Dynamic Planet/Oceanography Quiz

What is the primary focus of physical oceanography?

• The study of ocean chemistry and salinity

• The study of marine organisms and ecosystems

• The study of ocean currents, waves, and composition

• The study of tectonic plate movements

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Which layer of Earth's interior is divided into a liquid outer core and a solid inner core?

• Core

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

What type of plate boundary occurs when plates move away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Passive margin

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

What is the primary composition of oceanic crust?

• Metamorphic rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Basaltic rocks

• Granitic rocks

Which plate boundary is associated with the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

• Transform Plate Boundary

• Ocean-Ocean Convergence

• Continent-Continent Convergence

• Ocean-Ocean Divergence

What is a classic example of a continent-continent divergent plate boundary?

• The Himalayan Mountain Range

• The East Africa Rift Valley

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• The Mariana Trench

What geological feature is typically formed at ocean-continent convergent boundaries?

• Transform faults

• Rift valleys

• Trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

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Which plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the Himalayan mountain range?

• Ocean-Ocean Divergence

• Ocean-Continent Convergence

• Continent-Continent Convergence

• Transform Plate Boundary

What is the primary characteristic of transform plate boundaries?

• Plates subduct under each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates move toward each other

What type of continental margin is associated with subduction zones?

• Divergent margin

• Transform margin

• Active margin

• Passive margin

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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