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FIRST GAME: 8th Grade Plate Tectonics
FIRST GAME: 8th Grade Plate Tectonics
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The lithosphere moves over the
outer core
mesosphere
asthenosphere
inner core
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Compression results in which type of fault?
Reverse fault
Normal fault
Strike-Slip fault
No fault
3
A shift in which of the following layers causes earthquakes?
Inner core
Mesosphere
Crust
Outer core
4
The area where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate is
subduction zones
convection currents
strike-slip faults
divergent boundaries
5
Convergent means
the title of a book
move apart
move together
move along
6
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
7
Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming
mountains
rivers
lakes
oceans
8
Who was the scientist that developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Harry Hess
Jane Goodall
Albert Einstine
Alfred Wegener
9
The types of plate collisions are determined by
The density of the plates
The magnetic orientation of the rock
The size of the boundary
The size of the plates
10
Which type of plate is more dense?
neither
continental
oceanic
11
How do scientists know about the layers of the Earth?
earthquake wave data
drilling
hypothesis
volcanoes
12
Evidence of plate movement can be found at
both rift valleys and plate boundaries
plate boundaries
plate center
rift valleys
13
What is it called when one plate sinks underneath another?
reduction
boundary
strike slip
subduction
14
A divergent boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
sliding past each other
colliding together
none of these
15
Who created the theory of Continental Drift?
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegner
Isaac Newton
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A convergent boundary is where the plates are
sliding past each other
colliding together
moving apart
none of these
17
Tension results in which type of fault?
Strike-Slip fault
Normal fault
No fault
Reverse fault
18
Why was Alfred Wegener's theory originally rejected by scientific peers?
They already knew the continents could not more.
He had no evidence.
His theory didn't make any sense.
He couldn't explain how the continents moved.
19
Non-volcanic mountains are formed when two continental plates
Stay Still
Subduct
Diverge
Converge
20
What data led scientists to determine what comprises the layers of the Earth?
electromagnetic radiation
seismic waves
depth of Earth's oceans
magnetic reversals
21
What happens to a plate at a subduction zone?
it melts
it hardens
it dissapears
it gets cold
22
Where does subduction occur in this image?
mid ocean ridges
canyons
mountains
deep ocean trenches
23
What landform is found where two ocean plates diverge?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Mountains
Volcanos
24
Which events occur at plate boundaries?
volcanoes
all of these
earthquakes
mountain building
25
Which type of evidence did Wegener NOT use to support his theory of Continental Drift?
Fossil evidence
Water evidence
Landform evidence
Climate evidence
26
The concept of sea floor spread is supported by a documentation of the change in the Earth's
core
gravity
magnetic field
asthenosphere
27
Why is the inner core solid and not liquid?
it's not a solid
magic
crazy amount of pressure
iron is a solid
28
Sea floor spreading happens at
normal faults
transform fault boundaries
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
29
Earthquakes and volcanoes happen most often
at Mr. Richmond's house
in the middle of plates
in the Earth's core
along plate boundaries
30
Since oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, which statement is true?
Oceanic crust sinks below continental crust
Continental crust becomes thinner than oceanic crust
Oceanic crust rides above continental crust
Continental crust sinks below Oceanic crust
31
All the continents were once a "super-continent" called....
Pangea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Eurasia
32
Mountain ranges form at which type of boundary?
transform
convergent
irregular
divergent
33
The continents are moving away from each other as magma rises from mid-ocean ridges. This is
underwater volcanos
changing sea floor
sea floor rising
sea floor spreading
34
A transform boundary is where the plates are
colliding together
sliding past each other
none of these
moving apart
35
The plates along a transform fault
move side by side
move together
move apart
don't move
36
A rift valley is caused by two continental plates
converging
slipping
standing still
diverging
37
The age of oceanic crust compared to continental crust is
older
the same age
not as old as Mr. Wessel
younger
38
Which layer of the Earth consists of the crust and upper mantle?
core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesospher
39
What do scientist believe causes plates to move?
a big wheel
convection currents in the mantle
gravity
magic
40
What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth starting from where we are on the surface?
outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
41
Which area of the Earth do tectonic plates "float on"?
asthenosphere
core
crust
lithosphere
42
Why do tectonic plates move?
convection currents in the mantle
conduction currents in the mantle
ocean currents
wind currents
43
How can you explain ocean fossils at the top of a mountain?
Subduction
Slip faults
Tectonic letdown
Uplifting
44
Where does molten material rise from the mantle during sea floor spreading?
mid ocean ridges
earthquakes
deep ocean trenches
faults
45
Divergent means
move together
move along
move apart
the title of a book
46
The inner core is mostly comprised of
oxygen
iron
hydrogen
rock
47
The process where heated material is less dense/rises while cooler material is denser/sinks.
raitation
conduction
insulation
convection
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Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by
Earthquakes
volcanoes
Hot Spots
convection currents in the Earth's mantle
