Plate Tectonics Game Show

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Plate Tectonics Game Show
Inside story
Earth-quakes
Oceans
Volcanoes
Plates
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The arrow is pointing to a ___ in the ocean.
A. ridge

• B. trench

C. continental slope
D. continental shelf
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Hawaii is in the center of the ring of fire and
is caused by ____ .
A. trench

• B. a hot spot

C. earthquake
D. All of these
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Underwater ______ occur where plates move apart.
A. cities

• B. hurricanes

C. trenches
D. ridges
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Continental crust is __________ than oceanic
crust.
A. less dense

• B. heavier

C. thinner
D. All of these
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A deep area in the ocean where one plate sinks
beneath another.
A. Mountain

• B. Trench

C. Volcano
D. None of these
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What is a sudden release of energy in the Earths
crust, causing the ground to shake called?
A. Earthquakes

• B. Trenches

C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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A break in the Earths crust is called a _______ .
A. fault line

• B. tsunamis

C. compound fracture
D. coffee break
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This picture show a ____ fault.
A. abnormal

• B. normal

C. reverse
D. strike-slip
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This picture illustrates a ___ fault.
A. strike-slip

• B. reverse

C. oblique-slip
D. normal
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Where is the San Andreas fault located?
A. Jonesboro, GA

• B. New York

C. Rocky Mountains
D. California
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A mountain formed by lava and ash.
A. Volcano

• B. Earthquake

C. Hurricane
D. Folded mountains
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Hot soft rock from the Earths mantle is ____ .
A. sand

• B. limestone

C. granite
D. magma
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What is a good effect that a volcano can have?
A. clears land of trees

• B. forms islands in oceans

C. reduces the population
D. None of these
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Why is Hawaii made of volcanoes?
A. Plates are moving apart

• B. Plates are moving together

C. A hot spot exists
D. To attract tourists
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What causes volcanoes?
A. Oceanic plates colliding with continental
plates.

• B. Oceanic plate colliding with another oceanic
  plate.

C. Hot spots
D. All of these
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What can happen when a transform fault suddenly
releases its energy?
A. A hurricane

• B. A tornado

C. A Storm
D. An earthquake
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When continental plates collide, ______ is formed.
A. Folded Mountains

• B. Mushrooms

C. Volcanoes
D. All of these
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The Earth as one large land mass was called ____ .
A. Tsunamis

• B. Fault Line

C. Pangea
D. Seismograph
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The theory that plates move upon the Earth.
A. Mass movement

• B. Dinner table shift

C. Plate Tectonics
D. Newtons Laws of Gravity
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Where magma pushes two plates apart are called
____ .
A. divergent faults

• B. normal faults

C. trenches
D. tug-of-wars
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The layer on the Earth in which the crust floats.
A. Mantle

• B. Core

C. Inner Core
D. Turtle
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The outer layer of the Earth is called the _____ .
A. mountain range

• B. apple core

C. crust
D. mantle
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What is the inner most part of the Earth?
A. Trench

• B. Mantle

C. Crust
D. Core
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Beginning with the outer most layer, Earths
layers are the ____ .
A. crust, magma, and core

• B. crust, mantle, and core

C. core, mantle, and crust
D. core, magma, and crust
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Man uses geothermal energy from the Earth to
_______.
A. produce oil

• B. generate electricity

C. make lava cakes
D. All of these
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