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Plate Tectonics Review Quiz
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1
Volcanoes formed in the middle of a tectonic plate are caused by.....
hot spots
divergent plates
convergent plates
transform plates
2
Non volcanic mountain ranges form at which type of boundary?
convergent cont/cont
convergent ocean/ocean
divergent
convergent cont/ocean
3
A divergent boundary is where the plates are
sliding past each other
moving apart
colliding together
4
The San Andreas fault in California is which type of boundary?
divergent
irregular
transform
convergent
5
Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming
mountains
oceans
rivers
lakes
6
A convergent boundary is where the plates are
colliding together
sliding past each other
moving apart
7
The movement of plates is caused by ______________________ in the ___________________________
convection currents, asthenosphere
convection currents, outer core
convection currents, lithosphere
magnetism, asthenosphere
8
Who was the scientist that developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Jane Goodall
Alfred Wegener
9
The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called
Pacifica
Pangaea
Indo-Australia
Eurasia
10
Where does subduction occur?
Canyons
Mid Ocean RIdges
Deep Ocean Trenches
Mountains
11
Why was Alfred Wegener's theory originally rejected by scientific peers?
He couldn't explain how the continents moved.
He had no evidence.
His theory didn't make any sense.
They already knew the continents could not move.
12
A rift valley forms at what type of boundary?
Divergent ocean/ocean
Divergent cont/cont
Transform
Convergent ocean/cont
13
The continents are moving away from each other as magma rises from mid-ocean ridges. This is...
underwater volcanos
sea floor rising
changing sea floor
sea floor spreading
14
The large green plate is the ______________________plate.
Pacific
Indo-Australian
Eurasian
North American
15
The mid ocean ridge is which type of boundary?
transform
irregular
divergent
convergent
16
Which events can occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
Mountain Building
Earthquakes
All of These
17
Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by
volcanoes
convection currents in the Earth's mantle
Earthquakes
Hot Spots
18
Which type of evidence was NOT used to support the theory of Continental Drift?
Landform Evidence
Fossil Evidence
Climate Evidence
Water Evidence
19
Where does molten material rise from the mantle during sea floor spreading?
Deep Ocean Trenches
earthquakes
faults
Mid ocean ridges
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A transform boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
sliding past each other
colliding together
