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SCIENCE 10 QUIZ#5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

convection of magma

the earth's magnetic field

the earth spinning

earth's gravitational pull

Sea floor spreading happens at what type of boundary

Divergent

Convergent

Transform

Mountainous

What is a major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy?

earthquakes

volcanic eruptions

divergent boundaries

What does the theory of continental drift state?

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

Continents are stationary and do not move

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

none of the above

What causes ridge-push to occur?

A. hot buoyant mantle beneath the ridge

B. large quantities of volcanic rock near the ridge

C. Both of these are correct

D. Neither of these are correct

What is ridge-push?

A. A force causing plates to move away from divergent plate boundaries

B. A force causing plates to dive into the mantle

C. A force causing plates to slide past one another

D. A force that rips plates apart

What is the term for the force exerted by a tectonic plate descending into the Mantle?

A. slab push

B. slab pull

C. plate resistance

D. plate divergence

There is no radioactivity involved in the movement of plates.

True

False

2. The heat process caused by the uneven distribution of thermal energy in Earth’s interior is called _______.

A. Ridge push

B. Seafloor spreading

C. slab pull

D. mantle convection

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3. What was the name of the super continent that existed 250 million years?

A. Eurasia

B. Disneyland

C. Pangaea

D. Wegenerland

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SCIENCE 10 QUIZ#5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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