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Review for the Plate Tectonics Test #highschool
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1
Along a line drawn from location C to location A, the relative age of the oceanic crust would
increase (get older)
decrease (get younger)
2
Which action causes the Earth’s crust to move?
magnetic field
advection forces
hot spots
convection currents
3
Which of the following causes plate movement?
revolution of the Earth around the Sun
thermal convection in the mantle
thermal convection in the core
rotation of the Earth on its axis
4
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of boundary?
transform
convergent
all types of
divergent
5
Why are seismic waves of an earthquake more strongly felt at the epicenter of an earthquake?
because most faults converge at the epicenter
because crustal plates rise and fall with the ocean tides
because the epicenter is directly above the focus
because millions of small movements of the crust occur here
6
Mid-oceanic ridges are formed at ______________ plate boundaries.
convergent
all types of
transform
divergent
7
Subduction occurs at this type to plate boundary.
transform
convergent
divergent
8
There are no volcanoes along this type of plate boundary.
convergent
transform
divergent
all types
9
This is the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener that existed about 250 million years ago.
North America
Pangea
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
10
On the continents most of the mountain ranges formed near _____________ plate boundaries
transform
divergent
convergent
all types of
11
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
volcanoes forming over a hot spot
continental drift
the Ring of Fire
volcanoes forming along plate boundaries
12
Plates slide parallel to each other along ____________ plate boundaries.
divergent
convergent
all types of
transform
13
Examine the diagram below. The youngest ocean crust would be found at____
C
D
A
B
14
Which structure can form as a result of a divergent plate boundary?
continental volcanic arc, due to the collision of two plates
a mid-ocean ridge, due to the separation of two plates
an ocean trench, due to the separation of two plates
a continental mountain, due to the collision of two plates
15
Which would produce the most severe earthquake damage along the surface of Earth?
an earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 4.5
an earthquake with a shallow focus and a magnitude of 4.5
an earthquake with a shallow focus and a magnitude of 2.5
an earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 2.5
16
Active volcanoes in a line occur at ________________ plate boundaries
convergent
divergent
all types of
transform
17
Which will form when movement along a plate boundary forces a landmass to pull apart?
Continental rifts such as the East African Rift Valley
Volcanic island arcs such as the Aleutian Islands
continental mountains such as the Himalayas
oceanic trenches such as the Marianas Trench
18
Which event is most likely to occur when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
A hot spot will formin the oceanic plate
A rift valley will form in the continental plate
The continental platewill be subducted
The oceanic plate will be subducted
19
How were the Himalayas mountains in north of India most likely formed?
The divergence of two oceanic plates
The collision of two oceanic plates
a. The divergence of two continental plate
The collision of two continental plates
20
Which will most likely occur before a volcanic eruption?
an increase in mud flow
an increase in lava flow
an increase in earthquake activity
an increase in acid rain production
21
The mid-Atlantic ridge is an example of a _______________ plate boundary.
convergent
divergent
transform
22
The oceanic crust (basalt) is denser than the continental crust (granite)
False
True
23
The theory of Continental Drift did
not
adequately account for which of the following?
Similar rock types found on continents separated by oceans
Similar fossils found on continents separated by oceans
How continents drifted across Earth’s surface
a. Coastlines of some continents appeared to fit together
24
What is the difference between magma and lava?
the amount of water that each holds
the chemical composition
lava reaches the surface and magma does not
the amount of molten rock with or without pyroclasts
25
Which characteristic of the Indian Plate explains why it moves under the Eurasian Plate?
It is larger
It is molten
It is denser
It is younger
26
The highest elevation to the lowest elevation on Earth are found at this type of plate boundary
transform
divergent
convergent
27
Where do plates grind past each other without destroying or producing lithosphere?
divergent boundary
transitional boundary
transform fault boundary
convergent boundary
28
New ocean plates form at ______________ plate boundaries
divergent
convergent
transform
all types of
