Patterns In Physical Geography Test 1

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Plate tectonics, landforms

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1.

Continental drift is:
- A.
  
  A theory which states that the plates we know now originated from 3 large plates hundreds of years ago.
- B.
  
  A theory which states the plates we know now originated from one super plate called Pantheon, thousands of years ago.
- C.
  
  A theory which states that the plates on the earth's crust originated from one super continent hundreds of years ago.
- D.
  
  A theory which states that the plates on the earth's crust originated from Pangaea, a super plate with began to separate hundreds of millions of years ago.
2.

Plate tectonics is the study of the large-scale motions of the plates on the earth's lithosphere.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

A divergent boundary is one in which 2 plates move toward each other.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

The mid-atlantic (mid-ocean) ridge is an example of a convergent boundary.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

A transfrom boundary is never associated with earthquakes.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

In a collisional boundary, if two land masses collide they will fold and cause a
- A.
  
  Oceanic transformation
- B.
  
  Mountain
- C.
  
  Ridge division
7.

Convergent plate boundaries are locations where lithospheric plates are moving away from one another. The plate collisions that occur in these areas can produce earthquakes, volcanic activity and crustal deformation.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Mountains in Vancouver have been found to be the same type and age as those in northwestern Europe and this has served as proof of continental drift theory.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Examples of major landforms are:
- A.
  
  Mountains, volcanoes and clouds
- B.
  
  Volcanoes, plains and grass
- C.
  
  Schools, high rise apartments and subways
- D.
  
  Mountains, plateaus and plains
- E.
  
  None of the above