
Honors Review ~ Geology
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- Q1Which layer in the structure of the planet is the biggest and basically igneous rock-like material rich in magnesium and iron?CrustOuter CoreInner CoreMantle30s
- Q2___ is molten rock that is silica-rich, thick, light-colored, and slow moving.BasaltMaficFelsicTephra30s
- Q3___ is molten rock that is silica-poor, thin, dark-colored, and fast moving.MaficGraniteTephraFelsic30s
- Q4This layer of the Earth is comprised of iron and nickel components and is solid.Inner CoreMantleCrustOuter Core30s
- Q5Which layer in the structure of the planet is the thin outer layer that is comprised of oceanic & continental material?CrustMantleInner CoreOuter Core30s
- Q6Active volcanoes are most likely to form at _____________.transform fault boundariesconvergent continental platesthe center of continentsa convergent ocean-continental plate boundary30s
- Q7When plates move past one another, ____________ occur.convection currentstransform faultsdivergent boundariessubduction zones30s
- Q8___ are formed by a convergent boundary.Rift zonesMid-Oceanic RidgesOceanic TrenchesFaults30s
- Q9The San Andreas fault if formed by which type of boundary?DivergentTransformConvergentBoth Divergent & Transform30s
- Q10A type of evidence NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his theory of continental drift was ___.Heat FlowDistinctive RocksCoastline ShapeFossil remains30s
- Q11Both collision and subduction boundaries are types of ___.Converging boundariesDiverging boundariesSliding BoundariesSpreading Boundaries30s
- Q12The Himalayan Mountains are formed by this type of plate boundary:Continental – continental transformContinental – continental convergentContinental – continental divergentContinental – oceanic convergent30s
- Q13____ convection currents within the asthenosphere drive the lithospheric plate’s apart, while ____ convection currents pull the plates together.Rising, risingSinking, sinkingRising, sinkingSinking, rising30s
- Q14The mid-Atlantic Ridge and the East Pacific Rise are locations where two lithospheric plates are moving ___.away from each otheraway and sliding past one anothertowards one anotherpast one another.30s
- Q15A collision boundary results when two ___ plates ____ and weld together.oceanic, divergeoceanic, collidecontinental, collidecontinental, diverge30s