Oceanography Ch.2 Test

What type of plate boundary forms rift valleys and creates sea floor spreading?

• Divergent plate boundaries

• Convergent plate boundaries

• Subduction zones

• Transform plate boundaries

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Which mountain range is an example of a convergent plate boundary?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Himalayas

• San Andreas Fault

• Mariana Trench

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What is the primary mineral composition of oceanic crust?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Limestone

• Sandstone

What is the density of continental crust?

• 1.0 g/cm³

• 5.5 g/cm³

• 2.7 g/cm³

• 3.0 g/cm³

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 180 million years ago?

• Rodinia

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What is the process called when the sea floor moves away from mid-ocean ridges?

• Subduction

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Magnetic anomalies

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What type of sediment is derived from the breakdown of rocks?

• Calcareous ooze

• Siliceous ooze

• Lithogenous sediment

• Biogenous sediment

What is the term for microscopic fossils found in sediment?

• Microfossils

• Calcareous ooze

• Siliceous ooze

• Sulfides

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What is the deepest part of the ocean called?

• Continental slope

• Abyssal plain

• Mariana Trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

Which type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes and crustal cracking?

• Subduction zones

• Transform plate boundaries

• Convergent plate boundaries

• Divergent plate boundaries

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