Plate Tectonics Unit Test Review
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- Q 1/24Score 0What plate movement mechanism is represented by the diagram below:29convectionRidge pushSubductionSlab Pull
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- Q1What plate movement mechanism is represented by the diagram below:convectionRidge pushSubductionSlab Pull60s
- Q2How does the theory of plate tectonics explain the motion of continents?It states that the Earth’s crust is broken up into plates and they move because of convection currents in the mantleIt states that continents are on several plates floating on top of the oceanIt states that the continents are being pulled apart by the powerful force of ocean currentsIt states that the Earth’s crust is breaking up into hundreds of pieces due to gravitational forces60s
- Q3Which of the following plate boundaries is associated with volcanic island arcs?Oceanic-Oceanic ConvergentOceanic-Continental ConvergentTransformDivergent60s
- Q4Which of the following can form as the result of a divergent plate boundary?A continental mountain due to collisionA mid-ocean ridge due to separationAn ocean trench due to separationA continental volcanic arc due to collision60s
- Q5Which of the following landforms is likely to occur at the below plate boundary?A shield volcanoA mid-ocean ridgeA deep sea trenchA strike-slip fault60s
- Q6In the diagram below which statement is true about the material enclosed inside the black box?The material is lava because it is below the surfaceThe material is lava because it is above the surfaceThe material is magma because it is below the surfaceThe material is magma because it is above the surface60s
- Q7Which of the following statements can be concluded from the below map (the red dots represent volcanoes and earthquakes) :South America was once completely underwaterThe Indian Ocean is the most tectonically active place on EarthNorth America and Europe are moving towards each otherThere is a convergent plate boundary around the Pacific Ocean60s
- Q8What is the term given to a mudflow triggered by a volcanic eruption?CreepPyroclastic CloudSlumpLahar60s
- Q9The location under the crust where an earthquake originates is called the:Fall ZoneFocusMagma ChamberEpicenter60s
- Q10With increasing distance from an earthquake the P-S wave lag time:Stays the sameIncreases then decreasesIncreasesDecreaes60s
- Q11Which type of earthquake will be the most destructive?One with a magnitude of 4.5 and a shallow focusOne with a magnitude of 4.5 and a deep focusOne with a magnitude of 3.5 and a deep focusOne with a magnitude of 3.5 and a shallow focus60s
- Q12The following diagram represents the anatomy of an earthquake. Which point represents the epicenter?Point CPoint APoint DPoint B60s
- Q13Which of the following is most likely to occur along the Ring of Fire?Earthquakes and VolcanoesSinkholes and LandslidesSalt Water Intrusion and Acid RainFlooding and Groundwater Pollution60s
- Q14How have Earth forces altered the Appalachian Mountains since their formation?That have moved closer to the coastThey have been eroded by wind and waterThey have expanded in sizeThey have become volcanically active60s
- Q15Which hazard is generally not associated with a volcanic eruption?LaharLava FlowAshSinkhole60s
