Forces that Shape the Earth
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- Q1There are many forces that shape the Earth’s features. Mr. Peters demonstrates one of those forces for his class by first laying a towel flat on a desk. Then he asks two students to push each end of the towel slowly toward the center. The result of this demonstration is a good model of ----glacier formationbeach erosionvolcanic activitymountain building30s
- Q2Which of the following landforms is most likely caused when two tectonic plates meet and push against each other?mid-ocean ridgesocean coastlinesmountain rangescaves30s
- Q3In millions of years, what is the age of the rocks that are 5 km away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?cannot be determined with this chart3.54.01.030s
- Q4The volcanoes that are farther away from Kilauea are _______________.youngerolderthe same age30s
- Q5Where can two plates sliding past each other side by side with little up or down motion be found?divergent boundarytransform boundaryconvergent boundary30s
- Q6The Ring of Fire is a pattern of volcano and earthquake activity that is formed by ----sea floor spreading at mid-ocean ridgesubduction at the plate boundariesmagma pushing up to form hot spots30s
- Q7The sinking at the edge of one plate below the edge of another is known as ---subductionradiationconductionconvection30s
- Q8Which boundary forms an ocean basin?divergent boundaryconvergent boundarytransform boundary30s
- Q9What process is forming high non-volcanic mountains at location 1 on the map?Two tectonic plates are colliding and one is sliding under the other.One tectonic plate is splitting apart into two plates.One tectonic plate is sliding past another tectonic plate.Two tectonic plates are colliding and pushing together.30s
- Q10What type of boundary is found at location 3 on the map?divergent boundaryconvergent boundarytransform boundary30s
- Q11Which of the following would result from movement at location 3 on the map?Hot spots will formMountains will form over millions of yearsPlates move due to a sudden release of pressure, causing an earthquakeSea floor spreading30s
- Q12The image above shows a road in an area in which an earthquake recently occurred. What is the best explanation for the damage shown?A plate moved sections of the Earth’s crust and caused an earthquake.The soil became harder.An underground river broke through the ground.30s
- Q13According to the figure at the right, the oceanic crust furthest from the center represents the ---oldest ocean floornewest ocean floorlocation of hot spots30s
- Q14Plate tectonics cause major geological events such as ---volcanoes, mountains, earthquakestornados, hurricanes, earthquakesall of the abovevolcanoes, tornados, cold fronts30s
- Q15Which of the following forces MOST LIKELY caused the changes in the mountain that are shown in the pictures?glacial erosionvolcanic eruptionchemical weathering30s
