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Cary, Bobby
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Mrs.Cary's Science Class 6
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Plate Tectonics
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Quiz Attempts:
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Your Responses:
1.
This makes up most of the Earth's mass.
[4 pts.]
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
2.
The part of the Earth on which the tectonic plates are able to move is the
______.
[4 pts.]
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mantle
core
3.
These are the 5 main layers in order from the surface to the center of the Earth. [4 pts.]
inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere
mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, inner core, outer core
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
asthenosphere, lithosphere, outer core, inner core, mesosphere
4.
The ancient continent that contained all the landmasses is called _______.
[4 pts.]
Pangaea
Gondwana
Lauraisa
Panthalassa
5.
Sea floor spreading takes place at these areas.
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mid continental mountains
mid ocean ridges
ridge push areas
drakes creek bottoms
6.
The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of
this.
[4 pts.]
mid ocean ridges
sea floor spreading
continental drift
mid continental ridges
7.
The theory of continental drift explains this about our continents.
[4 pts.]
why our continents move
why we have seasons
why we have oceans
why we have mountains
8.
New oceanic lithosphere forms as a result of this.
[4 pts.]
mid ocean ridges
sea floor spreading
continental drift
pangaea
9.
This type of boundary occurs where 2 plates collide.
[4 pts.]
transform
divergent
convergent
sea floor spreading
10.
This type of fault is caused by compression.
[4 pts.]
reverse fault
normal fault
divergent fault
tension fault
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11.
This is an area where 2 tectonic plates meet.
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sea floor spreading
boundaries
mid continental ridges
none of the above
12.
Plates slide past each other at this type of boundary.
[4 pts.]
mid ocean boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
13.
This type of fault occurs because of tension.
[4 pts.]
break faults
normal faults
reverse faults
divergent faults
14.
This is the amount of force per area on a given material.
[4 pts.]
stress
compression
tension
boundary
15.
Stress squeezing an object is this.
[4 pts.]
stress
tension
compression
boundary
16.
Pulling an object is this.
[4 pts.]
compression
tension
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stress
boundary
17.
This is when Earth's magnetic poles change place.
[4 pts.]
magnetic reversal
convergent boundary
lithosphere
tension
18.
This is the strong lower part of the mantle that lies beneath the asthenosphere.
[4 pts.]
outer core
oceanic crust
lithosphere
mesosphere
19.
This is the solid dense center of our planet.
[4 pts.]
inner core
outer core
lithosphere
mesosphere
20.
This type of boundary forms when 2 plates separate.
[4 pts.]
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
lithospheric boundary
21.
Earthquakes produce these.
[4 pts.]
seismograph
seismic waves
seismometers
seismic boundaries
22.
This is the liquid layer of the Earth.
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inner core
outer core
mesosphere
lithosphere
23.
Scientists use the Global Positioning System (GPS) for this.
[4 pts.]
to measure wind movement
to measure tectonic plate movement
to determine continent boundaries
to determine weather front boundaries
24.
The San Andreas fault is an example of a
[4 pts.]
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
normal boundary
25.
Which of the following makes up most of the Earth's mass?
[4 pts.]
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
26.
Earth's lightest materials make up the ______.
[4 pts.]
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
27.
Earth's oceanic crust is _____ than the continental crust.
[4 pts.]
thinner but denser
thicker and denser
thicker but less dense
thinner and less dense
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28.
Scientists believe that the Earth's core is made mostly of _____.
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aluminum
magnesium
iron
oxygen
29.
_______ is the process by which hot material from deep within the Earth rises
while cooler material near the surface sinks.
[4 pts.]
slab pull
convection
ridge push
sea-floor spreading
30.
Tectonic movements are generally measured in _____ per year.
[4 pts.]
millimeters
centimeters
meters
kilometers
31.
A chain of volcanoes is located near the western coast of a continent. There is a [4 pts.]
plate boundary nearby. Which of the following choices describes how the
volcanoes probably formed?
two continental plates slid by each other
a continental plate and an oceanic plate collided
two oceanic plates collided
two oceanic plates pulled apart
32.
What type of mountains led early explorers to call the rim of the Pacific Ocean
the Ring of Fire?
[4 pts.]
folded
volcanic
normal
fault-block
33.
In a normal fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the the
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footwall?
upward
horizontally
downward
stays the same
34.
A ____ fault often results when opposing forces cause rock to break and move
horizontally.
[4 pts.]
strike-slip
reverse
normal
block
35.
A possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is ______.
[4 pts.]
oceans
convection
earthquakes
sea-floor spreading
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