Plate Tectonics Trivia Questions - 2
This test covers Activities 1,2,3 of Ch. 2 on Plate tectonics. This is a two part test. The first part is 15 multiple choice questions and the second part is an essay. You may only use your homework to assist you. Good luck!
- 1.
The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth, consisting of the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle is the ____________- A.
Biosphere
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Atmosphere
- D.
Athenosphere
- 2.What is the density of a material that has a mass of 27 grams and a volume of 9.0 mL?
- A.
.33 g/mL
- B.
243 g/mL
- C.
36 g/mL
- D.
3 g/mL
- 3.
If you used the theory of plate tectonics to predict the most likely place for the next earthquake or volcanic eruption, you should predict that it is most likely to occur:
- A.
Along boundaries between colliding lithospheric plates
- B.
Where one has not happened in at least 10 million years
- C.
In the interior of any continent
- D.
Where a continental lithospheric plate is being subducted beneath an oceanic lithospheric plate
- 4.The theory of continental drift did not adequately account for which of the following?
- A.
Why similar rock types were found on continents separated by oceans
- B.
Why similar fossils were found on continents separated by oceans
- C.
Why continents drifted across the Earth's surface
- D.
Why the coastlines of some continents appeared to fit together
- 5.True or False: The continental drift theory is an absolute accurate description of why the Earth's surface has changed over time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.True or False: The theory of plate tectonics is an absolute accurate description of why the Earth's surface has changed over time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.
What happens when an oceanic plate (plate carrying ocean) collides with a continental plate (plate carrying land)?
- A.
The oceanic plate will subduct
- B.
The continental plate will subduct
- C.
A rift valley will forms in the continental plate
- 8.
What happens when two continental plate diverge?
- A.
The continental plate will subduct
- B.
A rift valley will form
- C.
A hot spot will occur
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