Unit 2 Geologic Oceanography Review

The deepest portion of the ocean will be

• Trenches

• Continental Shelves

• Continental Slopes

• Continental Rise

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Seafloor spreading creates

• Trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Plateaus

• Caverns

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California has a transform plate boundary running through it known as the San Andreas Fault. This type pf boundary means it it likely to experience what geologic process?

• The formation of mountain ranges

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• None of the above

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Volcanoes occur at what type of plate boundary listed below?

• Transform

• Convergent (subduction)

• Convergent (collision)

• none of the above

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

• Pangea

• Gondwanda

• Laurasia

• Neverland

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils
• Mountains
• Glaciers
• Sand Erosion

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The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

• Oxygen and Silicon
• Silicon and Magnesium
• Nickel and Iron
• Iron and Magnesium

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How are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth?By studying __________

•  radio waves
• sonar waves
• laser waves
• seismic waves

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