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Earth Science: Chapter 9 (Pearson)
Earth Science: Chapter 9 (Pearson)
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An #Earth Science Quiz dealing with continental drift and plate tectonics.
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1
At what type of plate boundary do the tectonic plates move away from each other?
none of the above
divergent
transform
convergent
2
The world's highest mountains form where a(n
oceanic plate diverges with another oceanic plate.
continental plate converges with another continental plate.
continental plate diverges with another continental plate.
oceanic plate converges with a continental plate.
3
Why did most people reject Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift?
They though Wegener was not smart.
They could not explain how the continents had moved.
They thought he was not a nice person.
none of the above
4
The San Andreas fault in California is an example of what type of plate boundary?
transform
convergent
divergent
none of the above
5
The deepest part of the ocean is the Marianas Trench. This trench is associated with what type of plate boundary?
divergent
none of the above
transform
convergent
6
The island of Iceland has formed where two plates are moving apart. This is an example of a
tectonic plate
convergent plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
7
Which of the following geologic features are associated with convergent plate boundaries?
oceanic trenches
volcanoes
All of the above
mountains
8
The study of Paleomagnetism has shown us that the Earth's magnetic poles have
not always existed.
flipped once.
always stayed just as they are now.
flipped several times.
9
A Rift Valley is associated with what type of plate boundary?
convergent
transform
all of the above
divergent
10
True or False. Tectonic plate boundaries are always at the edge of continents.
False
True
11
Near New Zealand the Pacific Plate slides past the Australian Plate. This is an example of a
convergent plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
none of the above
transform plate boundary
12
The "Ring of Fire" is the plate boundary that surrounds which ocean?
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
13
How many major tectonic plates are there?
32
7
21
15
14
Which of the following is believed to be the cause of the movement of the Earth's plates?
conduction
radiation
none of the above
convection
15
Which of the following pieces of evidence supported the theory of continental drift?
rock formations
fossils
All of the above.
climatic evidence
16
At what type of plate boundary do tectonic plates come together?
convergent
none of the above
transform
divergent
17
True or False. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur near tectonic plate boundaries.
True
False
18
The Himalaya Mountains were formed because of what type of plate boundary?
none of the above
transform
divergent
convergent
19
Who proposed the theory that the continents had moved
Alfred Wegener
Ernest Rutherford
Thomas Malthus
Albert Einstein
20
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
a transform plate boundary.
An undersea mountain chain formed at a divergent boundary.
An undersea trench.
A mountain chain that usually forms islands in the ocean.
