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Plate Tectonics, earthquakes, and geologic time, oh my!
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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?
fossils
climate
magnetic stripes
landforms
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A device that records ground movements during an earthquake.
Mercalli scale
seismograph
Moment magnitude scale
Richter scale
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Known as the plates
lithosphere
asthenosphere
outer core
lower mantle
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Earthquakes and volcanic activity occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire shown below. Why?
It is located where ocean temperature is the highest
It is located where the major ocean currents meet
It is located at the boundaries of tectonic plates
it is located in the center of a tectonic plate
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Where would I find the youngest rock layers?
subduction zones
continental shelf
abyssal plains
mid-ocean ridge
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A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward.
normal
reverse
strike-slip
dip slip
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A force that acts on rock to change its shape
deformation
syncline
anticline
stress
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A type of wave that moved the ground by compressing and expanding it.
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The point beneath Earth’s surface where the crust breaks and an earthquake occurs.
epicenter
fault
magnitude
focus
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What is one difference between the Richter and Moment Magnitude Scales?
They are both a 1-10 scale
They both increase by 32x and they jump from whole numbers
They both show the magnitude of the quake
They both are measured at the epicenter
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How are rocks named?
when the rock formed
how the rock formed
by the rock's grains
where the rock formed
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What process occurs first in sedimentary rock formation?
deposition
compaction
erosion
compression
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The type of energy created using Earth's heat?
nuclear
wind
geothermal
solar
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Name the rock layers from oldest to youngest
4, 5, 2, 6, 1, 3
4, 5, 2, 6, 3, 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 1
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What was the downfall of the Continental Drift Theory?
He could not explain a mechanism causing continents drift
Wegener did not know about convection currents
Wegener did not send up enough weather balloons in Greenland
Wegener did not support his theory with enough evidence
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A type of fault where the hanging wall moves downward.
strike-slip
normal
dip slip
reverse
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Which of the following is evidence of sea-floor spreading?
mountain chains
mesosaurus fossils
the number of Earth's plates
magnetic stripes
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This type of stress forms at a divergent boundary.
cutting
shearing
compression
tension
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The type of stress that forms on a convergent boundary.
tension
transformational
shearing
compression
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The theory that the plates are in constant motion due to convection currents.
Big Bang theory
plate tectonics theory
continental drift theory
sea-floor spreading theory
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What happens to the temperature and pressure of Earth as you go from crust to core?
decreases than increases
increases
decreases
stays the same
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What feature forms when oceanic crust meets continental crust at a convergent boundary?
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
volcano
folded mountain
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This type of stress forms at a strike-slip fault.
transformational
shearing
compression
tension
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A type of wave that move the ground like a wave.
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If minerals cool quickly they form this size crystal, and if cooled slowly they form this size?
small; large
large; small
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The process that changes rocks to other rocks.
evaporation
rock cycle
crystallization
erosion
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Process occurring in the middle of the ocean & geologic feature that is formed.
sea-floor spreading; mid-ocean ridge
subduction; volcano
subduction; trench
sea-floor spreading; rift valley
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An isoseismal map shows this type of information.
epicenter and the amount of damage created
the magnitude and the amount of damage created
the magnitude and the epicenter
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At the boundary where an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, what feature is formed?
volcano
rift valley
mid-ocean ridge
trench
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This type of heat transfer causes the plates to move.
transformation
conduction
radiation
convection
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A wave that moves the ground side to side and up and down.
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Scientist found fossils of tropical plants in Greenland. How did they get there?
rotation of Earth
Earth's entire surface was covered by tropical forests
Antarctica was closer to the equator at one time
volcanic eruptions melted ice and exposed soil
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The point on earth's surface directly above the focus.
focus
magnitude
normal spot
epicenter
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Which fossils in the rock layers correlate with each other?
B & D only
C & F only
A & E
C & F; B & D
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Between which layers would there be an unconformity?
C & B
C & E
F & E
B & D
