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Geography Methodologies assignment Mark Reddin Niamh Horan Stacy Whitney Beth Murphy Colm Byrne
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1
The Outer Core is composed of solid iron and nickel
False
True
2
The Earth's lithosphere is divided into large pieces called
Oceans
Islands
Continents
Plates
3
Volcanoes are formed at Divergent plate boundaries
True
False
4
Volcanoes can form at Transformative Plate boundaries
False
True
5
Convergent boundaries have plates that move towards each other
False
True
6
Transformative plate boundaries:
Move apart from eachother
Slide past each other
Buckle upwards
Move towards eachother
7
What feature can you see in this image?
Volcano
Ridge
Landslide
Fold mountain
8
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
The Sea
Gravity
Wind
Convection Currents
9
Select the definition of a Divergent plate boundary:
Plates moving towards eachother
Plates colliding
Plates sliding past eachother
Plates moving away from eachother
10
The Himalayan mountain range was formed due to the collision of which two tectonic plates?
Indian & Eurasian
Pacific & North American
South American & African
North American & Eurasian
11
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 335 million years ago?
Laurasia
Eurasia
Gondwana
Pangea
12
What is the keyword for the theory describing the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
Plate Tectonics
Eruption
Subduction
Continental Drift
13
What happens where there is a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, causing seismic waves?
Volcano
Fold mountains
Earthquake
Hurricane
14
What is the term for the process of where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another?
Convergence
Uplift
Subduction
Divergence
15
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Inner Core
Mantle
Core
Crust
16
What feature is formed as a result of subduction?
Fold mountains
Trench
Volcano
17
The San Andrea's Fault is an example of a Transformative plate boundary.
True
False
18
Convection currents occur in the inner core
False
True
19
What can occur as a result of an Earthquake
Avalanche
Destruction of buildings
Tsunami
All of the Above
20
What is most likely to occur at a Convergent plate boundary?
Trench Formation
Volcanic eruption
Deposition
Subduction
21
How far do the Earth's Continents move each year?
A few millimetres
a few kilometres
a few metres
a few centimetres
22
What evidence supports the theory of Plate tectonics?
Rock formations
Earthquake patterns
All of the Above
Fossil records
23
The Ring of Fire zone is known for Desertification
True
False
24
What type of plate boundary can you see in this image?
Convergent
Transformative
I don't see one
Divergent
25
What continential plate is Ireland located on?
Arabian Plate
Nazca Plate
Eurasian Plate
Irish plate
26
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
An ancient coral reef
A deep ocean trench
A volcanic mountain range
A large desert in the Atlantic Ocean
27
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans and is associated with which type of plate boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
28
Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Incongruent
Divergent
Transform
29
What type of plate boundary results in the formation of mountain ranges?
Subduction
Transformative
Convergent
Divergent
30
Which oceanic feature is formed at a divergent plate boundary?
Island Arc
Trench
Subduction zone
Ridge
