- 1. A volcanic trench (fosa volcanica) would be found in
A) Hawaii B) volcano C) mid-oceanic ridge D) glacier E) mountain
- 2. A subduction zone is found in a/an ________________________ boundary.
A) divergent B) volcanic C) convergent D) strike-slip E) transform
- 3. Seafloor spreading, a process where new oceanic crust is created in a divergent zone, also causes a/an _____________________.
A) large volcano B) trench C) petroleum D) Hawaii E) diamond
A) lithospheric zones B) large volcanic islands C) large volcanoes D) large subduction zones E) large pieces of floating crust
- 5. There are 2 types of tectonic plates, the ____________________ and the ______________________.
A) Icelandic, continental B) oceanic, Hawaiian C) oceanic, continental D) continental, volcanic E) Hawaiian, Artic
- 6. Tectonic plates float on the Earth's _________________________.
A) volcanoes B) lithosphere C) core D) crust E) mantle
- 7. Earth's lithosphere is comprised of Earth's crust and the upper part of the Earth's _________________________.
A) mantle B) core C) lithosphere D) volcanoes E) crust
- 8. The continents were once part of one giant landmass, _________________________.
A) Hawaiiana B) Rhodenia C) Panamericanaea D) Pangaea E) Artica
- 9. "The continents have moved during Earth's history." This quote is part of the _____________________________ theory.
A) tectonic plate B) hot spot C) blood diamond D) subduction zone E) continental drift
- 10. _____________ crust, or crust with higher density, is pushed into the mantle at subduction zones.
A) Newer B) Younger C) Older D) Prettier E) Lighter
- 11. Earthquakes are a product of _______ types of boundaries.
A) 2 B) 1 C) 0 D) 3 E) 4
- 12. San Francisco, California, sits atop the fault of ___________________________.
A) San Ramiro B) San Andrew C) San Francisco D) San Augustine E) San Andres
- 13. The fault under San Francisco is known to be a _________________________ tectonic plate boundary.
A) volcanic B) convergent C) transform D) divergent E) hot spot
- 14. Hawaii is a product of volcanic eruptions that come out of a/an ______________________.
A) divergence B) transformance C) strike-slip spot D) convergence E) Hot Spot
- 15. A convection current is caused by differences in _______________________.
A) mass B) temperature C) air pressure D) color E) odor
- 16. Tectonic plate movements are causes by _____________________________.
A) heat in Earth's core B) pressure in Earth's crust C) Lithospheric sources D) conveyor belts E) convection currents
- 17. The known types of seismic waves are: ________________________.
A) P, S, and L B) S, L, and U C) P, L, and K D) P, K, and F E) V, U, and H
- 18. Secondary waves cannot travel through ________________________.
A) gases and clouds B) gases and solids C) fluids and oceans D) gases and liquids E) liquids and fluids
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