Unit 7 Review

Based on the map, the border marked with a bold dashed line is between which two plates?

• Eurasian and African

• Indo-Australian and Pacific

• North American and South American

• Eurasian and North American

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6.10C

6.10D

What is the name of Plate E?

• Eurasian

• Africa

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

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6.10C

6.10D

Which plate is aligned with the west coast of North America?

• Pacific

• Indo-Australian

• African

• Eurasian

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6.10C

6.10D

The Ring of Fire, also called the Circum-Pacific belt, is the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Approximately 90% of the world's earthquakes occur there.

Based on the map, what major tectonic plate does not border the Ring of Fire?

• African Plate

• Australian Plate

• South American Plate

• North American Plate

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6.10C

6.10D

Which plate is located between the South American plate and the Eurasian plate?

• North American

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

• African

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6.10C

6.10D

The South American plate is -

• Plate A

• Plate B

• Plate C

• Plate D

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6.10C

6.10D

Based on the image, one of the boundaries between which plates is classified as transform?

• North American and Pacific

• South American and African

• Indo-Australian and Pacific

• Eurasian and North American

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6.10C

6.10D

Which statement best describes the movement of Earth's plates?

• The plates moved for millions of years but have now stopped.

• There is no evidence that plates ever moved.

• The plates stayed in one place for millions of years but are moving now.

• The plates are constantly moving.

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6.10D

6.10C

The Rockies and the Appalachians are two major mountain ranges in the United States. Which type of plate movement caused these mountain ranges to form?

• Divergent

• Oceanic

• Convergent

• Transform

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6.10D

6.10C

One of the major transform boundaries in the world is on the southwestern margin of the North American plate along the San Andreas fault system. Which type of geologic event is most likely to occur along this boundary?

• Volcano

• Seafloor Spreading

• Mountain building

• Earthquake

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6.10D

6.10C