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1. Which of the following geologic events can occur at a transform boundary?a. Earthquakeb. Mountain formationc. Volcanic eruptiond. Rift formation

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2. Which scientist is credited with proposing the ideas that led to the development of the platetectonics theory?

a. Charles Darwinb. Albert Einsteinc. Isaac Newtond. Alfred Wegener


3. What kind of plate boundary is found at the meeting point of the Philippine and Pacific Plates?a. Asian boundaryb. Convergent boundaryc. Divergent boundaryd. Transform boundary


4. What is the earth's only liquid layer?a. Asthenosphereb. Inner Corec. Mantled. Outer Core


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5. What type of crust is found under the oceans?a. Continental crustb. Oceanic crustc. Geologic crustd. None of the above

The correct answer is b) Oceanic crustReview: Chapter 4: Plates & Boundaries

6. What is the name of this tectonic plate?a. Australian Plateb. Indian Platec. Pacific Plated. Philippine Plate


7. Which of these concepts is part of the theory of plate tectonics?a. Continents are fixed and don't move.b. A great flood shaped the earth's surface.c. Continents are in slow constant motion.d. None of the above.


8. Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass. Whatis the landmass called?

a. Europab. Jurassicc. Pangaead. Pangaea Ultima


9. What kind of plate boundary runs across Iceland?a. Convergent boundaryb. Divergent boundaryc. Nordic boundaryd. Transform boundary


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10. What is NOT likely to happen at a divergent boundary?a. Mountain formationb. Rift valleyc. Seafloor spreadingd. Volcano formation


11. What kind of plate boundary is found where the North American and Caribbean Plates meet?a. Caribbean boundaryb. Convergent boundaryc. Divergent boundaryd. Transform boundary


12. When did the Himalayan Mountain Range begin to form?a. 5,0006,000 years agob. 2030 million years agoc. 4050 million years agod. 100150 million years ago


13. What is happening at the subduction zone of the Juan de Fuca and North American Plates?a. Plates are sliding past each other.b. Plates are spreading apart.c. One plate is being pulled under another.d. None of the above.


14. When did the supercontinent Pangaea start to break up?a. 20 million years agob. 40 million years agoc. 100 million years agod. 200 million years ago




15. This animation depicts which of the following?a. Earthquakeb. Rift formationc. Mountain formationd. Volcanic eruption


16. What leads to the creation of island arcs?a. Collision of two oceanic plates.b. Collision of two continental plates.c. Collision of a continental and an oceanic plate.d. All of the above.


17. This animation depicts which of the following?a. Earthquakeb. Mountain formationc. Subduction zoned. Rift formation


18. What type of crust is found under the continents?a. Continental crustb. Oceanic crustc. Geologic crustd. None of the above


19. What is the earth's outermost layer?a. Crustb. Lithospherec. Mantled. Outer Core




20. Which of these layers is found directly above the earth's core?a. Asthenosphereb. Inner Corec. Mantled. Outer Core


21. What is the name of this tectonic plate?a. African Plateb. Antarctic Platec. Arabian Plated. Indian Plate


22. Mountain formation can result when which of the following occurs?a. Two oceanic plates collide.b. Two continental plates collide.c. Two oceanic plates spread apart.d. None of the above.


23. California's San Andreas Fault is identified as which of the following?a. Blind thrust faultb. Dipslip faultc. Normal faultd. Strikeslip fault


24. The tectonic plates float on which semiliquid layer?a. Asthenosphereb. Crustc. Inner Cored. Lithosphere

The correct answer is a) AsthenosphereReview: Chapter 2: Earth's Structure

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25. This solid layer of the earth is made of mostly iron and nickel.a. Crustb. Inner Corec. Mantled. Outer Core


26. Midocean ridges are places where tectonic plates are doing what?a. Collidingb. Sliding past each otherc. Spreading apartd. None of the above

The correct answer is c) Spreading apartReview: Chapter 5: Slip, Slide, & Collide

27. What is the border between two tectonic plates called?a. Boundaryb. Collision zonec. Riftd. Trench

The correct answer is a) BoundaryReview: Chapter 4: Plates & Boundaries

28. What is the name of this tectonic plate?a. Cocos Plateb. Nazca Platec. Scotia Plated. South American Plate

The correct answer is d) South American PlateReview: Chapter 4: Plates & Boundaries

29. Which of the earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates?a. Asthenosphereb. Crustc. Lithosphered. Outer Core

The correct answer is c) LithosphereReview: Chapter 2: Earth's Structure

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30. Which of these statements is correct?a. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.b. Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust.c. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.d. Continental and oceanic crusts have the same thickness.

The correct answer is a) Continental crust is thicker than oceaniccrust.Review: Chapter 4: Plates & Boundaries


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