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Lesson 1 Moving Plates
Lesson 1 Moving Plates
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Plate Tectonics
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1
What geologic event occurs along the San Andreas fault?
trenches
earthquakes
tall mountains
subduction
2
What surface feature is found at a divergent boundary?
subduction zones
trenches
rift valleys
tall mountains
3
What explain how continents and the sea-floor move?
continental drift
hot springs
plate tectonics
convection currents
4
At what type of boundary would this new crust be formed?
transform
convergent
confounding
divergent
5
Name the type of plate boundary shown in the picture.
Confounding
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
6
This island arc would be found at what type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
Continental-Continental Convergent
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
7
What geologic event is occurring at the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
Subduction of two continental plates.
New crust is formed.
An earthquake has caused a tsunami.
A volcano is erupting.
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Hot, molten rock below the Earth's surface is called...
crust
lava
mantle
magma
9
Which surface feature is found on the Earth at a transform boundary?
subduction zone
faults
trenches
volcanoes
10
What evidence supported the Theory of Continental Drift?
Matching convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.
Matching climate, weather, and coastlines.
Matching subduction zones.
Matching coastlines, fossils, rocks, and climates.
11
What type of plate boundary is shown below?
convergent
divergent
transform
confounding
12
What type of surface feature would we find at this boundary?
tall mountains
island arcs
rift valleys
volcanoes
13
The idea that a super continent split in pieces and the pieces drifted apart is known as...
orginal horizontality
continental drift
subduction
sea-floor spreading
14
Which type of crust is denser?
oceanic
neither
continental
both
15
In which layer of the Earth are the convection currents responsible for plate tectonics?
outer core
inner core
mantle
lithosphere
16
Which type of plate boundary is pictured below?
confounding
transform
divergent
convergent
17
What happens when two oceanic plates converge?
One plate is subducted under the other & crust is destroyed
They crash into each other and create mountains
They cause glaciers
Ocean plates only move away from each other
18
Why is Alfred Wegener important to geology?
He discovered sea-floor spreading
he came up with plate tectonics
He had the theory of continental drift
He mapped the ocean floor using SONAR
19
What did Alfred Wegener call the "super continent" where all landmasses were joined together?
Megalithic
Asthenosphere
Super Max Plus
Pangaea
20
Which type of plate boundary created the Himalayas?
Ocean-Ocean convergent
Continental-Continental Convergent
Ocean-Continental Convergent
Transform
