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How do the Earth's continents move???
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1
Japan is found at a
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Hot Spot
2
Plate Boundaries move at about _________ per year.
0-1 centimeters
1-2 centimeters
1-2 inches
0-1 inches
3
Hawaii is found at a
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Hot Spot
4
Volcanoes are made at
Transform Boundaries
Hot Spots
Divergent Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
5
Earthquakes are generated at
Divergent Boundaries
Hot Spots
Transform Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
6
Which type of rock is formed by heat and pressure deep in the Earth's crust?
None of the above
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
7
The outer most layer of the Earth is called the
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
8
When two plates are moving away from each other, they create a
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Hot Spot
9
When an Oceanic Plate and a Continental Plate Collide, the...
The Oceanic Plate will subduct because it is heavier
The Oceanic Plate will subduct because it is older
The Continental Plate will subduct because it is older
Continental Plate will subduct because it is heavier
10
Give a few hazards created by earthquakes.
Fires
Liquifaction
All of the above
Landslides
11
____________ waves move the fastest, while ___________ waves cause the most damage.
secondary, long
primary, long
secondary, long
primary, secondary
12
The part of the Earth where convection takes place is called the
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
13
A convection cell is created because
of the Earth Magnetic Field
cool material rises in the mantle while warm material sinks
warm material rises in the mantle while cool material sinks
the Earth is spinning
14
A Strato or Composit Volcano does not...
form at subducting boundary
explode violently
have a pointy top
look like a large hill
15
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is on the edge of a
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Hot Spot
Transform Plate Boundary
16
Which type of rock is formed from pressurized eroded pieces of other rocks?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
None of the above
17
Which of these provide evidence for Sea Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridges
The ocean crusts are younger than the continental crusts
Reversals in Polarity
All of the above
18
The Earth's continents were once part of a Super Continent called...
Laurasia
Gondwana
Rodinia
Pangea
19
In which type of rock might you find fossils?
None of the above
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
20
The spinning of the __________ creates the Earth's Magnetic Field.
All of the above
Core
Mantle
Crust
21
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Hot Spot
22
Which type of rock is made in a volcano?
Igneous
Metamorphic
None of the above
Sedimentary
23
Mountain Ranges are found at
Convergent Boundaries
Transform Boundaries
Hot Spots
Divergent Boundaries
24
The "Ring of Fire" is a name given to the edge of the
South American Plate
Pacific Plate
African Plate
North American Plate
25
The ________ is the spot in the ground where the earthquake originated in the ground.
Focus
Epicenter
26
Trenches are found at the edge of a
Diverging Plate Boundary
Any Converging Plate Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subducting Plate
27
What are the three types of earthquake waves?
p, s, & l
Compressional and Longitudinal/Transverse
all of the above
Primary, Secondary, & Long
28
When plates slide past each other, they create a
Hot Spot
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
29
The Himalayans are found at a
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Hot Spot
Divergent Boundary
30
Which of the following is not an example Wegner gave for the theory of Plate Tectonics?
Mountain Ranges
The fit of the Continents
Fossil Evidence
Sonar Mapping of the Ocean Floor