Plate Tectonics
9 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
A Shield Volcano is Tall and thin
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 2.
A Cinder Cone Volcano is Small cone shaped hill made up of tephra and scoria.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 3.
What are the different types of plate Boundaries
- 4.
Plates that move apart are called
- A.
Divergent Boundaries
- B.
Convergent Boundaries
- C.
Transform Boundaries
Correct Answer
B. Convergent Boundaries -
- 5.
Transform Boundaries result in
- A.
Volcanoes
- B.
Earthquakes
- C.
Both Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Correct Answer
B. Earthquakes -
- 6.
During what era did Pangaea take place?
- A.
Paleozoic era
- B.
Jurassic era
- C.
Mesozoicera
- D.
Cenozoic era
Correct Answer
A. Paleozoic era -
- 7.
200 million years ago Pangaea began to drift apart into two parts, what were they called
- A.
Gondwanaland and Eurasia
- B.
Eurasia and Laurasie
- C.
Gondwanaland and Laurasie
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Gondwanaland and Laurasie -
- 8.
Volcanoes are caused by
- A.
Divergent Boundaries
- B.
Transform Boundaries
- C.
Convergence Boundaries
- D.
Divergent and Convergence Boundaries
Correct Answer
D. Divergent and Convergence Boundaries -
- 9.
In a Volcano, Magma rises and collects in magma chamber deep below, resulting in an
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