Quiz about Plate Tectonic Review

Question 1

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Accepted Answer

Tectonic plates

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Puzzles

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Earthquakes

Question 2

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

magma

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lava

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volcano

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earthquake

Question 3

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

Accepted Answer

San Andreas Fault

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New Madrid

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Denali Fault

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Ramapo Seismic Zone

Question 4

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 5

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Slide/Transform

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Divergent

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Convergent

Question 6

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Slide/Transform

Question 7

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

Accepted Answer

Pangea

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Supreme Continent

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Eurasia

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Plate tectonics

Question 8

This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

Mantle convection currents

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Oceanic convection currents

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Atmospheric convection currents

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Solar convection currents

Question 9

A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is

Accepted Answer

a volcano

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a valley

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an ocean

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a canyon

Question 10

What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another

Accepted Answer

subduction zone

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Transform zone

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Divergent zone

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School zone

Question 11

The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

crust

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core

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mantle

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plates

Question 12

The core of the earth is made of solid...

Accepted Answer

iron

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chocolate

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copper

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carbon dioxide

Question 13

What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Fossils found on different continents

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Locations of volcanoes and earthquakes

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Similarity in the coastlines of the continents

Question 14

Which of the following is a direct evidence of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes and volcanic activities along the plate boundaries

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Presence of similar species in different continents

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Presence of mountains on the continents

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Change in climate over millions of years

Question 15

Hot liquids _____ and cold liquids _____.

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rise, sink

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sink, sink

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rise, rise

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sink, rise

Question 16

Which of these is a key evidence for Continental Drift?

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All of the above

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Continental shapes

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Rock layers

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Fossil record

Question 17

Convention currents are powered by:

Accepted Answer

Heat

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Motion

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Pressure

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Density

Question 18

When two plates that differ in _______ collide, volcanoes often form nearby.

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Density

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Speed

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Thickness

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Temperature

Question 19

A water wave caused by an earthquake is called a __________________.

Accepted Answer

tsunami

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seismic wave

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electromagnetic wave

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surfing wave

Question 20

What type of fault is this?

Accepted Answer

normal fault

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reverse fault

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strike-slip fault

Question 21

What type of fault is this?

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Strike-slip

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Normal

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Reverse

Question 22

What type of fault is this?

Accepted Answer

Reverse

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Normal

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Strike-slip

Question 23

The point on earth's surface, directly above the focus (or hypocenter) is called the __________________.

Accepted Answer

epicenter

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fault

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seismic wave

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earthquake place

Question 24

In an earthquake, the point underground where the rock first begins to move is called the _________________.

Accepted Answer

focus or hypocenter

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epicenter

Question 25

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Aftershock

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Liquefaction

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Seismic Gap

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Tsunami

Question 26

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Seismograph

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Sling Psychrometer

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Spring Scale

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Balance

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Anemometer

Question 27

Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"

Accepted Answer

Pacific

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Atlantic

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Indian

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Arctic

Question 28

What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?

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igneous

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metamorphic

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sedimentary

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meteorites

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magma rocks

Question 29

Vibrations that cause earthquakes are called

Accepted Answer

seismic waves

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radio waves

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s-waves

Question 30

The fastest of all 3 wave types and can travel through solids and liquids.

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p-waves

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s-waves

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seismic wave

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Surface waves

Question 31

What are the most destructive waves?

Accepted Answer

Surface waves

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seismic waves

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p-waves

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s-waves

Question 32

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called _______________.

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stress

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an aftershock

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friction

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convection

Question 33

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

Accepted Answer

P Wave

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Rayleigh Wave

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S Wave

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Shear Wave

Question 34

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Magnitude

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Earthquake

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Epicenter

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Seismogram

Question 35

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 36

Seismology (think about what -ology means...)

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Branch of science that studies earthquakes

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Earthquakes

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The sudden return to elastically deformed rock to its original shape.

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Focus

Question 37

Second waves to arrive that cause earthquakes

Accepted Answer

S waves

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P waves

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Surface waves

Question 38

The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper area of the

Accepted Answer

mantle

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inner core

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plates

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outer core

Question 39

the time between the arrival of P Waves and S Waves at a location where an earthquake occurs

Accepted Answer

lag time

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time-distance graph

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seismograph station

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focus

Question 40

What was the lag time between waves?

Accepted Answer

500 Seconds

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750 Seconds

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1250 Seconds

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Not enough information to determine

Question 41

When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

Accepted Answer

Pyroclastic flow

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Land slide

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Lava

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Eruption trail

Question 42

A _______ is a bowl shaped area that may form near a vent at the top of a volcano.

Accepted Answer

crater

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basin

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vent

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dike

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