Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes

Scientists have measured the rate of growth of the Atlantic Ocean basin to be about 2 to 3 cm per year. This type of activity coincides with the formation of ridges on the ocean floor. What is the MOST likely cause of this activity?

• flow of continental basalt

• movement of tectonic plates

• erosion of undersea mountains

• deposition of sediment from estuaries

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Oceanic crust is composed mainly of basalt. Continental crust is composed mainly of granite. Why does oceanic crust generally tend to subduct under continental crust when plates collide?

• The oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust.

• The continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

• The oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.

• The continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust

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Gloria is studying earthquakes and volcanoes and where they occur. The dark lines in the map show tectonic plate boundaries. The numbers indicate locations where people could live.

If Gloria wanted to live where there were few earthquakes and volcanoes, which location should she choose?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The Red Sea marks a boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.

What name is given to this type of plate tectonic boundary?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• phase boundary

• transform boundary

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The diagram represents a process that occurs within Earth’s mantle.

What process is represented by this diagram?

• rotation

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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The diagram illustrates the formation of a mountain range. What has caused the mountain range to form?

• the abrasion of a glacier

• the eruption of a volcano

• the deposition of sediments

• the collision of tectonic plates

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The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of

• volcanoes forming over a hot spot
• volcanoes forming along a plate boundary
• the Ring of Fire
• continental drift

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An erupting volcano can cause...

• rain
• other disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.
• dragon attacks
• an early Christmas

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The study of earthquakes is called _______

• Volcanology

• Seismology

• Biology

• Geology

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What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

• Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
• glacier scars and evidence from temperature
• mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
• all of the above