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Plate Tectonics
Which is the
inner most layer
of the Earth?
A. Core
B. Mantle
C. Lithosphere
D. Crust
The lithosphere is
broken into pieces
called _________.
A. Plate Rocks
B. Asthenosphere
C. Tectonic Plates
D. Pangea
Alfred Wegener
gave us what
theory?
A. Plate Tectonics
B. Pangea
C. Continental Drift
D. Plate Movement
Which is NOT
evidence
Wegener used to
create his theory?
A. Continental jigsaw
puzzle
B. Fossils
C. Geoclimatic Change
D. Magnetic Reversals
Hawaiian Islands
are an example of
what?
A. Hot Spot
B. Divergent Boundary
C. Convergent
Boundary
D. Transform
Boundary
The Ring of Fire
is the result of:
A. Transform
boundary
B. ConvergentSubduction
C. ConvergentCollision
D. Divergent
At which
boundary would I
expect to see a
oceanic trench
form?
A. ConvergentSubduction
B. ConvergentCollision
C. Divergent
D. Transform
In a subduction
zone which plate
would we expect
to subduct?
A. Oceanic
B. More Dense
C. Less dense
D. Younger plate
What evidence are
we able to see in the
sea floor that derives
from the magma
from the mantle?
A. Fossils
B. Magnetic Reversal
C. Minerals
D. Shells
What boundary
is shown?
A. CollisionConvergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
D. SubductionConvergent
At which
boundary would I
expect to see new
ocean crust?
A. Transform
B. Convergentsubduction
C. ConvergentCollision
D. Divergent
At which
boundary would I
expect to see an
island arc
volcano?
A. Transform
B. Convergentsubduction
C. ConvergentCollision
D. Divergent
At which boundary
would I expect a
shallow, moderate
earthquake to occur?
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
Which seismic wave
causes movement
side to side?
A. P wave
B. S wave
C. Surface Wave
The point on the
surface of an
earthquake’s origin is
known as:
A. Focus
B. Epicenter
C. Surface wave
D. Seismograph
Which of the
following does
NOT describe primary
waves?
A. First to arrive
B. Fastest wave\
C. “Pulse” motion
(Compress)
D. Side-to-side
What in the mantle is
believed to cause the
movement of the
tectonic plates?
A. Convection
Currents
B. Sea-floor spreading
C. Fault zones
What is created when
magma rises from the
mantle, cools and
hardens, at a
DIVERGENT boundary?
A. Volcanic Mountain
B. Island Arc
C. Oceanic Ridge
D. Subduction Zone
What does NOT occur
at a convergentsubduction
boundary?
A. Trench
B. Volcanic Mountain
C. Strong, deep
earthquake
D. Ridge
What theory was
developed from the
Continental Drift theory
when more evidence
was collected?
A. Subduction
Boundary Theory
B. Plate Tectonics
C. Plate Boundaries