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Review of Plate Tectonics
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What is subduction?
A mountain chain under the ocean at a divergent boundary.
A crack in Earth's crust
When crust sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary.
A deep valley in the ocean where the sea floor is sinking.
2
The picture is an example of what kind of plate boundary?
Convergent
Breakage
Divergent
Transform
3
What is #6?
ocean
lithosphere
continental crust
oceanic crust
4
The Earth's surface is always changing.
False
True
5
The theory that states that the continents once formed a single landmass then broke apart:
Plate Movement
Continental Drift
Lithosphere Displacement
Laurasia
6
What evidence supported the Theory of Continental Drift that continents were once joined together?
Tropical areas are still tropical and polar areas are still polar.
Fossils, mtn ranges & rock types seem to continue on contents that joined.
Fossils around the world are all different
Continents are all different shapes.
7
Convection currents occur in the ____________.
Outer Core
Inner Core
Atmosphere
Mantle (Asthenosphere)
8
Lava is molten rock under ground.
False
True
9
What is #2?
continental crust
oceanic crust
lithosphere
ocean
10
Which is the correct order for the layers of the Earth starting from the inside...
Crust, Mantle, Outter Core, Inner Core
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Inner Core, Mantle, Outer Core, Crust
Inner core, Outer Core, Crust, Mantle
11
A subduction zone is where two plate do what?
Spread apart to form new crust.
Separate and form new continents.
Collide and one is pushed under and destroyed.
Collide and form mountains.
12
Continents were once joined together in a single large landmass (super-continent) called what?
Panthalassa
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangaea
13
Convection currents in the mantle are caused by differences in what?
Mass
Temperature and Density
Composition
Size
14
What is a deep-ocean trench?
A deep valley in the ocean where the sea floor is sinking.
When crust sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary.
A crack in Earth's crust
A mountain chain under the ocean at a divergent boundary.
15
In Sea-Floor Spreading, where is the oldest crust?
It's all the same age.
On the edges; closest to the continents.
In the middle where the plates are separating.
Deep below the surface.
16
Scientists think movement of tectonic plates is caused by which of the following processes?
GPS
None of these
Convection Currents
Radiation
17
At transform plate boundaries.....
The plates collide
None of the above
The plates slide past eachother
The plates divide
18
The upper part of the mantle, where the plates boundaries lie on top is called........
Lithosphere
Inner Core
Mantle
Oceanic
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What type of boundary is A?
Changing
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
20
Which label indicates the lithosphere?
c
b
d
a
21
What type of boundary do volcanoes form through subduction?
Divergnet Boundary and Transform Boundaries
Oceanic-Oceanic & Continental-Continental Convergent Boundaries
Continental-Oceanic & Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundaries
Continental-Continental & Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundaries
22
The picture is an example of what kind of plate boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Uplifting
Convergent
23
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
A crack in Earth's crust
A deep valley in the ocean where the sea floor is sinking.
A mountain chain under the ocean at a divergent boundary.
When crust sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary.
24
What type of boundary is B?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Changing
25
The heat in Earth's interior comes from the
inner core
.
False
True
26
What is #5?
mesosphere/lower mantle
asthenosphere
rigid upper mantle
lithosphere
27
Which elements make up Earth's
inner
core?
Solid Iron and Lead
Solid Nickel and Iron
Liquid Nickel and Iron
Liquid Lead and Murcury
28
The scientist who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift was .......
Alfred Marshall
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Wegener
29
Where are trenches formed?
Transform Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
Oceanic Convergent Boundaries
Continental Convergent Boundaries
30
What is layer 2 called?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
31
Why can't subduction occur in a continental-continental convergent boundary?
Continental crust sinks.
Continental crust is too bouyant.
Continental crust holds too much water.
Continental crust is too dense.
32
Which type of crust is more
dense
?
Continental
Antarctic
Oceanic
M.O.R.s
33
What plate boundaries are responsible for earthquakes?
Divergent
All three
Convergent
Transform
34
The lithosphere creates the tectonic plates. Which layers create the lithosphere?
Crust and Outer Core
Crust and Ridgid upper mantle
Lower mantle and Upper Mantle
Inner Core and Outer Core
35
The picture is an example of what kind of plate boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Collision
Convergent
36
Where is the asthenosphere located?
Crust
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
37
At Mid-Ocean Ridges. . . . .
the crust is older.
tectonic plates are colliding.
sea-floor spreading occurs.
oceanic lithosphere is destroyed.
38
What are two different types of crust?
Continental/Oceanic
Laurasia/Gondwana
Nazca/Eurasian
Lithosphere/Mesosphere
39
What natural disaster occur because of plate movement?
Earthquakes and Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Volcanoes and Tornados
40
What is #7?
oceanic crust
ocean
continental crust
lithosphere
41
Molten rock inside a volcano is called...
Magma
Flow
Lava
Melt
42
The
outer
core is a liquid made of iron.
True
False
43
What is #8?
asthenosphere
mesosphere/lower mantle
lithosphere
rigid upper mantle
44
Continental-Continental,Oceanic-Oceanic,Continental-Oceanic are what plate boundary type?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
45
What is #4?
rigid upper mantle
asthenosphere
mesosphere/lower mantle
lithosphere
46
What is a fault?
A mountain chain under the ocean at a divergent boundary.
A deep valley in the ocean where the sea floor is sinking.
A crack in Earth's crust
When crust sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary.
47
What type of boundary is C?
Changing
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
48
At a divergent boundary new crust is created. This is called Sea-Floor spreading.
True
False
49
Plate Tectonics...
is the theory that Earth is always staying the same.
is the theory that states that the continents were once all connected.
is a controversial theory.
is the theory that describes how Earth's plates are constantly moving.
50
The thinnest layer of the Earth is called the:
Inner Coreq
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
