Quiz about Plate Tectonics STAAR Review

Question 1

What type of boundary is this?

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transform

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convergent

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divergent

Question 2

What type of boundary is this?

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convergent

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transform

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divergent

Question 3

What type of boundary is this?

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

Question 4

What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?

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erosion

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land features

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climate

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fossils

Question 5

What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?

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divergent

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plate

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convergent

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transform

Question 6

According to Wegener's theory of continental drift,

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the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved.

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Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

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the continents do not drift

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Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

Question 7

What is Pangea?

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the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

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the name of a German scientist

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another name for continental drift

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the name of an ancient fossil

Question 8

What are breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other?

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faults

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sea floor spreading

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subduction

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plates

Question 9

What is the process that continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge?

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sea floor spreading

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subduction

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continental drift

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convergent

Question 10

What is a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other?

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convergent

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transform

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divergent

Question 11

What is a plate boundary where two plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?

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transform

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convergent

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divergent

Question 12

What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?

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subduction

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continental drift

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mid-ocean ridge

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faults

Question 13

What is the difference between the lithosphere and asthenosphere that makes up the mantle?

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The lithosphere is made of solid rock while the asthenosphere is more flexible hot rock that moves.

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The lithosphere is ismade of dense solid meal whle the asthenosphere is made of liquid molten metal

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The lithosphere is a mixture of gasses while the asthenosphere is made of solid rock

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The lithosphere is molten rock that moves while the asthenosphere is ridid and thin

Question 14

Convergent Plate Movement can create

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Mountains

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Rifts

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Ocean Ridges

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Radiation

Question 15

_______________ Currents within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shift s molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity

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Convection

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Wind

Question 16

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents in the Asthenosphere

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the rotation of the Earth.

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the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

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the Moho discontinuity.

Question 17

In some areas of the world, like California and Japan, earthquakes are a common occurrence. How can this best be explained?

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Both areas are on the boundary of active plates, the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.

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The strong ocean currents are undermining both areas causing earthquakes.

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Both areas are located near the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the unstable sand causes earthquakes.

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Both areas are subjected to strong ocean wind and waves that causes earthquakes.

Question 18

Subduction zones occur on Earth where dense oceanic crust dives under more buoyant continental crust. These boundaries are characterized by a deep ocean trench next to a high continental mountain range, large numbers of earthquakes and volcanoes. All of this is further evidence for the

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theory of plate tectonics.

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big bang theory.

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origin of the species.

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theory of natural selection.

Question 19

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

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the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

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the oceanic crust is melting.

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volcanic islands are forming.

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the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

Question 20

Geologists have long recognized that earthquakes are not randomly distributed on Earth but occur in concentrated areas that coincide with __________ and provide evidence for the theory of ___________ .

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plate boundaries; plate tectonics

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mountain ranges; fault zones.

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continental borders; supercontinents.

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areas of liquid magma; sea floor spreading.

Question 21

What is the contour interval on this map?

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20

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100

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10

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15

Question 22

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

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lines are closest together

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a river flows into a lake

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contours bend

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contours are far apart

Question 23

Determine the contour interval:

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20 m

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5 m

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10 m

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15 m

Question 24

When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation

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goes up or down

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stays the same

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disappears

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is below sea level

Question 25

If sea level always equals (0), and the contour interval is 10 feet how tall is this mountain?

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60 ft

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30 ft

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40 ft

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50 ft

Question 26

Match the topographic map to its profile.

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 27

Match the topographic map to its profile picture.

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 28

Line drawn on a map that connects all points with the same elevation

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contour line

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contour interval

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sea level

Question 29

Line drawn on a map that connects all points with the same elevation

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contour line

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contour interval

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sea level

Question 30

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

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gentle slope

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waterfall

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steep area

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river

Question 31

Which side of this island is the steepest?

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South

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North

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East

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West

Question 32

How many mountain peaks are represented?

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four

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one

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two

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three

Question 33

Which direction is the stream flowing?

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eastward

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northward

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southward

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westward

Question 34

What is the highest elevation this hill could possibly have? (might not be labeled)

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1079

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1040

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1060

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1009

Question 35

What feature is at the arrow?

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cliff

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volcano

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mountain

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river

Question 36

What are the darker lines called?

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index contour

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roads

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contour interval

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waves

Question 37

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

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80 m

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400 m

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200 m

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100 m

Question 38

If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk?

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B --> C is the easier walk

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E --> N is the easier walk

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B --> C and E --> N are the same walking distance

Question 39

In which direction is Mill River flowing?

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Northeast

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Southeast

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Southwest

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Northwest

Question 40

Which topographic map matches formation C?

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4

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1

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2

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3

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