Plate Tectonics Review

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9th Grade

Kalyn Estep

•about 1 year ago

Question 1

True/False

100 points

20 seconds

Divergent Boundaries is where two plates are moving apart.

A.True

B.False

Question 2

True/False

10 points

Transform Boundaries is where the plates slide each other.

A.True

B.False

Question 3

True/False

10 points

Convergent boundaries is where two plates pass each other.

A.True

B.False

Question 4

Multiple Choice

10 points

What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?

A.Divergent, Convergent, Transform

B.Crust, Mantle, Core

Question 5

True/False

10 points

Earth's tectonic plates are constantly moving.

A.True

B.False

Question 6

Multiple Choice

10 points

which layer of the earth is made up of tectonic plates?

A.Upper Mantle

B.Asthenosphere

C.Lithosphere

D.Crust

Question 7

Multiple Choice

50 points

What is in the picture?

A.Mid- Atlantic Ridge

B.San Andreas Fault

Himalayan Mountain

D.East African Rift Valley

Question 8

Multiple Choice

50 points

The father of plate tectonics is

Albert Einstein

King Henry the Eighth

Alfred Wegener

Albert Vegener

Question 9

Multiple Choice

50 points

Island chains (archipelago) like Hawaii formed on

the boundary of two ocean plates

a hot spot

the seafloor then were raised up by Aqua man

the boundary of an ocean plate and a continent plate

Question 10

Multiple Choice

50 points

It is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

A.Pacific Ocean

B.Ring of Fire

C.Ring around the collar

D.Pacific Circle

Question 11

Multiple Choice

50 points

What are two sources of Earth's internal heat?

sunlight and radiation from space radioactive decay and heat of formation

B.motion and other forms of kinetic energy

C.cosmic rays and gravitational energy

D.radioactive decay and heat of formation

Question 12

Multiple Choice

50 points

How fast are the continents moving?

A.1-2 inches per week

2-3 meters per year

1-2 inches per year

D.2-3 inches per day

Question 13

Multiple Choice

50 points

What will form when 2 plates slide past each other?

A.Divergent

B.Convergent

C.Transform Fault

Question 14

Multiple Choice

50 points

When 2 plates of the same density collide, what is most likely to happen?

A.A ridge will form

A Subduction Zone will form

C.A Mountain Range will form

D.A Fault will form

Question 15

Multiple Choice

50 points

I am the result of sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust. What am I?

A.Volcanic Eruption

Tsunami

C.Storm

D.Earthquake

Question 16

Multiple Choice

50 points

It states that the lithosphere is divided into the large continent-sized plates that are constantly moving.

Continental Drift

Tokyo Drift

C.Plate Tectonics

D.Plate Boundary

Question 17

Multiple Choice

50 points

Why is inner core solid even though it is hotter than the outer core?

A.More pressure raises the melting point

B.More pressure lowers the melting point

Question 18

Multiple Choice

50 points

What difference allows scientists to separate Earth into layers?

A.convection currents

B.heat flow

C.chemical composition

physical properties

Question 19

Multiple Choice

50 points

What kind of fault is the San Andreas fault where 2 plates are grinding past each other?

A.Divergent

B.Convergent

Transform Fault

Question 20

Multiple Choice

50 points

What kind of boundary is Himalayas?

A.Divergent Boundary

B.Transform Boundary

C.Convergent boundary

D.All of the above

Question 21

Multiple Choice

50 points

What are the 2 types of Earth’s Layer?

A.Continental and Oceanic

B.Oceanic and Solar

C.Continental and Stellar

D.Martian and Plutonian

Question 22

Multiple Choice

50 points

What are the physical properties of the asthenosphere?

brittle and hard

plastic-like and flexible, semi-fluid

C.runny liquid

D.sandy and cold

Question 23

Multiple Choice

50 points

Who is Alfred Wegener?

A.He made the supercontinent called “Pangaea”

B.A German meteorologist that paid attention to our continents

He published a book called “The Origin of Oceans and Continents”

D.A man who lived 4.5 billion years ago