Plate Tectonics

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major layers of the Earth?

• Lithosphere (crust)

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

Multiple Choice

How do we know about the core of the earth?

• Direct observations

• Indirect observations

• Drilling through the crust

• Digging to the core

Multiple Choice

How thick is the Earth's crust approximately?

• 5-10 km

• 35-100 km

• 100-150 km

• 500-600 km

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of rocks that make up the Earth's lithosphere?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Granite

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the boundary that separates the Earth's crust from the molten mantle beneath?

• Asthenosphere

• Moho

• Lithosphere

• Core

Multiple Select

Which two things contribute to the plasticity of the rock in the mantle?

• pressure

• density

• depth

• temperature

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The movement of molten rock in the mantle is caused by

currents.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about the Earth's core is/are correct?

• The outer core is made of liquid iron.

• The inner core is made of solid iron.

• The inner core is made of liquid iron

• The inner core is solid due to immense pressure.

Match

Match the following

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Ridged, solid, and mainly cool

Flows like plastic, quite hot

Liquid iron, nickel, & sulfur

Hottest layer, but high pressures cause it to be solid Iron, Nickel, and sulfur.

• Ridged, solid, and mainly cool

• Flows like plastic, quite hot

• Liquid iron, nickel, & sulfur

• Hottest layer, but high pressures cause it to be solid Iron, Nickel, and sulfur.

Multiple Choice

The layer of the earth where convection currents happen and move plates is known as the?

• Crust
• Core
• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

Convection currents occur due to...

• rotation of earth

• differences in temperature and density

• differences in temperature

• gravitational pull

Multiple Choice

What is the process called when a denser oceanic plate moves beneath a continental plate?

• Divergence

• Subduction

• Convection

• Faulting

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates due to convection currents?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

• Outer core

Multiple Choice

Convergent plate boundaries occur when crustal plates...

• Come together

• Move apart

• Slide side by side

Multiple Choice

This type of plate boundary has the worlds most dangerous volcanoes either on land or in the water. These volcanoes are fed from the melting subducting plate. What type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Multiple Choice

Which of the following features can form at a convergent plate boundary?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Rift valley

• Mountains

• Faults

Multiple Choice

What forms when oceanic plates move apart from each other (diverge)?

• New crust/seafloor is formed at places called mid-ocean ridges

• Volcanoes form on the land along edges of plate boundaries

• Mountains form because of the uplift of material

• Faults, like San Andreas, form

Multiple Choice

Divergent plate boundaries can be defined as areas where plates

• move in opposite directions

• move in opposite directions past each other

• move in opposite towards each other

• move in opposite away from each other

Multiple Choice

What type of boundary is formed when plates slide past each other?

• convergent
• horizontal
• divergent
• transform

Multiple Select

Choose all the features that can be formed at TRANSFORM boundaries.

• Volcanoes/Mountains

• Faults

• Trenches

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

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Where the earthquake occurs beneath the crust is called the_

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Focus

Epicenter

Mantle

Core

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An earthquake’s epicenter is

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The place on the surface directly above the focus

A spot halfway between the focus and the surface

The spot below the focus

Any spot along the nearest fault

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are possible effects of earthquakes?

• Landslides, tsunamis, and surface damage

• Rainfall and droughts

• Snowstorms and hurricanes

• Floods and tornadoes

Multiple Choice

The bending of rock layers due to stress.

• Folding

• Anticline

• Syncline

Multiple Choice

Which kind of mountains are formed by faults or breaks in the rock that causes some rock to lift above others to form mountains.

• Fault block mountains

• volcanic mountains

• folded mountains

• no mountains

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The Ring of Fire is primarily caused by

tectonic plates.

Multiple Choice

What is the "Ring of Fire" known for?

• A famous movie

• A region with many volcanoes and earthquakes

• A type of dance

• A type of gemstone