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A quiz to check knowledge of Plate Tectonics
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1
How many major plates are there?
25
5
7
1
2
Which part of the convection current pushes plates apart?
Downward convection
Sideways Convection
There is no convection
Upward Convection
3
How many types of covergent boundaries are there?
3
1
0
2
4
Where are ocean sediments thickest?
along the edges of oceans
at the beach
Along mid-ocean ridges
on top of mountains
5
Which of the following is found at transform boundaries?
tsunamis
subduction zones
earthquakes
mountains
6
Which of the following is NOT found at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?
earthquakes
rift valleys
tsunamis
trenches
7
What is the process of magma rising and pushing plates apart at mid-ocean ridges called?
Magmatic Differentiation
Contiental Drift
Sea-Floor Spreading
The Big Bang
8
Which part of the convection current pulls plates together?
sideways convection
Downward convection
there is no convection
Upward convection
9
Which plate is the largest?
Pacific
North American
Caribbean
Antarctic
10
Which of the following is an example of an oceanic-coninental convergent boundary?
The Andes mountains in South America
The Cascade range in NW North America
Himalayas
Hawaii
11
How were the first maps of the ocean floor made?
Sonar
Lidar
Radar
A measuring tape
12
What did Wegener name his Supercontinent?
Rodinia
Pangaea
Pancakea
Gondwana
13
Where is the oldest oceanic rock found?
on the moon
along the mid-ocean ridges
inside volcanoes
along the edges of the oceans
14
Which of the following best describes convection?
hot material rises and cold material sinks
heat transfer from cold areas to warm areas
heat transfer from warm areas to cold areas
cold material rises, hot material sinks
15
Which of the following features are found at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?
trenches
volcanoes
Subduction zones
rift valleys
16
What happens along convergent boundaries?
Plates move away from each other
Plates don't move
Plates move together
Plates move side by side
17
Which of the following is an example of an oceanic-oceanic boundary?
The Aleutian Islands in Alaska
The Caribbean Islands
Japan
The Cascade Range in NW North America
18
Which process helps to pull subducting plates into the mantle?
Slab Pull
Transform push
Transform pull
Ridge Push
19
Which of the following boundaries has the same features as an oceanic-continental boundary?
Divergent boundary
oceanic-oceanic boundary
Transform Boundaries
Continental-Continetal boundary
20
Which word means "the same on both sides?"
Parallel
Symmetrical
Perpendicular
Asymmetrical
21
What happens at divergent boudaries?
Plates move side by side
Plates don't move
Plates move apart
Plates move together
22
Who is credited with first explaining the idea of coninetal drift?
Alfred Wegener
Abraham Ortelius
LeBron James
James Hutton
23
Which of the following was evidence for his theory?
matching fossils across oceans
Glacial evidence in now tropical areas
Sea Floor Spreading
puzzle fit of South America and Africa
24
Which of the following have symmetrical patterns that start at the mid-ocean ridges?
Age of ocean floor rocks
Thickness of ocean sediments
Magnetic orientation of ocean floor rocks
Mr. Bewely's beard
25
What is an isochron line on a map?
A line of constant age
A line of constant elevation
A line of constant pressure
a line of constant temperature
26
Which process helps to separate plates along mid-ocean ridges?
Slab Pull
Ridge Push
Transform push
Transform Pull
27
Which of the following is found at continental-continental convergent boundaries?
Subduction zones
long mountain ranges
volcanoes
tsuanmis
28
What was Wegener NOT able to explain?
HOW the continents moved.
WHERE the continents moved to.
That the continets moved at all
29
What happens along transform boundaries?
Plates move away from each other
Plates move together
Plates don't move
Plates move side by side
30
Which of the following is/are examples of continental-continental boundaries?
Japan
Himalayas
Cascade Range in NW North America
Appalachians
31
What features did the mapping of the ocean floor reveal?
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Underwater volcanoes
Evidence for the Loch Ness Monster
Deep trenches
32
What are the Mid-Ocean ridges?
places where plates collide
long underwater mountain ranges
A cliff in the middle of the ocean
Hawaii
33
Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary?
Hawaii
Japan
Himalayas
San Andreas Fault in California
34
Where is the youngest oceanic rock found?
On the continents
Inside volcanoes
along the edges of the oceans
along the mid-ocean ridges
35
Where does the convection occur that drives plate tectonics?
In the inner core
In the outer core
In the atmosphere
In the upper mantle
36
Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?
The Great Rift Valley in East Africa
The Andes in South America
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
San Andreas Fault in California
