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Plate Tectonics Test
Learning Targets 1 and 2:
- I can identify and describe the three maior layers of the Earth.
- I can identify and describe the five "physical" features of the Earth.
1. Which of the following layers makes up most of the Earth's mass?
C. inner core
A. mantle
D. outer core
B. crust
2. Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
C. lithosphere
A. core -,
D. asthenosphere
B. mesosphere
3. What is the correct order [starting from the center) of Earth's layers?
A. Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
B. Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
C. Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
D. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
4. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
C. Outer core
A. Inner Core
B. Mantle
D. Crust
Matching:
A. asthenosphere
B. mesosphere
C. outer core
D. lithosphere
E. inner core
F. crust
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5. The liquid layer of Earth made mostly of iron
6. The thin, solid outermost Iayer above the mantle
7. The rigid layer made up of crust and upper part of the mantle
B. The plastic-like layer of the Earth on which tectonic plates move
9. The lower part of the mantle
10. The solid layer of the Earth made mostly of iron
11. A cross section of Earth is shown to the right.
Which layer of Earth is made mostly of liquid metal?
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Learning Target 3:
- I can eiplain the theories of plate tectonics, continental drift, and seafloor spreading.
Plote Boundades
Use
the above diagram to answer q{lestions
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12. Which type of plate boundary occurs at X?,
13 Which letter best represents the oldest rock?
L4. Which letter best represents the younger rock?
15. What is happening at Z?
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
16. The feature labeled Y is also where some of the deepest spots on the ocean floor are found.
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These areas are called
C.
rift
zones.
ridges.
A. mid-ocean
D. trenches.
B. abyssal plains.
continent that contained all the landmasses is called
C. Laurasia.
A. Panthalassa.
D. Pangaea.
B. Gondwana.
17. The ancient
18. Fossils of Lystrosaurui an early-dwelling reptile, have been found in Antarctica, India, and
South Africa. The distribution of these fossils suggests that these areas wbre once
A. made of same chemical elements.
B. covered by oceanic crust.
C. home to a wide variety of organisms.
D. connected to one another.
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19. Which of the following appears to cause movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
A. magnetic-pole reversals
B. energy from volcanic activity
C. convection currents below the lithosphere
D. faults in mountain ranges
20. The Himalaya Mountains formed from a collision of the Indo-Australian plate with the Eurasian
plate. Which best approximates the rate of movement of the Indo-Australian plate?
C. 6.7 meters per year
A. 0.67 millimeters per year
D' 67 meters per year
B. 6.7 centimeters per year
21. Mid ocean ridges and seafloor spreading are associated with what type of plate boundary?
C' a convergent boundary
A. a divergent boundary
B. atransformboundary D' alloftheabove
22. Which geological feature was most likely formed when two lithospheric plates collided?
A. Lake Michigan
B. Grand Canyon
C. I{jss.issippi River delta
D. Sieiia Madre mountain range
23. The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of a
A. divergentboundary C. convergentboundary
D' transform boundary
B. mid-ocean ridge
Learning Target 4:
- I can identify and describe the three types of plate boundaries and their individual effects on
the Earth.
24. The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is
C. transform.
A. divergent.
D. normal.
B.- convergent,
25. Divergent boundaries are boundaries between two plates that are moving
This action is often referred to as
C. moving apart, rifting
A. moving together, drifting
D. moving together, rifting
B. moving apart, drifting
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26. When two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, the boundary between
them is called a
C. convergent boundary.
A. divergent boundary.
D. subduction zone.
B. transform boundary.
27
.
The type of collision
that occurs when two Iithospheric plates converge is determined
of the plate.
primarily by the
A. magnetism
B. mass
C. size
D. density
28. What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
A. collision
C. a boundary
D. a rift zone
B. a mid-ocean ridge
29. A possible result oiplates moving along a tr4nsform boundary is
earthquakes
B. convection.
A.
C.. oceans.
D. seafloor spreading.
30'Continentalmountainrangesareusuallyassociatedwith
C' convergent boundaries
A. transform boundaries'
D. normal boundaries.
B. divergent boundaries'
plate is known
31. The spot where a more dense plate slides under a less dense
valley'
rift
C'
A. subduction zone.
D. rift zone.
B. convection current'
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questions 32-34 below'
Examine the diagrams of convergent boundaries and answer
32 Which two types of tectonic plates are colliding in A?
tallest
33. Which diagram [A or B) represents the type of boundary that creates some of the world's
mountains?
34. Which two types of tectonic plates are colliding in
B?
According to Figure 7.1, what type of
plate boundary occurs bgjween the
North American Plate and the Eurasian
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Plate?
A. divergent boundarY
B. transform boundarY
C.
D.
convergent oceanic-continental platr
boundary
convergentoceanic-oceanic plate
boundary
36. According to Figure 7 -7, what type of
.
plate boundary occurs between the
Nazca Plate and the South American
Plate?
A.
B.
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37. A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of
crust s.lide relative to one another is
C. a plate.
A. a fault
D. an earthquake.
B. a deformation.
C.
D.
convergentoceanic-oceanicplate
boundary
convergentoceanic-continental plat,
boundary
convergent continental-continental
boundary
transform boundarY
Be very speciftc and
#38. * short Answer: choose only one of the fotlowing questions to answer,
detaile d when explaining your answ er'
a. Describe the three types of plate biundariis'and whotfeatures are created from each one of them'
b. Describe how convection currents work'
c. Explain how seafloor spreading occurs'
d. Describe each of the three types of convergent
,
boundaries and what features ore created as a result
{-;i:l;X,i"![tl,'t;ner,s
hypothesis on "continentat driftins" . what evidence did he use to support
his theory and whY was he
wrong?
Flashback Questions:
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39.
- Which;b$t describes the way igneous rocks form? rocks are deposited and cemented
C. Metamorphic
R. S"ai*entary rocks erode.
B. Sedimentary rocks are compacted. D. Metamorphic rocks are melted, then cooled.
40. Different locations are labeled on the diagram of the volcano.
Where would the most
metamorphic rocks likelY
be located?
A,
1
8.2
c.3
D.4
very
41. Students were observing a green, odorless mineral, with no visible crystals. The mineihl was
below.
the
table
to
soft, with a slick feel. They compared its characteristics
Minera| Chararterkticr
Talc
Grxy" gr*en,
white,
ritrver
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Soapy feel
mlld rstte* egg srnell
Sulfur
Yeltflq" yellow-brown
1-5
Halite
(olorless, whita, pink,
yelltxnr, gray
2
Quartz
Afl rolors
7
ta*l,
Greasy
salU ta,lte
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Which of these was the
student most likely
observing?
A. Halite
B. Sulfur
Talc
D. Quartz
C.
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42. Thestudents were given a short course in plate tectonics. The teacher was curious to see if free homework
coupons would influence the number of bonus questions each student answered correctly on the chapter test.
Half of the students were offered a homework coupon for each bonus question they answered correctly on the
test and the other half were not offered a homework coupon at all'
a) What is the independent Variable?
b) What is the dependent variable?