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