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WorksheetsIntro. to Physical Geology - Chapter 3
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Divergent plates move
Away from each other
Towards each other
Slide past each other
None of the above
Convergent plates move
Relative to the Moon
Away from each other
Past each other
None of the above
At a transform boundary the plates.....
Collide
Diverge
Slide past each other
None of the above
This area is called the....
Arc of Volcanoes
Ring of Fire
Horseshoe of Magma
Action Jackson
Alfred Wegener's early theory of continental drift helped provide evidence to support
paleomagnetic reversals
survival of the fittest
the theory of plate tectonics
superposition
Why are the mid-ocean ridges higher in elevation than the surrounding ocean floor?
The force of magma extruding from the fissure pushes the seafloor up
Warmer material near the ridge is less dense, so it is more buoyant on the mantle
The collision of the tectonic plates is forcing material higher
Thermal springs developing in stress fractures are depositing large volumes of material, increasing the height
Where are the majority of transform faults located?
Southern California
Radiating from convergent boundaries as stress fractures
Along mountain ranges that have been thrust up due to collision
On the ocean floor offsetting segments of oceanic ridge
None of the above
What drives convection in the Earth, thus is responsible for plate tectonics
Heat
The Moon
The ocean
The atmosphere
Continental plates
Convergent plate boundaries are where:
a) Continents collide
b) An oceanic plate subducts beneath another oceanic plate
c) An oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent
All of the above
b) and c)
An oceanic transform plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):
Oceanic trench
Subduction zone
Mountain belt or island arc
All of the above
None of the above
The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of:
Evolution
Continental drift
Climate change
Ocean drift
None of the above
