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