CFA 6 Tectonic Plates Continental drift review B

What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?

• coffee
• motion
• inertia
• gravity

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

• speed
• mass
• temperature
• friction

When all the forces on an object are equal and opposite, & the net force is zero, that's...

• balanced forces
• unbalanced forces
• terminal velocity
• reaction forces

What’s the most important function of Earth’s magnetic field?

• Earth's magnetic shield deflects asteroids and meteors

• Earth's magnetic shield keeps energy from escaping into space

• Earth's magnetic shield deflects most of the solar wind

• Earth's magnetic shield helps birds and other animals navigate

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Methane (CH₄)
• Carbon Dioxide CO₂ and Methane (CH₄)
• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Carbon Dioxide CO₂
• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?

• Ozone
• Troposphere
• Ionosphere
• Exosphere

Which are greenhouse gases?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Methane

Which of the following evidence was used to support theory of continental drift?

• A) Continents fit together like a puzzle

• B) Similar fossils were found on separate continents

• C) Different types of rock, mountain structures, landforms are found all over the world.

• D) All of the above

• E) Only A and B

The San Andres Fault is an example of a

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

What type of plate boundary is shown in this picture

• a convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary

• a divergent oceanic-oceanic boundary

• a convergent oceanic-continental boundary

• a divergent oceanic-continental boundary