Quiz about Unit 3 Plate Tectonics Quizizz Review

Question 1

At a divergent plate boundary...

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Two plates separate from each other

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Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

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Two plates collide together

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One plate will subduct under another plate

Question 2

At a convergent plate boundary...

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One plate will subduct under another plate OR two plates collide together

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Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

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Two plates collide together

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One plate will subduct under another plate

Question 3

At a transform plate boundary...

Accepted Answer

Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

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Two plates collide together

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One plate will subduct under another plate OR two plates collide together

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One plate will subduct under another plate

Question 4

Subduction occurs at this type of plate boundary

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Convergent

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Transform

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Divergent

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None of These

Question 5

What does the theory of plate tectonics tell us about our planet?

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the Earth is constantly reshaping itself slowly over time

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How the dinosaurs became extict

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How the ice age ended

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Why the Earth has a liquid outer core

Question 6

Which of these is not a plate boundary?

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Oceanic-Subduction

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Continental-Continental

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Oceanic-Oceanic

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Oceanic-Continental

Question 7

What is Pangea?

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A supercontinent

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A plate boundary

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An ice age

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An ocean trench

Question 8

The tectonic plates are made of...

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the upper mantle and crust

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Glassware

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the inner and outer core

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continental crust only

Question 9

Constructive forces occur at this type of plate boundary

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

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none of these

Question 10

This is an example of a constructive force.

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both volcanoes and mountain building

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Mountain building

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volcanoes

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tsunamis

Question 11

This phenomena can occur when an earthquake occurs in the ocean.

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Tsunamis

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Wildfires

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Hurricanes

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Volcanoes

Question 12

Match the feature with its plate boundary: volcanoes

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

Question 13

Match the feature with its plate boundary: mountains

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

Question 14

Match the feature with its plate boundary: mid-ocean ridges

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

Question 15

Match the feature with its plate boundary: Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

Question 16

Match the feature with its plate boundary: rift valleys

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

Question 17

Match the feature with its plate boundary: subduction

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

Question 18

Match the feature with its plate boundary: trenches

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

Question 19

Match the feature with its plate boundary: San Andreas fault

Accepted Answer

transform

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convergent

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divergent

Question 20

Match the feature with its plate boundary: fault lines

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transform

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convergent

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divergent

Question 21

This feature exists along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, which forms the Ring of Fire.

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Subduction Zone

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Rift Valley

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Transform Boundary

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Continental-Continental convergence

Question 22

Plate tectonics are driven by __________ currents that carry magma to the surface.

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Convection

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Ocean

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Wind

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Conduction

Question 23

The vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere is known as a(n)...

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Earthquake

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Mountain

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Landform

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Wave

Question 24

Match the feature with its plate boundary: seafloor spreading

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

Question 25

What is the asthenosphere?

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the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

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the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

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The inner and outer core

Question 26

What is the lithosphere?

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the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

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a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

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The inner and outer core

Question 27

What is Pangea?

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a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

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the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

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the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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The inner and outer core

Question 28

What is Pangea?

Accepted Answer

a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

Answer

the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

Answer

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

Answer

The inner and outer core

Question 29

What are constructive forces?

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processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

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The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

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a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth.

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the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

Question 30

What are destructive forces?

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The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

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processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

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a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth.

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the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

Question 31

What is physical geology?

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the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

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processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

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The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

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a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth.

Question 32

What is historical geology?

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a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth.

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processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

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The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

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the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

Question 33

Which events occur at divergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading and Rift Valleys

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Subduction Zones, Volcanoes, Mountains (such as the Appalachians and the Poconos), and trenches (the Mariana Trench).

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San Andreas Fault, Earthquakes, and Fault lines.

Question 34

Which events occur at convergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Subduction Zones, Volcanoes, Mountains (such as the Appalachians and the Poconos), and trenches (the Mariana Trench).

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Mid-Ocean Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading and Rift Valleys

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San Andreas Fault, Earthquakes, and Fault lines.

Question 35

Which events occur at transform plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

San Andreas Fault, Earthquakes, and Fault lines.

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Mid-Ocean Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading and Rift Valleys

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Subduction Zones, Volcanoes, Mountains (such as the Appalachians and the Poconos), and trenches (the Mariana Trench).

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