Quiz about STAAR Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical processes

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weathering

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deposition

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erosion

Question 2

Occur when plates are moving apart

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divergent boundary

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transform boundary

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convergent boundary

Question 3

Common site of geologic activity caused by moving plates

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plate boundaries

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earthquakes

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volcanoes

Question 4

The movement of sediment; moves pieces of Earth from one place and builds land in another

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erosion

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deposition

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weathering

Question 5

Where one plate moves under another

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subduction zone

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subtraction zone

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sublimation zone

Question 6

Made of crust and upper mantle; broken into tectonic plates

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lithosphere

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asthenosphere

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inner core

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outer core

Question 7

Occur where plates come together; volcanic or folded mountains

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convergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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transform boundary

Question 8

What is the layer just inside of the lithosphere; partially molten that allows convection currents?

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asthenosphere

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erosion

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mantle

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lithosphere

Question 9

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

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crust

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mantle

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lithosphere

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asthenosphere

Question 10

This forms when sediment collects is under pressure and hardens

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sedimentary rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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igneous rocks

Question 11

What are the broken pieces of lithosphere that are moved by convection currents?

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tectonic plates

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asthenosphere

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mantle

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continental crust

Question 12

What is the layer of Earth between the crust and the outer core?

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mantle

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asthenosphere

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lithosphere

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inner core

Question 13

These show elevation of land with shape and spacing of contour lines.

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topographic map

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road map

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relief map

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satellite images

Question 14

What are the following?

--Rock layers on coastlines of different continents match

--Same species of plant/animal fossils found on different continents

--Glacial ice in areas that are now located near the equator

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evidence of continental drift

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evidence of convection currents

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evidence of divergent boundaries

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evidence of global drift

Question 15

Which one BEST defines the processes when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rocks?

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chemical weathering

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weathering

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mechanical weathering

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displacement

Question 16

Which of these is most likely formed when a continental and oceanic plate collide?

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a subduction zone

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an Alpine glacier

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a rain shadow desert

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a rift valley

Question 17

The Pacific Plate and North American Plate meet along the western coast of the United States. What type of plate boundaries dominate this coast line? (Hint: LOOK CAREFULLY)

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transform and convergent

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convergent and divergent

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transform and divergent

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transform only

Question 18

The coastline of Washington state, represented in the northernmost part of the diagram, is a subduction zone. What describes what is happening? (HINT: LOOK CAREFULLY)

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The oceanic plate is sinking beneath the continental plate

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The continental plate is colliding with the oceanic plate

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The cascade mountains are formed

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All of the above

Question 19

The Juan De Fuca Plate has an eastern and western boundary. The eastern is converging with North American plate and the western is divergent. Which of the following statements is true? (HINT: LOOK CAREFULLY)

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Juan De Fuca is colliding with the North American plate

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Juan De Fuca is splitting from the North American plate

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The North American plate is sinking beneath the Juan De Fuca plate

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The western boundary will slide past the North American plate

Question 20

Which of the following is the most reasonable topographic map of the area shown in the picture?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 21

What is the contour interval?

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20

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40

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30

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10

Question 22

Which side of Fire Mountain is steepest?

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South

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North

Question 23

If you walk from point D to E would you be going uphill or downhill?

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uphill

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downhill

Question 24

When the stream first begins, which direction is it flowing?

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southeast

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northwest

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southwest

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northeast

Question 25

Select the most accurate profile of the land if you followed the line from A to A.

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 26

What is the highest elevation on this map?

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260

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240

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250

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220

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