- 1. The two types of crust are _________________________ and _________________________.
A) land, pangaea B) oceanic, continental C) oceanic, volcanic D) oceanic, land E) continental, volcanic
- 2. Iceland, the Samoan Islands, and Hawaii are examples of landforms created by ____________________________.
A) a convergent zone B) a ring of fire C) a divergent zone D) a hot spot E) a subduction zone
- 3. At mid-ocean ridges, new ____________________________ crust is created.
A) convergent B) oceanic C) transform D) continental E) volcanic
- 4. Seafloor spreading is a process that creates new ________________________ crust.
A) volcanic B) convergent C) oceanic D) transform E) continental
- 5. The _________________________ Islands are located in the middle of the Pacific plate.
A) Icelandic B) Australian C) Hawaiian D) Ring E) Samoan
- 6. Convection currents in our Earth's mantle drives the process that moves our __________________________.
A) mountains B) volcanoes C) oceans D) crusts E) clouds
- 7. The largest and most powerful mountains and volcanoes are located _____________________________.
A) on the surface B) on Iceland C) above surface D) on Australia E) underwater
- 8. Areas where continental and oceanic plates converge are also said to be _____________________________.
A) mid-atlantic zones B) Australian zones C) Icelandic zones D) mid-pacific zones E) subduction zones
- 9. Between oceanic and continental crusts, the ___________________ crust is more dense.
A) divergent B) oceanic C) transform D) continental E) convergent
- 10. The rate of seafloor spreading is approximately ______________ every 10 years.
A) 30 inches B) 30 cm C) 3 inches D) 3 cm E) 30 meters
- 11. As the ocean seafloor spreads, the newly formed floor will adapt a specific magnetic signature according to the Earth's magnetic pole at that time. As years pass, lateral segments of seafloor will thus share the same _____________________ signature on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge.
A) magnetic B) convergent C) divergent D) volcanic E) zubductive
- 12. In seafloor spreading, the further the ocean floor is away from the mid-ocean ridge, the _____________________ that floor will be.
A) older B) prettier C) rockier D) newer E) younger
- 13. Iceland is located in the middle of _______________________________________________________________.
A) the mid-Caribbean ridge B) the mid-Pacific ridge C) the mid-convergent ridge D) the mid-Australian ridge E) the mid-Atlantic ridge
- 14. In an island chain such as Hawaii, volcanic islands further away from the hot spot will tend to be ________________________.
A) older B) rockier C) prettier D) younger E) newer
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