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Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquake Quiz Review
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Test review for a 7th grade plate tectonics test. #platetectonics
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1
Which type of boundary is occurring at A?
a transform boundary
a divergent boundary
a strike slip boundary
a convergent boundary
2
Which of the following occurs along transform boundaries?
subduction
volcanoes
earthquakes
mountain building
3
Which number is the footwall?
2
1
4
What type of boundary is responsible for seafloor spreading?
Divergent
Convergent
Subvergent
Transform
5
This wave arrives second and can only travel through solids
surface wave
s wave
p wave
6
Large sections of earth's lithosphere are called
Astheosphere
plates
volcanoes
mid ocean ridges
7
Why did Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift get rejected?
his evidence was wrong
he could not prove how the continents moved
he was not well liked
he spent too much time in Greenland
8
What type of boundary exists along the San Andreas Fault where many earthquakes occur?
transform
trench forming
divergent
convergent
9
A divergent boundary is -
pulling apart.
sliding past.
pushing together.
subducting.
10
The mid Atlantic ridge is an example of which type of boundary?
divergent
transform
convergent
11
Why does oceanic crust typically subduct under continental crust when the two converge?
The oceanic crust is thinner.
The oceanic crust is denser.
The oceanic crust is less dense.
12
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two plates is a –
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
normal boundary
13
What event do you predict will occur at the boundary shown?
a mountain range formation
trench formation
volcanic island formation
an earthquake
14
tension force
pulls crust apart
squeezes crust together
moves crust side to side in opposite directions
15
Violent earthquakes are most likely to occur at which type of plate boundary?
Transform
Convergent
Subvergent
Divergent
16
A subduction zone creates a __________ and __________.
mid ocean ridge; volcanoes
earthquake; tsunamis
trench; volcanoes
mid-ocean ridge; mountains
17
This type of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and cinders
shield
composite
cinder
18
At an oceanic and continental plate convergent boundary oceanic lithosphere is being
created
consumed
19
This plate is responsible for the Ring of Fire
Cocos
North American
Pacific
20
At a divergent oceanic plate boundary lithosphere is being
destroyed
created
21
This kind of fault occurs at a divergent boundary
normal
reverse
strike-slip
22
The dotted line is pointing to the
Anticline
Syncline
23
What type of landform occurs where two tectonic plates with oceanic crust spread apart?
a rift valley
a mid-ocean ridge
a mountain
deep ocean trench
24
The following is a picture of a
strike slip fault
normal fault
reverse fault
25
This type of volcano has a quiet eruption
composite
shield
cinder
26
Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with -
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
normal boundaries
27
Which of the following contributes to the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
faults in mountain ranges
energy from the Sun
magnetic-pole reversals
convection currents in the asthenosphere
28
How many seismograms does it take to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
two
one
three
four
29
Which process is happening at A in the picture?
subduction
sea floor spreading
transform boundary
earthquake
30
This wave arrives last in an earthquake and causes the most damage
s wave
surface wave
p wave
