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Plate Boundaries
Plate Boundaries
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This Quiz includes review with layers of the Earth, continental drift, and plate boundaries.
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1
Where do most volcanoes occur?
in the middle of plates
along plate boundaries
over hot spots
in the middle of the ocean
2
What is the mantle composed of?
solid rock
molten (liquid) rock
liquid metal
solid metal
3
Which of the following is a qualitative observation (QL)?
the horse has a white snout
Mulan has one sword
the horse has 4 legs
I think Mulan is determined
4
Which tectonic plate is Arizona part of?
North American Plate
Indian Plate
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
5
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Harry Hess
Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
6
Which step of the scientific method includes predicting what will happen?
perform an experiment
analyze the data
draw a conclusion
state a hypothesis
7
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
mantle
outer core
inner core
crust
8
Which step of the scientific method include stating whether or not your hypothesis was correct?
perform an experiment
analyze the data
state a hypothesis
draw a conclusion
9
Conducted an experiment to see if a different colored bird house would attract more birds. IV?
number of birds attracted
size of bird house
kind of bird food
color of the bird house
10
What is it called where two plates meet?
plate boundary
rift valley
volcano
mountain
11
What should be kept constant in this experiment?
number of birds attracted
color of the bird house
size of bird house
kind of birds in the area
12
True or false? Hawaii was formed over a hot spot in the Pacific Ocean.
True
False
13
What did Wegener use as evidence for his theory of continental drift?
all of the above
similar fossils
continents fit like a puzzle
similar rock layers
14
How do the plates move at a convergent boundary?
past each other
away from each other
toward each other
15
Which step of the scientific method includes testing your hypothesis?
perform an experiment
state a hypothesis
draw a conclusion
analyze the data
16
Where is magma?
on the crust
below the crust
17
At which plate boundary is crust neither destroyed nor formed?
transform
convergent
divergent
18
Which of the following is a quantitative observation (QT)?
the horse has 4 legs
the horse has a white snout
Mulan has a green vest
I think Mulan is determined
19
At which type of boundary does a mid-ocean ridge form?
convergent
transform
all of the above
divergent
20
At which type of boundary does an earthquake occur?
divergent
transform
convergent
all of the above
21
Which layer of the Earth includes the tectonic plates?
asthenosphere
lithosphere
crust
mantle
22
How do scientists know what the mantle is composed of?
rift valleys
earthquakes
mountains
volcanoes
23
At which type of boundary does a mountain form?
divergent
all of the above
transform
convergent
24
How many types of plate boundaries are there?
1
3
2
4
25
Conducted an experiment to see if a different colored bird house would attract more birds. DV?
size of bird house
color of the bird house
number of birds attracted
kind of bird food
26
At which plate boundary is crust destroyed?
convergent
transform
divergent
27
What is the name of the supercontinent pictured?
Africa
Pangea
Eurasia
North America
28
When subduction occurs, which plates sinks?
the less dense one
the more dense one
the thicker one
the thinner one
29
Subduction occurs at which type of plate boundary?
convergent
divergent
transform
all of the above
30
True or false? Oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust.
True
False
31
How do the plates move at a transform boundary?
toward each other
past each other
away from each other
32
True or false? The crust is more dense than the core.
False
True
33
What is it called when one plate sinks under another?
plate tectonics
Pangea
subduction
continental drift
34
Where is lava?
below the crust
on the crust
35
What is the inner core composed of?
liquid metal
solid metal
solid rock
molten (liquid) rock
36
Convection currents occur in which layer of the Earth?
mantle
crust
asthenosphere
lithosphere
37
About how much do the plates move each year?
a few feet
a few centimeters
a few millimeters
a few meters
38
At which plate boundary is new crust formed?
divergent
convergent
transform
39
How do the plates move at a divergent boundary?
away from each other
past each other
toward each other
40
Which step of the scientific method includes making a graph?
analyze the data
state a hypothesis
perform an experiment
draw a conclusion
41
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
magnetic forces in the atmosphere
convection currents
fluctuations in the core
Earth's orbit around the Sun
42
True or false? Crust is older near the coastline and younger near a mid-ocean ridge.
True
False
43
What is the crust composed of?
molten (liquid) rock
solid metal
liquid metal
solid rock
44
At which type of boundary does a rift valley form?
all of the above
divergent
convergent
transform
45
Which layer of the Earth is the densest?
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
46
At which type of boundary does an ocean trench form?
convergent
all of the above
transform
divergent
47
True or false? A hot spot can track tectonic plate movement.
True
False
48
What is the outer core composed of?
molten (liquid) rock
liquid metal
solid rock
solid metal
49
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
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True or false? New crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge.
False
True
