SCIENCE 10- 1ST PERIODIC REVIEW

Which geologic feature results from the convergence of continental and oceanic crusts?

• A. volcanic island arc

• B. mountain range

• C. continental volcanic arc

• D. mid-ocean ridge

Which of the following is not one of the seven major tectonic plates?

• A. Australian-Indian

• B. Caribbean

• C. North America

• D. South America

Which of the following is considered a constructive margin?

• A. Convergent boundary

• B. Slip fault boundary

• C. Divergent boundary

• D. Transform fault boundary

What property dictates which of the two colliding plates will rise if they collide?

• A. Angle of impact

• B. Weight

• C. Thickness

• D. Density

Why are destructive margins called "destructive margins"?

• A. It destroys plates that are near it.

• B. It kills living things around it.

• C. It is where most geological destroying forces come from.

• D. It is where plates are destroyed and recycled.

Which of the following convergence will lead to the production of the highest mountain peaks?

• A. Continental-continental

• B. Oceanic-oceanic

• C. Oceanic-continental

• D. Continental-oceanic

Which of the following is simultaneously produced if there is a volcano?

• A. Islands

• B. Rift

• C. Mountain Range

• D. Trench

Divergent plate boundaries are also known as ____.

• A. Pull-apart basins

• B. Spreading centers

• C. Subduction zones

• D. Destructive margins

What is the primary process behind the movement of tectonic plates away from each other along divergent margins?

• A. Subduction

• B. Normal faulting

• C. Seafloor spreading

• D. Strike-slip faulting

What is the general composition of new oceanic crust formed along divergent plate boundaries?

• A. Granitic

• B. Andesitic

• C. Basaltic

• D. Felsic