Plate Tectonic Quiz-Study Guide
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- Q1Stress that pulls a mass of rock in two opposite directions is calledstrike-sliptensioncompressiondeformation30s
- Q2In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called thehanging wallanticlinefoot wallsyncline30s
- Q3What type of mountains are formed when rock layers are squeezed together?foldedvolcanicfault blockdome30s
- Q4What happens at a convergent tectonic plate?a hot spotTwo tectonic plates collideTwo tectonic plates pull apartTwo tectonic plates slide past30s
- Q5Which type of volcano has gently sloping sides and erupts non-explosively?hot spotcompositeshieldcinder cone30s
- Q6What happens at a divergent plate boundary?Two tectonic plates collideTwo tectonic plates slide pastTwo tectonic plates pull apartMountains are formed30s
- Q7What type of mountain is formed when rock melts and erupts on Earth's surface?volcanicfault blockfoldedfocus30s
- Q8The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake starts is thefaultanticlineepicenterfocus30s
- Q9What process is taking place in the mantle causing the tectonic plates to move?focusmagmaconductionconvection currents30s
- Q10In a __________ fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways.strike-slipreversenormalshearing30s
- Q11The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called _______________tensiondivergentcompressionshearing30s
- Q12Reverse faults is formed by which type of stress?shearingcompressiontension30s
- Q13Normal faults are formed by which type of stress?TensionShearingCompression30s
- Q14Strike-Slip faults are formed by which type of stress?ShearingTensionCompression30s
- Q15An earthquake occurs in the ocean. What does it cause?An underwater vibrationA hurricaneA mountainA tsunami30s