Quiz about EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW

Question 1

Example of Iceland

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 2

What are ocean plates made out of?

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Basalt

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Granite

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Water

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Andersite

Question 3

What are Continental plates made out of?

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Granite

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Basalt

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Andersite

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Water

Question 4

Iceland Landform

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Rift Vally/ Small Volcanoes

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Trench/ Island Arc

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Folded Mountains

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Earthquakes

Question 5

Himalayas Landform

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Folded mountains

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Ridge/ Small Volcanoes

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Rift Vally

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Island arc/ Volcano/ Trench

Question 6

What geologic feature/event will most likely be found at a transform boundary?

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Earthquakes

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Volcanoes

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Mountains

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Rift Valleys

Question 7

What geologic feature/event would most likely occur at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Rift Valley

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Island Arc

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Flat Land

Question 8

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

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Divergent Oceanic

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Convergent Oceanic

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Divergent Continental

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Transform

Question 9

What is the "magic" that is happening in the mantle that helps move the lithospheric plates?

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Convection

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Radiation

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Condensation

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Conduction

Question 10

Aside from Earthquakes, what is the only other thing you will find at transform boundaries?

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Fault Lines

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Volcanoes

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Subduction Zones

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Folded Mountains

Question 11

The process that occurs at a divergent oceanic boundary that creates new crust (sea floor) is called?

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Seafloor Spreading

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Subduction

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Continental Drift

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Volcanism

Question 12

Japan, Philippines, and Mariana group of islands are volcanic island arcs formed by which of the following process?

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oceanic-oceanic convergence

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oceanic-continental divergence

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oceanic-continental convergence

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continental-continental divergence

Question 13

What type of plate boundary is shown here?

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convergent

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divergent

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transform fault

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divergent and transform

Question 14

Which of the following events DOES NOT occur in a DIVERGENT boundary?

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formation of a trench

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rift valley formation

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shallow earthquake

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volcanism

Question 15

Which of the following famous land features was formed by the convergence of two continental plates?

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Mt. Everest

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Andes Mountains

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Mariana Trench

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 16

The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between which two plates?

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Pacific Plate and North American Plate

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Eurasian Plate and Indian Plate

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African Plate and South American Plate

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Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate

Question 17

The following geologic features are products of divergent plate boundary EXCEPT

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Pacific Ocean

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Red Sea

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Atlantic Ocean

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Great African Rift Valley

Question 18

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

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Mountain

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Volcano

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Rift

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Island Arc

Question 19

A divergent boundary on land creates what feature?

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Rift Valley

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Mid Ocean Ridge

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Subduction Zone

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Deep Ocean Trench

Question 20

A divergent boundary in the ocean creates what feature?

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Mid Ocean Ridge

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Rift Valley

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Deep Ocean Trench

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Subduction Zone

Question 21

Where is the most active area in the ring of fire?

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Indonesia

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New Zealand

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Japan

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South Sudan

Question 22

What percentage of Earth's volcanoes are found in the Ring of Fire?

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75%

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10%

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25%

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50%

Question 23

What percentage of all earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire?

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90%

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25%

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50%

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75%

Question 24

What is the most dangerous geological hazard common around the Ring of Fire?

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Earthquakes

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Mudslides

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Volcanic Eruptions

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Tsunamis

Question 25

As the tectonic plate moves over the stationary hot spot, the volcanoes are rafted away and new ones form in their place.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 26

Hotspots form because...

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a mantle plume weakens Earth's crust.

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magma is pushed to the surface at a plate boundary.

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water is pushed up to Earth's surface

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a mantle plume strengthens Earth's crust.

Question 27

Hotspots are volcanoes that form...

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in the middle of a tectonic plate.

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at convergent plate boundaries.

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at divergent plate boundaries.

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at transform plate boundaries.

Question 28

Why does the volcanic eruption happen ?

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When the pressure on magma chamber inside earth increase and push magma to the surface.

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When it formes by eruption lava and ash.

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when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.

Question 29

How have scientists been able to infer the internal structure of Earth without being able to directly observe inside the Earth?

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Scientists analyze how earthquake waves move throught Earth's interior.

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Scientists use satellite radar and sonar technologies to map Earth's internal layers.

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Scientists make educated guesses about Earth's internal structure based on previous hypothesis.

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Scientists study different types of rocks from many different locations on Earth's surface.

Question 30

Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most likely to be found?

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at plate boundaries

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in the middle of continents

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in the middle of oceans

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at country borders

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