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