Quiz about Amplify Plate Motion

Question 1

Outer Layer

Accepted Answer

Crust

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Mantle

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Outer Core

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Inner Core

Question 2

Which sentence about earth's outer layer is true?

Accepted Answer

The outer layer is always made up of hard solid rock. The mantle is always below the outer layer, and is not exposed to the surface.

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When the plates of the outer layer move, there are places were the mantle is exposed to the air and water at the surface.

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Although the plates of the outer layer move, the mantle is always above the outer layer and is closer to the air and water at the surface.

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The outer layer is sometimes made of hard solid rock, and sometimes made of soft solid rock. It depends on how much magma is rising up from the mantle.

Question 3

What best describes Earth's mantle?

Accepted Answer

The soft, solid rock on which the plates move.

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Liquid, melted rock below the outer layer.

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The hard, solid rock beneath the plates.

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Liquid, melted rock on which the plates move.

Question 4

Tectonic Plate

Accepted Answer

One of the very large sections of hard rock that make up Earth's outer layer.

Answer

A new song release from "P-late."

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An object that is used for serving food on.

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Round, smooth portions of the Mantle.

Question 5

Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?

Accepted Answer

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

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Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material.

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Earth's outer layer is a combination of hard, solid rock and a soft, solid material.

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Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go.

Question 6

Plate Boundary

Accepted Answer

The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

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The location where the food falls onto the table.

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Where one country ends and another begins.

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The edge of your patella.

Question 7

Question 7.

Accepted Answer

Convergent?

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Divergent?

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Transform?

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Classic

Question 8

Question 8.

Accepted Answer

Divergent?

Answer

Convergent?

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Transform?

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Classic?

Question 9

What is a plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

The place along which two plates meet.

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The single point where Earth's plates have motion.

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Long lines on the ground that cause the plates to move.

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The only location on Earth where earthquakes are possible.

Question 10

Which is the best definition of a "plate" in this unit?

Accepted Answer

One of the large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.

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The parts of Earth's outer layer that rise up above the ocean water.

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The small pieces of solid rock that float in the ocean, forming islands and continents.

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The single, undivided sheet of hard, solid rock that covers the planet.

Question 11

Earth's plates are a __________ solid material. Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.

Accepted Answer

Hard; soft

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Soft; hard

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Soft; soft

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Hard; hard

Question 12

Dr. Raisa and her team of geologists have been studying GPS data that shows that two plates moved apart. Which diagram shows what happened between the two plates as they moved away from each other?

Accepted Answer

Diagram D: Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

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Diagram A: A new plate from underneath filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

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Diagram B: Sand and dirt filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

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Diagram C: Ocean water filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

Question 13

Fossil remains of Lystrosaurus (an extinct four-legged animal) have been discovered in India and South Africa. When they were living, all the Lystrosaurus lived together on land, and they could not swim. However, now there is an ocean between the Lystrosaurus fossils. What could explain how these fossils got so far apart?

Accepted Answer

India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

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India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.

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India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

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India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, and soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.

Question 14

Cross Section

Accepted Answer

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

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A diagonal portion of a larger object.

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When two line are drawn over each other at a 90⁰angle.

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A piece of a pizza.

Question 15

Scientists often study cross sections to better understand what the inside of something looks like. If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?

Accepted Answer

Diagram D

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Diagram A

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Diagram B

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Diagram C

Question 16

Dr. Patel and her team have been using GPS to track two plates that are moving toward each other. Which diagram shows what is happening at the place where the plates are moving toward each other?

Accepted Answer

Diagram C: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the soft rock below.

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Diagram A: Two plates are hitting each other, and the plates are breaking into pieces, creating sand.

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Diagram B: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.

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Diagram D: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the ocean below.

Question 17

Similar rock formations have been discovered in Brazil and South Africa. These rock formations were formed at the same time and are made of the same types of rocks. What could explain how these rocks got so far apart?

Accepted Answer

Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

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Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, and soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.

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Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.

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Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

Question 18

Patterns on this map tell us that . . .

Accepted Answer

volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in similar areas.

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volcanic activity and earthquakes can cause damage to buildings and hurt people.

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volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in random locations all over the map.

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volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in the following order: volcanic activity, earthquake, volcanic activity, earthquake, and so on.

Question 19

Dr. Bailey and his team are studying two plates that are far apart from each other. However, these two plates used to be next to each other. Which diagram shows what Dr. Bailey and his team would find between these plates?

Accepted Answer

Diagram A: Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

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Diagram B: A new plate from underneath filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

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Diagram C: Sand and dirt filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

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Diagram D: Ocean water filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

Question 20

In the past, Africa used to be farther away from Europe than it is now (shown above). What could explain why Africa is closer to Europe now than it was before?

Accepted Answer

Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved toward each other as one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock over millions of years.

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Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates floated toward each other across the ocean.

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Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed toward each other by earthquakes, and one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock.

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Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved toward each other over millions of years. When the plates hit each other, they broke into smaller pieces.

Question 21

Scientists often study cross sections to better understand what the inside of something looks like. If we took a cross section of an apple by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?

Accepted Answer

Diagram A

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Diagram B

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Diagram C

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Diagram D

Question 22

A team of researchers has been using GPS data to track two plates that are moving toward each other. Which diagram shows what is happening at the place where the plates are moving toward each other?

Accepted Answer

Diagram B: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the soft rock below.

Answer

Diagram A: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the ocean below.

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Diagram C: Two plates are hitting each other, and the plates are breaking into pieces, creating sand.

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Diagram D: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.

Question 23

Fossil remains of Cynognathus (an extinct large-bodied animal) have been discovered in Argentina and South Africa. When they were living, all the Cynognathus lived together on land, and they could not swim. However, now there is an ocean between the Cynognathus fossils. What could explain how these fossils got so far apart?

Accepted Answer

Argentina and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

Answer

Argentina and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

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Argentina and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.

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Argentina and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, and soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.

Question 24

The team is drilling underground at sites 1 and 2. Where will the team find hard, solid rock?

Accepted Answer

They will find hard, solid rock below both sites.

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They will find hard, solid rock below site 1. At site 2, they will find water and sand.

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They will find hard, solid rock below site 2. At site 1, they will find plants and soil.

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They will find hard solid rock at neither of these sites; they will find water below both of them.

Question 25

One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock making up Earth's outer layer?

Accepted Answer

Plate

Answer

Mantle

Answer

Pattern

Answer

Inner core

Question 26

Plate motion is caused by earthquakes that push the plates around.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 27

Geologists look for _____ in geologic events and landforms to better understand Earth's outer layer.

Accepted Answer

Patterns

Answer

Solutions

Answer

Unexpected changes

Answer

Fossils

Question 28

Earthquakes are caused by plate motion. The plates are constantly moving, and this sometimes causes sudden shaking at the surface.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

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