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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