Quiz about Tectonic Plate Boundaries Makeup

Question 1

Which events are most common along tectonic plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

earthquakes and volcanoes

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erosion and earthquakes

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hurricanes and tsunamis

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tidal waves and volcanoes

Question 2

What is name for the super-continent?

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

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North America

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Africa

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The Ring of Fire

Question 3

Identical rock types, identical fossils, and very similar mountain ranges are found on different continents that are separated by a wide ocean. Which of these best explains these observations?

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These continents were joined together at one time in the past.

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Organisms traveled between these continents on land bridges.

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The same forces erode mountains in different locations.

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Some rock types are very common and are found everywhere.

Question 4

What type of boundary has plates that slide past each other?

Accepted Answer

transform

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convergent

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divergent

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tension

Question 5

What landform forms at convergent ocean plate boundaries?

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trenches

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ridges

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valleys

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mountains

Question 6

Mark is graphing data collected from satellite images. He notices that a rift valley in the Red Sea keeps getting larger. What type of plate boundary is he mapping?

Accepted Answer

divergent boundary

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transform boundary

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convergent boundary

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collision boundary

Question 7

Where are the tectonic plates located?

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

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outer core

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mesosphere

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asthenosphere

Question 8

Plate tectonics is the scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of large plates and the movements of a number of smaller plates of the Earth's surface.

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True

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False

Question 9

Which rock layer is the oldest?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 10

Similar fossils can be found on the east side of South America and the west side of Africa. What does the evidence suggest?

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These fossils are in both locations because the continents were once connected.

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These fossils were abundant all over the world.

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Organisms that made these fossils could swim across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Organisms that made these fossils had identical mutations to drive natural selection.

Question 11

What does the Law of Superposition help scientists determine?

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The relative age of a layer of sedimentary rock

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The exact age of a layer of sedimentary rock

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The number of fossils that can be found in a layer of sedimentary rock

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The fact that animals that evolved at a later time are more advanced than those from an earlier time

Question 12

How do hotspots differ from volcanoes formed at plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Hotspots are made by hot spots of rock from deep inside Earth.

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Hotspots are made when plates crash.

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Hotspots are made when plates slide under each other.

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Hotspots have one opening, plate boundary volcanoes have many.

Question 13

The table shows the chemical formulas for four substances. Which substances have the same number of carbon atoms?

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Substances 1 and 3

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Substances 1 and 2

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Substances 2, 3, and 4

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Substances 2 and 3 only

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