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Plate Boundaries & Topographic Maps Review
Plate Boundaries & Topographic Maps Review
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Test review for topographic maps and plate tectonics
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1
What type of plate boundary causes folded mountains (like Mt. Everest) to form?
transform
ocean/continent convergent
divergent
continent/continent convergent
2
1 plate gets pushed under another plate at a
subduction zone
fault line
divergent boundary
mid-ocean ridge
3
What type of plate boundary would you find at a mid-ocean ridge?
convergent
transform
divergent
4
You're on the edge of a rift valley in Iceland. You are looking at a __________ plate boundary.
transform
convergent
divergent
5
What landform would you most likely find at an oceanic/oceanic convergent boundary?
rift valley
earthquake zone
folded mountains
volcanic island arc
6
Where would you most likely find volcanic activity or fault lines?
found near plate boundaries
in the middle of a tectonic plate
they existed before tectonic plates
located near plate boundaries that no longer move
7
An oceanic/continental convergent boundary will form which landform?
mid-ocean ridge
volcanic mountain range
fault
rift valley
8
Harry Hess found mid-ocean ridges form by the process of
ocean crust coming together
crust sliding past
sea-floor spreading
erosion
9
Which has the theory of continental drift contributed the most to scientific understanding?
taco consumption
plate tectonics
climate change
soil composition
10
Where are the oldest rocks found on the ocean floor?
at the mid-ocean ridge
at the hot spot
at the subduction zone
at the top of mountains
11
What is created when 2 plates slide in opposite directions past each other?
a ridge
a valley
a fault
a mountain
12
Below is a satellite image of the Grand Canyon. Predict will happen over time due to weathering/erosion of the canyon.
The canyon will flatten
The canyon will widen
nothing will change
The canyon will narrow
13
Which of the following is NOT evidence supporting the theory of continental drift?
evidence of human remains
continents fit together like puzzle pieces
identical rock samples found on 2 separated continents
plant/animal fossils on 2 separated continents
14
The type of boundary that creates the San Andreas fault in California is a _____ boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
15
Where would you find the most recently formed crust?
near subduction zones
where 2 plates are transforming
where 2 plates are converging
where 2 plates are diverging