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General Final Review ~ Geology Part 2

Quiz by Chrissy Baldwin

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  • Q1
    Which layer in the structure of the planet is the biggest and basically igneous rock-like material rich in magnesium and iron?
    Crust
    Outer Core
    Inner Core
    Mantle
    30s
  • Q2
    This layer of the Earth is comprised of iron and nickel components and is solid.
    Inner Core
    Mantle
    Crust
    Outer Core
    30s
  • Q3
    Which layer in the structure of the planet is the thin outer layer that is comprised of oceanic & continental material?
    Crust
    Mantle
    Inner Core
    Outer Core
    30s
  • Q4
    When plates move past one another, ____________ occur.
    convection currents
    transform faults
    divergent boundaries
    subduction zones
    30s
  • Q5
    ___ are formed by a convergent boundary.
    Rift zones
    Mid-Oceanic Ridges
    Oceanic Trenches
    Faults
    30s
  • Q6
    The San Andreas fault if formed by which type of boundary?
    Divergent
    Transform
    Convergent
    Both Divergent & Transform
    30s
  • Q7
    Both collision and subduction boundaries are types of ___.
    Converging boundaries
    Diverging boundaries
    Sliding Boundaries
    Spreading Boundaries
    30s
  • Q8
    The Himalayan Mountains are formed by this type of plate boundary:
    Continental – continental transform
    Continental – continental convergent
    Continental – continental divergent
    Continental – oceanic convergent
    30s
  • Q9
    ____ convection currents within the asthenosphere drive the lithospheric plate’s apart, while ____ convection currents pull the plates together.
    Rising, rising
    Sinking, sinking
    Rising, sinking
    Sinking, rising
    30s
  • Q10
    The mid-Atlantic Ridge and the East Pacific Rise are locations where two lithospheric plates are moving ___.
    away and sliding past one another
    away from each other
    towards one another
    past one another.
    30s
  • Q11
    A collision boundary results when two ___ plates ____ and weld together.
    oceanic, diverge
    oceanic, collide
    continental, collide
    continental, diverge
    30s
  • Q12
    The San Andreas Fault is the result of the Pacific Plate sliding past the _______ plate.
    Nazca
    South American
    Eurasian
    North American
    30s
  • Q13
    Where are the youngest rocks on the seafloor located?
    At mid-oceanic ridges
    In the Mariana Trench
    Near the Hawaiian Islands
    Along the continental shelves
    30s
  • Q14
    A type of evidence NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his theory of continental drift was ___.
    Heat Flow
    Distinctive Rocks
    Coastline Shape
    Fossil remains
    30s
  • Q15
    The Himalayan Mountains are formed by this type of boundary:
    Continental – continental convergent
    Continental – continental transform
    Continental – continental divergent
    Continental – oceanic convergent
    30s

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