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