Quiz about Plate tectonics review

Question 1

According to the theory of plate tectonics, the movement of plates can form mountain ranges and valleys. Within the next 100 million years, the Great Rift Valley in Africa will likely become a

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wider and deeper valley

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folded mountain range

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flat eroded plain

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desert covered with lava

Question 2

How do plates move at CONVERGENT boundaries?

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Collide (together)

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Move apart

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Slide past each other

Question 3

How do CONVERGENT boundaries affect the crust?

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They destroy crust

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They create crust

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They don't destroy or create

Question 4

Choose all the features that can be formed at CONVERGENT boundaries.

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Volcanoes/Mountains

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Trenches

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Faults

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Mid Ocean Ridge

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Rift Valley

Question 5

How do plates move at DIVERGENT boundaries?

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Move apart

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Collide (together)

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Slide past each other

Question 6

How do DIVERGENT boundaries affect the crust?

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They create crust

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They destroy crust

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They don't destroy or create

Question 7

Choose all the features that can be formed at DIVERGENT boundaries.

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Mid Ocean Ridge

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Rift Valley

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Volcanoes/Mountains

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Faults

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Trenches

Question 8

If you lived near a Transform Boundary, what even would you experience?

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Earthquakes

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Volcanic eruptions

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Mountains

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Finding fossils

Question 9

What created the Hawaiian islands millions of years ago?

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volcanic hot spots

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a massive earthquake and tectonic upheaval

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seafloor spreading

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rift valleys

Question 10

How did Alfred Wegener explain why there were the same mountains on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean?

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proposed that the continents were once together and the mountains have drifted apart

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proposed mountains coincidentally formed chains that line up

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proposed that all continents around the Atlantic have the same mountains

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proposed that it was the same mountain chain and the ocean eroded it

Question 11

How can tectonic plate movement cause extinctions?

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when a continent is moved, this can change the weather and sunlight patterns

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Tectonic plate movement can cause volcanoes to erupt, resulting in toxic air pollution that can lead to extinctions.

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Tectonic plate movement can cause earthquakes which can cause landslides and tsunamis that can lead to extinctions.

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Tectonic plate movement can cause the release of toxic gases from the Earth's mantle which can lead to extinctions.

Question 12

How fast do tectonic plates move?

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as fast as your fingernails grow

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As fast as a cheetah can run

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As fast as a jet plane can fly

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As fast as a light beam travels

Question 13

What type of boundary created the San Andreas Fault in California?

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transform

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divergent

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convergent

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uplift

Question 14

Where are convection cells located?

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mantle

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atmosphere

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inner core

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outer core

Question 15

The Earth is creating new crust at the mid-ocean ridge so it stands to reason that Earth is getting bigger.

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False

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True

Question 16

Which layer is the most dense?

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inner core

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crust

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mantle

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outer core

Question 17

How are earthquakes, tectonic plates, and volcanoes related?

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volcanoes and earthquakes result from the movement of tectonic plates

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they are not connected

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Earthquakes and volcanoes are caused by the buildup of pressure in the Earth's mantle.

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Tectonic plates are responsible for the formation of mountains and valleys.

Question 18

Paleontologists often find fossils of the same species on different continents. Which provides evidence of Pangaea?

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organisms could not travel across the oceans that currently exist

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continents fit together like a puzzle

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scraping of glaciers over land indicates Africa and South America had been close during the ice age

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large hurricanes picked up carcasses of animals and carried them

Question 19

What process drives the movement of tectonic plates?

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convection cells

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subduction

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sea-floor spreading

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circulation of mantle

Question 20

How do volcanoes help scientists understand more about the composition of the mantle?

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They expose fresh mantle materials that scientists can quickly collect and analyze before hardening

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Volcanoes provide a way for scientists to measure the temperature of the mantle.

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Volcanoes allow for the monitoring of the movement of the tectonic plates.

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Volcanoes provide a way for scientists to study the effects of seismic activity.

Question 21

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

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the denser oceanic 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 22

The three types of plate boundaries are

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Convergent, divergent, transform

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Convergent, divergent, change

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Divergent, allegiant, insurgent

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Push, pull, slide

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