Plate Tectonics (6.E.2.2) Test Review

Plate Tectonics Test Review

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Multiple Choice

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes take place?

• in the oceans

• at plate boundaries

• on land only

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Which statement best explains plate tectonics

• The movement of crustal plates over the mantle prevents continental drift

• Crustal plates move away from each other at tectonic boundaries

• The movement of crustal plates over the mantle often results in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

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The Hawaiian Islands are in the middle of a large plate with many volcanoes. The volcanoes are a direct result of the tectonic plate...

• being forced under another tectonic plate at a subduction zone

• colliding with another tectonic plate and being forced up

• moving over a hot spot where magma breaks through the crust

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Which event below involves constructive force?

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

• flood

• wind storm

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Which geological event will most likely result when two continental plates collide?

• volcano eruption

• a rift valley

• formation of a mountain range

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Where does the energy from an earthquake originate?

• from rocks under stress shifting deep below Earth's surface

• weight from rocks pushing down on bedrock

• from convection currents

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Which earthquake waves cause the most damage on Earth?

• secondary waves

• surface waves

• transverse waves