crust is formed over time.
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How do convection currents move our tectonic plates?
Gravity pushes the plates around
Magma near the core heats and rises to the crust, then cools and sinks
They are pushed up from explosions at the core
The Earth expands and contracts over time
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What type of plate boundary has plates moving towards each other?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
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9. Which of the following statements provides evidence for plate tectonics
The earth’s continents are constantly moving
The same kind of fossils are found in South America & Africa
All of the above
The same rock layers are found in N.A., Europe, & Africa
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2. Continental drift is the idea that
ocean waves push the continents over the earth's surface
the continents are the only solid surface on earth
objects fall into the ocean and drift between continents
continents were joined together and are slowly moving apart
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What type of machine do we use to measure the power and intensity of earthquakes?
Microwave
Geiger Counter
Speedometer
Seismograph
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More gassy volcanic eruptions are less explosive
True
False

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