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A #science Quiz about #platetectonics #geology
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1
Crust is neither destroyed nor formed along which of the following boundaries?
transform
divergent
convergent
2
The type of boundary characterized by long faults and shallow earthquakes
divergent
convergent
transform
3
Describe the boundary: oceanic-continental _________ boundary
transform
convergent
divergent
4
Which plate tectonic interaction created Mount Everest?
spreading: plates moving apart
slip: plates sliding past each other
collision: two plates moving towards each other
5
Which plate tectonic interaction caused the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906?
spreading: plates moving apart
subduction: one plate moving beneath another
slip: plates sliding past each other
collision: two plates moving towards each other
6
The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth's
inner core
mantle
crust
outer core
7
Volcanoes form at convergent plate boundaries because...
crumpled crust grows tall enough
a magnetic reversal
subducting material melts and rises
crumped crust sinks deep enough
8
The downward part of a convection current causes a sinking force that
pulls tectonic plates towards one another
moves plate apart
creates a divergent boundary
splits and lifts the lithosphere
9
Describe the boundary:
convergent
divergent
transform
10
Subduction results in the formation of
a deep-sea trench
a magnetic reversal
a rift valley
new continental crust
11
At an ocean-ocean convergent boundary
old crust is recycled
new crust is deformed
new crust is created
old crust is deformed
12
Continental-continental plate collisions produce
rift valleys
island arcs
mountain ranges
deep-sea trenches
13
Describe the boundary: ________-continental convergent boundary
oceanic
continental
14
Volcanoes form at
convergent
plate boundaries and hot spots.
False
True
15
Which plate tectonic interaction caused the Krakatau/Krakatoa eruption of 1883?
subduction: one plate moving beneath another
slip: plates sliding past each other
spreading: plates moving apart
16
Describe the boundary: continental-continental __________ boundary
convergent
transform
divergent
17
Which plate tectonic interaction caused the 1964 Alaska Earthquake?
subduction: one plate moving beneath another
spreading: plates moving apart
slip: plates sliding past each other
18
Convection currents transfer thermal energy
from warmer regions to cooler regions
from cooler regions to warmer regions
