Unit 9 Test Review

A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a convergent boundary produces a

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Deep-ocean trench

• Mountain range

• Rift valley

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A rift valley forms along a

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Mountain range

Why do earthquakes mostly occur along plate boundaries?

• They are the areas with the most movement

• They are the areas where mountains form

• They are the areas where magma forms

• Epicenters are found there

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An area where two plates slip past each other in opposite directions is a

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

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The geological theory that states that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion is the theory of

• Subduction

• Plate tectonics

• Sea-floor spreading

• Mass conservation

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According to Wegener's theory of continental drift

• Earth's surface is made of seven major land masses

• The continents do not move

• Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

• The continents were once joined in a single landmass

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What is Pangaea?

• A German scientist

• The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

• Another name for continental drift

• An ancient dinosaur

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Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because

• Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents

• Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis

• Scientists were afraid of new ideas

• There wasn't a picture of the Earth from millions of years ago

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Which of the following is evidence used by Alfred Wegener to explain his theory of continental drift? *Choose all that apply*

• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces

• The same fossils are found on different continents

• The same types of geological formations are found on different continents

• Glacial deposits are found on continents that are too far away from the poles

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At point A, sediments are compacted together to form which type of rock?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock