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Plate Tectonics Quiz #2 Review
Plate Tectonics Quiz #2 Review
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1
What is the first layer of Earth?
The Asthenosphere
The Mantle
The Crust
The Inner Core
2
Plate tectonics is the theory that sections of the earth's crust _____.
were hot an wrinkled as they cooled
have collapsed, forming oceans
are floating in the oceans
have moved toward & away from each other
3
Scientific evidence suggests that the earth is ______ years old.
4 hundred
4 billion
4 thousand
4 million
4
What kind of scientist uses evidence from rocks and fossils to understand when events occurred?
palentologist
geologist
chemist
biologist
5
Plate tectonics helps explain the formation of which of the following?
clouds
trees
all of these answers
mountains
6
Plate tectonics refers to the theory that ______?
the surface of earth has large plates that move over time
each of the continents on the earth is also a plate
the continents float on the oceans like plates
there are large plates that cannot move
7
Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
New crust is always forming on the top of large mountains
Old crust falls into the oceans and is destroyed over time
The earth's crust moves around but is never destroyed
Old crust is destoryed and the new crust is formed over time
8
Which of the following statements provides evidence for plate tectonics?
All answers are true
Same rock layers are found in N. America, Europe, & Africa
The same fossils are found in S. America and Africa
The earth's continents are moving centimeters each year
9
To go from being just a theory to a formal law, scientists need to gather a lot of...
signatures
video recordings
pictures
evidence
10
What type of volcano is formed from the collapse of a volcanic mountain?
cinder cone
composite volcano
caldera
shield
11
The world has _____ continents.
6
8
5
7
12
What type of volcano has lava with a high viscosity and creates a steep cone shaped hill or small mountain?
stratovolcano
cinder cone
composite volcano
shield
13
The distance from the earth's surface to the center of the earth is what?
60,000 km
60 km
6,000 km
600 km
14
Yucca Mountain _________.
is in Nevada
is a dormant volcano
could potentially store nuclear waste
all of these answers
15
A paleontologist is someone who uses fossils and rock evidence to study the earth's history.
False
True
16
What was the large land mass that occurred about 230 million years ago?
Eurasia
Pangea
Gondwanaland
North America
17
What type of volcano is formed in high level areas from lava seeping through several cracks?
lava plateau
composite
caldera
shield
18
The asthenosphere is found below the lower mantle.
True
False
19
What type of volcano has lava flowing building a wide, slopping mountain?
composite volcano
cinder cone
stratovolcano
shield
20
Which types of evidence do geologist use to learn about the Earth's interior?
Indirect (Seismic Waves) and Direct (Rock Sample) Evidence
They guess what is happening in the interior.
Pictures of Earth's Interior
Videos from inside the Earth
21
What is the name of the tool that is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes?
Richter scale
meter stick with a marker
seismograph
spring tool
22
What type of volcano has a tall cone-shaped mountain with switching layers of ash and lava?
cinder cone
shield
composite
caldera
23
When Alfred Wegener noticed the continents fit together like a puzzle, this was ______.
an idea
a theory
a law
proof of continental drift
24
The world "lithosphere" is used to refer to which layers of the earth?
the upper mantle and the core
the crust and the core
the crust only
the crust and the upper mantle
25
Continental drift is the idea that ______?
the continents were once joined together to form 1 land mass
ocean waves push the continents over earth's surface
the contients are the only solid surface on the earth
objects that fall into the ocean drift between continents
26
When an earthquake appears on a seismogram, what is shown on the paper?
A strong peak
A small bump
Nothing; seismograms don't record earthquakes
A flatline
27
True or False. A seismogram is the instrument used to measure an earthquake's intensity.
False
True
28
Who introduced the theory of Continental Drift?
Mrs. Ayala
Issac Newton
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
29
What is the thinnest layer of the earth?
mantle
inner core
outer core
crust
30
True or False. A law doesn't need as much evidence as a theory does.
True
False
