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Plate Tectonic Quiz-Study Guide

Quiz by Cessondra McMullen

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21 questions
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  • Q1
    Stress that pulls a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
    strike-slip
    tension
    compression
    deformation
    30s
  • Q2
    In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the
    hanging wall
    anticline
    foot wall
    syncline
    30s
  • Q3
    What type of mountains are formed when rock layers are squeezed together?
    folded
    volcanic
    fault block
    dome
    30s
  • Q4
    What happens at a convergent tectonic plate?
    a hot spot
    Two tectonic plates collide
    Two tectonic plates pull apart
    Two tectonic plates slide past
    30s
  • Q5
    Which type of volcano has gently sloping sides and erupts non-explosively?
    hot spot
    composite
    shield
    cinder cone
    30s
  • Q6
    What happens at a divergent plate boundary?
    Two tectonic plates collide
    Two tectonic plates slide past
    Two tectonic plates pull apart
    Mountains are formed
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of mountain is formed when rock melts and erupts on Earth's surface?
    volcanic
    fault block
    folded
    focus
    30s
  • Q8
    The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is the
    fault
    anticline
    epicenter
    focus
    30s
  • Q9
    What process is taking place in the mantle causing the tectonic plates to move?
    focus
    magma
    conduction
    convection currents
    30s
  • Q10
    In a __________ fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways.
    strike-slip
    reverse
    normal
    shearing
    30s
  • Q11
    The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called _______________
    tension
    divergent
    compression
    shearing
    30s
  • Q12
    Reverse faults is formed by which type of stress?
    shearing
    compression
    tension
    30s
  • Q13
    Normal faults are formed by which type of stress?
    Tension
    Shearing
    Compression
    30s
  • Q14
    Strike-Slip faults are formed by which type of stress?
    Shearing
    Tension
    Compression
    30s
  • Q15
    An earthquake occurs in the ocean. What does it cause?
    An underwater vibration
    A hurricane
    A mountain
    A tsunami
    30s

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