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Review for a plate tectonics test #platetectonics
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1
Which of the following is happening at A in the picture?
transform boundary
earthquake
sea floor spreading
subduction
2
How does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?
It is older
It is younger
It is larger
It is smaller
3
Tectonic plates can include
only oceanic crust.
only continental crust.
only asthenoshpere.
oceanic and continental crust.
4
The Himalayan Mountains began forming as a result of which type of plate boundary?
subduction
transform
convergent
divergent
5
Why do most of the volcanoes on Earth exist along the "Ring of Fire"?
The crust is thinner in that area.
Earth's layers are hotter in that area.
Tectonic plate boundaries are near.
The volcanoes are in the middle of a tectonic plate.
6
What type of landform occurs where two tectonic plates with continental crust spread apart?
a rift valley
a mid-ocean ridge
a mountain
a fault line ridge
7
Which of the following contributes to the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
energy from the Sun
convection currents below the lithosphere
magnetic-pole reversals
faults in mountain ranges
8
Modern climates are a result of past movements of
heat in Earth's interior.
rain and snow.
populations of organisms.
tectonic plates.
9
What type of boundary exists along the San Andreas Fault where many earthquakes occur?
transform
divergent
convergent
trench forming
10
Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with -
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
normal boundaries
11
Which geological event is most likely caused by two continental plates colliding?
volcano erupting
canyon forming
sea floor spreading
mountain building
12
A subduction zone creates a __________ and __________.
mid-ocean ridge; mountains
earthquake; tsunamis
continent; oceans
trench; island arcs
13
Compare the pictures. What inference can be made about Earth 225 million years in the future?
The landmasses will have changed.
The plates will have stopped moving.
Earth will have more land than water.
There will be more volcanoes.
14
How does the divergent movement of two plates affect the ocean basin between them?
The size of the ocean basin increases.
The ocean basin does not change.
The height of the ocean basin increases.
The size of the ocean basin decreases.
15
What event do you predict will occur at the boundary shown?
trench formation
an earthquake
a mountain range formation
volcanic island formation
16
Which of the following occurs along transform boundaries?
volcanoes
mountain building
subduction
earthquakes
17
What type of plate boundary exists between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
divergent
convergent
subvergent
transform
18
What type of boundary is responsible for seafloor spreading?
Convergent
Subvergent
Divergent
Transform
19
A divergent boundary is -
subducting.
pulling apart.
sliding past.
pushing together.
20
Why does oceanic crust typically subduct under continental crust when the two converge?
The oceanic crust is less dense.
The oceanic crust is cooler.
The oceanic crust is thinner.
The oceanic crust is denser.
21
Which type of boundary is occurring at A?
a strike slip boundary
a convergent boundary
a divergent boundary
a transform boundary
22
When the weight of an area of Earth’s crust increases, how does the lithosphere change?
gets thinner
sinks lower
rises higher
does not change
23
Which of the following is happening at B in the picture?
a volcano
mid-ocean ridge
a folded mountain
a fault-block mountain
24
This geological phenomenon is known as the -
Circle of Cinder Cones
Ring of Fire
Valley of Vulcanism
Danger Zone
25
Describe the forces that move tectonic plates.
convection currents flow in the asthenosphere
transform boundaries slide
convergent boundaries collide
convection currents flow in the lithosphere
26
Violent earthquakes are most associated with which type of plate boundary?
Subvergent
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
27
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is a –
normal boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
28
Why is a broken graham cracker a good model for the lithosphere?
The lithosphere has plasticity.
There are two types of crust.
The lithosphere is solid and brittle.
The lithosphere is brown.
29
What type of boundary most likely exists along the "Ring of Fire"?
a transform boundary
a rifting boundary
a convergent boundary
a divergent boundary
30
What type of plate boundary exists between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
divergent
transform
convergent
subvergent
