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Chapter Test: Plate Tectonic, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains
Chapter Test: Plate Tectonic, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains
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1
This type of plate boundary produce mountain ranges.
Transform
Subduction zone
Convergent
Transvergent
2
Which mountain range is found on the western side of the United States?
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Andes
Appalachian Mountains
3
Which is not a type of plate boundary?
convergent
transvergent
divergent
transform
4
The Earth contains ______ minor tectonic plates
800
18
8
80
5
Which word is associated with earthquakes?
uplift
glaciers
eruption
fault
6
What are the two types of crust?
oceanic and continental
oceanic and core
oceanic and environment
continental and mantle
7
Which is not a way plates move?
basal drag
slab pull
ridge push
mantle currents
8
Which type of seismic waves only travel on earth's surface?
Primary waves
Secondary waves
Ocean waves
Surface waves
9
Where is the epicenter located?
90 degrees west of the focus
90 degrees east of the focus
directly above the focus
directly below the focus
10
The Earth contains ______ major tectonic plates.
77
7
70
700
11
This scientist used the evidence of seafloor spreading to explain what moved continents
Dirty Harry
Harry Hess
Harry Noble
Harry Wegener
12
_____ _____ is the theory that suggests the Earth's surface is divided into large plates of rigid rock.
plate tectonics
plate spreading
continental drift
seafloor spreading
13
Which type of volcano has a quiet eruption?
shield volcano
composition volcano
compositie volcano
cinder cone volcano
14
Which mountain range extends from Canada to New Mexico?
Andes
Appalachian mountains
Himalayas
Rocky mountains
15
Which type of scale measures the total amount of energy released by the earthquake?
Second magnitude scale
Modified Mercalli scale
Moment magnitude scale
Richter magnitude scale
16
Which type of scale measures ground motion?
Modified Mercalli scale
Second magnitude scale
Moment magnitude scale
Richter magnitude scale
17
Which mountain range is found on the eastern side of the United States?
Andes
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Appalachian Mountains
18
Which type of seismic waves can not travel through liquids?
secondary waves
ocean waves
surface waves
primary waves
19
Which scale uses Roman numerals?
moment Richter mercalli scale
moment magnitude scale
modified Mercalli scale
Richter Magnitude scale
20
Which mountain range extends from Maine to Alabama?
Appalachian mountains
Rocky mountains
Andes
Himalayas
