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Plate Boundaries
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1
Who theorized the drift of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Ben Franklin
Harry Hess
Albert Einstein
2
Which seismic wave moves the fastest?
Surface (L) Waves
Secondary (S) Waves
Oceanic (O) Waves
Primiary (P) Waves
3
Which state is most likely to experience an earthquake?
Nebraska
California
New York
North Carolina
4
What are the 4 layers of the Earth...?
lava, fire, water, land,
outer core, water, mantle, core
inner core, outer core, mantle core, crust
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how are volcanoes formed?
by movement of tectatonic plates
nobody cares
they were made by dinosaurs
magma
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Along what type of plate boundary is the Mariana Trench located?
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
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What is evidence of continental drift?
landforms and climate
Continents look like they fit together
similar fossil findings
all of the above
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Give examples of convergent plate boundaries
Mariana Trench
Hawaii
Far side of a diverging plate
Aleutian Islands
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What kind of tectonic plate boundaies are there?
table
convergent
divergent
transform
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Convection Currents transfer heat in fluids.
False
True
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Give examples of divergent plate boundaries
Iceland
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Great African Rift Valley
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Which part of the Earth is most likely the liquid layer?
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
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Continental Drift
Theory that earth's lithosphere is in constant motion
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the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface.
hahahaha
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Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located in:
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Lava
The Indian Ocean
The Southern Hemisphere
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What are transform plate boundaries?
Plates that move past each other
Plates that don't move at all
Plates that move apart
Plates that move together
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Which of the following mechanisms for plate movement is a result of unequal heating of the mantle?
Convection
Ridge Push
Slab pull
Subduction
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Which of the following geohazards is more likely to occur near a plate boundary?
Sinkhole
Groundwater Pollution
Flooding
Tsunami
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The Earth's core is believed to be composed primarily of:
Carbon and Iron
Aluminum and Silcon
Iron and Nickel
Oxygen and Silcon
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Transform plate boundaries produce
Earthquakes and Volcanos
Earthquakes and Waterfalls
Volcanos
Faults and Earthquakes
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What two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries?
Ocean trenches and subduction zones
Wide valleys and deltas
Hot spots and island arcs
Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
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Which volcanic hazard is most likely to affect the atmosphere?
Lava Flow
Ash
Lahar
Earthquake
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Radiation is heat transfer through
Fluids
Direct contact
Empty space
Liquids
