Plate Tectonics Test Trivia

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Plate Tectonics Test Trivia

• How well do you know your stuff?

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• What is the dark colored rock that makes up much
  of the ocean floor?

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• Basalt

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• What is the cycle that slowly moves the soft rock
  in the mantle, transferring heat, and moving the
  plates around on Earth?

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• Convection Currents

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True or False?Volcanoes may form along
convergent boundaries.
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TRUEat Subduction Zones
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The layer of Earth that is described as a dense,
metal ball is the _____________.
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Inner Core
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When molten material reaches the surface of
Earth, it is called __________.
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Lava
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_________ is a stress that pushes rock in 2
opposite directions.
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Shearing
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What type of geologic event can occur at the San
Andreas Fault in California?
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Earthquakes
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Two continental plates that crunch or smash
together slowly can produce ___.
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Mountains
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Which layer of Earth is made of liquid nickel
iron and moves to create Earths magnetic field?
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Outer Core
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Molten material inside Earth is called _______.
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Magma
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Wegeners hypothesis of _________________states
that the continents were once joined together.
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Continental Drift
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What is the type of heat transfer where a metal
spoon heats up if its left in a hot pot of soup?
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Conduction
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The single landmass that broke apart millions of
years ago is called ___________.
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Pangaea
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What is the stress that pulls on the crust where
two plates are moving apart?
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Tension
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The heat you feel when you stand in front of a
fire is an example of which form of heat
transfer? (Hint Energy transfer through space
in the form of rays or waves)
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Radiation
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____ are waves of energy that move through Earth
generated by earthquakes. Geologists use these to
study about Earths interior.
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Seismic Waves
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A____ fault describes the way rock breaks at
transform boundaries. This break results from the
stress of shearing.
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Strike-Slip
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Multiple ChoiceThe ______ heats the mantle and
makes the convection currents move.A. sunB.
coreC. geothermal activity
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• The CORE!

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What kind of stress pulls on the plates at
divergent boundaries?
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Tension
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What kind of fault results from converging plates?
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Reverse
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What are 3 geologic events/formation that happen
on Earth due to plate tectonics?
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Earthquakes,Volcanoes,Mountain Building
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Which type of plate boundary would you find at
letter X?
Divergent ? ?
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Name and describe the process that is happening
at letter X.
Seafloor Spreading
As plates pull apart at a divergent boundary,
magma come up through a crack hardens and forms
new seafloor.
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Name and describe the process that is happening
at letter Z.
Subduction
As plates come together at a convergent boundary,
the denser oceanic plate sinks under (subunder)
the less dense plate.
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Which letter in the picture identifies the area
showing continental crust?
C Continental
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True or False?If convection currents stopped
moving it would mean that the inner core is no
longer heating the mantle.
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TRUE!The heat from the inner core heats the
mantle. The movement in the mantle make the
plates of the lithosphere move slowly.