Plate Tectonics Trivia MCQ Quiz!
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- 1.Which of the following is associated with shearing stresses and shallow earthquakes?
- A.
Subduction zones
- B.
Transform boundaries
- C.
Spreading centers
- D.
Continent-continent convergence
- 2.What are the products of horizontally directed, tensional stresses?
- A.
Normal faults
- B.
Reverse faults
- C.
Crustal thickening
- D.
Thrust faults
- 3.Where does seafloor spreading occur?
- A.
Subduction zones
- B.
Transform faults
- C.
Terrain boundaries
- D.
Divergent boundaries
- 4.Which of the following best describes compression?
- A.
Two units experiencing compression breaks easily
- B.
The two units undergoing compression will collide
- C.
When two units undergoes compression, it will just slide past each other along the plane of contact
- D.
When two units collide, the one who is closer to the contact will experience more compressive stress
- 5.Which of the following statement is true?
- A.
Earthquake can happen because of fault
- B.
Faults are evidences of ductile deformation in rocks
- C.
Faults are fractures in rocks with no observable movement
- D.
The process of mountain building is associated with faults
- 6.What do scientists believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
- A.
The Sun's gravity
- B.
Gravity slap pull
- C.
Convection currents
- D.
Movement of the plates
- 7.This is when the continental crust remains buoyant while the oceanic crust starts to sink into the mantle[Blank]
- 8.This evidence explains that the area in the polar region where initially found in the tropical region is [Blank]
- 9.The fossil of this aquatic fish-catching reptile was used to support the continental drift hypothesis is [Blank]
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