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1
Sixty percent of volcanoes occur surrounding the Pacific Ocean, a location called
"the Volcano Zone"
"the hot zone"
"Mordor"
"the Ring of Fire"
2
Name the scientist who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
David Attenborough
3
T/F: Only the continents are considered part of the lithosphere.
False
True
4
The tectonic plates at a divergent plate boundary.....
move toward each other
move away from each other
converge
slide along each other
5
What do scientists believe is the force behind the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
convection currents resulting from radiating heat
the Sun's gravity
the movement of the planets
the moon's gravity
6
Volcanic island arcs form at
transform zones
subduction zones
divergent zones
7
The Himalayas are formed at which type of tectonic plate boundary?
oceanic-oceanic subduction
oceanic-continental subduction
continental-continental collision
oceanic-continental collision
8
The study of mapping the surfaces of the ocean floor, similar to topography is known as...
Bathymetry
Density
Salinity
9
Tectonic plates float on the...
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Asthenosphere
10
What landforms are produced when tectonic plates move across the Earth's mantle?
all of the above
ocean basins
volcanos
mountains
11
Which Sea-floor feature is a result of diverging plate boundaries?
Mid-Ocean Ridge and Rifts
Deep sea trenches
Coral Reefs
Continental Shelves
12
T/F: Volcanos form at the subduction zones of convergent boundaries
True
False
13
What types of tectonic boundary is found along the West Coast of the United States?
Convergent
Convergent & Transform
Divergent
Transform
14
Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift was replaced by the Theory of...
crustal forces
plate tectonics
pangea
15
Seafloor spreading is responsible for producing...
the magnetosphere
the Hawian Islands
convection currents
mid-ocean ridge and rift systems
16
Name the tectonic plate boundary in the picture
divergent boundary
transform/translation boundary
convergent boundary
17
Recent research has shown what about the sea floor?
Sea floor rock is youngest along mid ocean ridges.
Seafloor rock is oldest along mid ocean ridges.
Continents & sea floors are composed of rock of equal age
Continents are much younger than sea floors
18
Where is the majority of earthquake activity found?
Only where three or more plates meet
Along plate boundaries
In the middle of plates
19
What happens to rock around a sub-ducting plate?
It passess over the other plate.
It disappears from Earth.
It passes under the other plate
It combines with the other rock.
20
Wegener used all these lines of evidence, except
climate change evidence
Humans living on all continents of the earth
the fit of the continents
Fossil evidence
