Quiz about Plate Tectonics & Crustal Features

Question 1

What are Tectonic plates?

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Large moving pieces on Earth's surface that are made of rock.

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where two plates divide

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The inner core of the earth

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where magma rises up and solidifies

Question 2

What is continental drift?

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Theory that all of earths continents were once joined together in a singe, huge land mass and then started drifting away from each other.

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Made of igneous rock

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Where two plates collide

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The process by which new oceanic crust forms when when magma rises up.

Question 3

What is pangaea?

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Huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago,

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Where two plates slide

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Where two plates divide

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Where two plates collide

Question 4

What are divergent Plate Boundaries?

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Where two plates divide

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Where two plates collide

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Where two plates slide

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What are Convergent Plate Boundaries?

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Where two plates collide

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Where two plates divide

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Where two plates slide

Question 6

What are Transform Plate Boundaries?

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Where two plates slide

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Where two plates divide

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Where two plates collide

Question 7

What is seafloor spreading?

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Process by which new oceanic crust forms when magma rises up and solidifies at the mid-ocean ridge.

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Large pieces of lithosphere that move.

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Layer made up of the crust and uppermost mantle

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The super continent that existed millions of years ago

Question 8

What is subduction?

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where one tectonic plate sinks below another

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Where two plates slide

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Where two plates divide

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Where two plates collide

Question 9

How do tectonic plates move?

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Convection currents

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Wind

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Water

Question 10

As plates pull apart, what happens?

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New plate material fills the empty space so there is no space left.

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Loose rock material fills the empty space.

Question 11

What happens when continental plates press together?

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The edges of the plates will push upward and continue to move toward each other.

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The edges of the plates will be pushed downward and continue to move toward each other.

Question 12

When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it _______.

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uplift

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subduction

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elevation

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none of the above

Question 13

The ______ is the layer of the Earth under the crust.

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mantle

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core

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magma

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none of the above

Question 14

This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.

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convection

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subduction

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boiling

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uplift

Question 15

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

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transform

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convergent

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divergent

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subductive

Question 16

This type of plate boundary is when two plates crash into each other.

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convergent

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transform

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divergent

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subductive

Question 17

This type of plate boundary is when two plates move apart.

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

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subductive

Question 18

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

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subduction

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uplift

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trench

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none of the above

Question 19

When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it _______.

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uplift

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subduction

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elevation

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none of the above

Question 20

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.

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Alfred Wegener

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Sean Carroll

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Fred Calfred

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John Williams

Question 21

Which of these is a key piece of evidence of contiental drift?

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all of the above

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continent shapes

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fossil record

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rock layers

Question 22

The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about the Ring of Fire from this information?

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The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.

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It is the only place on Earth where earthquakes can happen.

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It represents the areas where tectonic plates are the thickest.

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It has been getting larger since Earth first formed.

Question 23

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle

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Energy from the Sun

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Magnetic Pole Reversal

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Faults in Mountain Ranges

Question 24

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Convergent

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Plate

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 25

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Volcano Eruption

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Tornado

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Mountain Building

Question 26

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

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Pull apart

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Come together

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Slide past each other

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subducting

Question 27

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

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Pangea

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Gondwanda

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Laurasia

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Neverland

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

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Sand Erosion

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Fossils

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Mountains

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Glaciers

Question 29

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Plate

Question 30

Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

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Plate

Question 31

A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

Question 32

Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 33

Where would the oldest rock be found?

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O

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L

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M

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N

Question 34

Mountains are created when....

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Two continental plates collide

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Two oceanic plates pull apart

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An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

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Two continental plates pull apart

Question 35

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

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At plate boundaries

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in oceans

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in the middle of continents

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in the middle of plates

Question 36

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Reform

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Transform

Question 37

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?

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the core

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The sun

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The crust

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the mantle

Question 38

Associated with transform boundaries.

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earthquakes

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Volcanoes

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mountains

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trenches

Question 39

What does the theory of continental drift state?

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The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

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Continents are stationary and do not move

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The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

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none of the above

Question 40

Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 41

The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years. Which one is correct?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 42

Which student correctly identified the geologic process that formed the Himalayan mountains?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 43

What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?

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The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary.

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The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.

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Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.

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Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor.

Question 44

What plate boundary feature is also shown?

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A fault forming at an active transform boundary

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A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary

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A valley forming at an active divergent boundary

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A volcano formed by an active transform boundary

Question 45

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Convergent

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Plate

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 46

Which hill is higher?

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Hill B

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Hill A

Question 47

Which hill is steeper?

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Hill B

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Hill A

Question 48

How many feet of elevation are there between contour lines?

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10 feet

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5 feet

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15 feet

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20 feet

Question 49

How high is hill B? (estimate in feet)

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55 feet

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5 feet

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45 feet

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100 feet

Question 50

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

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steep

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gentle

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flat

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going up and down

Question 51

The height above sea level is called

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elevation

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topographic

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contour

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depth

Question 52

What are the darker lines called?

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index contour

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roads

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contour interval

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waves

Question 53

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

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Alfred Wegener

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Albert Einstein

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Isaac Newton

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John Dalton

Question 54

What was Wegener's hypothesis called?

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The Theory of Continental Drift

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The Theory of Pangea

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The Theory of Moving Continents

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The Theory of Techtonic Plates

Question 55

True or False: The continental plates move so quickly that we can feel them.

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False

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True

Question 56

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents.

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the rotation of the Earth.

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the Earth's magnetic field.

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subduction.

Question 57

When plates collide we get ________.

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mountain ranges

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crumbles

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volcanos

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trenches

Question 58

Associated with transform boundaries.

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earthquakes

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Volcanoes

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mountains

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trenches

Question 59

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

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Spreading

Question 60

Subduction means.....

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one plate goes under another plate

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two plates slide past each other

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two plate collide and form folded mountains

Question 61

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

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new crust is created at a divergent boundary

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volcanoes are formed on continents

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deep sea trenches are formed

Question 62

Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 63

_______ are formed when two continental plates collide.

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Mountain ranges

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Transform faults

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Rift valleys

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Volcanoes

Question 64

Plates move apart at _________ boundaries.

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divergent

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volcanic

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convergent

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transform

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