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Retake Quiz Plate Tectonics & Topographic Maps

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which direction is the stream flowing?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

d)

east

2.

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

a)

lines are closest together

b)

contours bend

c)

lines are far apart

3.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
4.

Which is steeper?

a)
b)
5.

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

a)

gentle slope

b)

steep area

6.

What direction is the river flowing?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

7.

what is the contour interval for this map?

a)

50

b)

10

c)

100

d)

200

8.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
9.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
10.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
11.

Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Plate

d)

Divergent

12.

Island arcs can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

13.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
14.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reform

d)

Transform

15.
_______ are formed when two continental plates collide.
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Transform faults
c)
Rift valleys
d)
Volcanoes
16.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
17.

A mid-ocean RIDGE is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid ocean ridge?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Rift valleys can form when fractures in Earth's crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?

a)

Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate

b)

Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate

c)

Rift valleys form where two plates move away from each other.

d)

Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate.

19.

The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. The map below shows a student's approximation of where the fault line crosses through the United States. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

The model below shows two continental plates. The folded mountains in this model form at which type of plate boundary?

a)

Transform boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Subduction boundary

d)

Convergent boundary

21.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
22.
What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?
a)
120 m
b)
240 m
c)
360 m
d)
340 m
23.
The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?
a)
2,050 m
b)
450 m
c)
910 m
d)
3,650 m