Question
1. Identify this feature that may be seen in the MIDDLE of a tectonic plate:
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1 point
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Hotspot volcanoes
Subduction zone
Volcanic Arc
Island Arc
2. What occurs in the asthenosphere of the Earth that caused the tectonic plates to move?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
gravitational forces cause some plates to collide and others to pull apart
hot magma rises, cool magma sinks, creating convection currents
the continents drift apart due to oceanic currents
hot magma sinks, cool magma rises, creating convection currents
3. Where are the newest parts of Earth’s crust located?
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1 point
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A
B
C
None of these
4. Correctly identify these boundary types in order of A, B, C.
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1 point
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Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
Divergent, Transform, Convergent
5. Identify the most likely location for an Earthquake of high magnitude.
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1 point
Oceanic-Oceanic, Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic, Transform Boundary
6. What must be occurring for the volcanic island arc to form at this plate boundary?
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1 point
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a transform boundary
a hotspot
new oceanic crust is being created
subduction of one crust under another
7. What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?
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1 point
One plate is subducted beneath the other.
The direction shifts and it becomes a transform boundary.
The plates push up, forming a mountain range.
A volcanic island arc is formed.
8. Geologists found billion-year-old cratons that appear to stretch across the edges of different continents. The position and patterns of these rock suggest:
*
1 point
The processes happening today are the same processes that have occurred in the past.
A vast land bridge once connected those continents.
Those continents must have once been connected as part of a supercontinent.
Rock has been upturned and moved throughout the continental and oceanic crust over time
9. At which type of boundary is Earth's crust melted and destroyed?
*
1 point
a convergent boundary
a transform boundary
a ridge or rift
a divergent boundary
10. Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener cite to support his hypothesis of continental drift?
*
1 point
New oceanic crust formed between the northern and southern continents, pushing them apart.
The continents fit together like a puzzle.
Similar fossils have been found at the bottom of the ocean and on land.
Contraction of the Earth caused folded mountains to form.
11. Which best explains how tectonic plates move?
*
1 point
Convection currents in Earth's mantle pull, push and slide tectonic plates
Continental crust drifted apart over time due to ocean currents causing other plates to collide
The tectonic plates move due to the force of gravity pulling, pushing and sliding the plates.
None of these correctly explain the cause of the Plate Tectonic Theory
12. What was the main concept behind Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?
*
1 point
that Earth is round, not flat
that Earth once had no continents
that Earth's landmasses move over time
that Earth is almost 5 billion years old
13. Why is the Plate Tectonic Theory accepted today over the Continental Drift Theory?
*
1 point
The continents nor the plates truly move, they just appear to
All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses
The continents did move at one time but have moved back together
The marsupial fossils found were not great evidence that Pangaea once existed
14. Identify one piece of evidence that supports the Plate Tectonic Theory:
*
1 point
the aurora borealis in the northern and southern skies
geologic fit of the continents with mountain ranges and cratons lining up
different dinosaur fossils found on each separate continent
fossils found in many layers of earth
15.What is one thing scientists can learn from studying the Paleomagnetism on the ocean floor?
*
1 point
the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
the speed of the plates moving away from each other
the exact location of the next earthquake
when the next magnetic reversal will take place
16. The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ________________(B)__.
*
1 point
Captionless Image
Crust, Mantle
Plates, Lithosphere
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere
Lithosphere, Hot Spot
17. Where might we find the oldest rock on Earth?
*
1 point
the center of continents, called cratons
the center of the ocean floor
the highest mountain on Earth
pushed under a tectonic plate
18. WHY are most volcanoes one Earth found at plate boundaries?
*
1 point
the collision of plates pushes up volcanoes
the sliding of plates causes both earthquakes and volcanoes to form
hotspots under plate boundaries create volcanoes on the crust above
when plates push together and pull apart, magma from the mantle can surface as a volcano
19. Fossils of Cynognathus have been found on two different continents. What is the best explanation for this?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
The climate was much cooler on those continents long ago
The cynognathus were extraordinary swimmers.
The two continents were once connected
The locations of the fossils were once vast swamp lands.
20. What is so important about subduction of tectonic plates?
*
1 point
Earth's crust is melted and destroyed here
Earth's new crust is created here
Earth's mountains are formed here
Earth's crust becomes a mid-ocean ridge here
21. Why is Hawaii much taller than Kauai?
*
1 point
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Hawaii is the oldest and has had time for weathering and erosion
Kauai is the oldest and has had time for weathering and erosion
Hawaii spent the least amount of time over the hot spot
Kauai is being subducted and recycled
22. This steep volcano with thick, slow-moving lava is most likely which type of volcano?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
shield volcano
stratovolcano (or composite)
cinder cone volcano
23. Which of these is a feature of most shield volcanoes?
*
1 point
violent eruptions
steep sides
broad base
thick lava
24. Correctly identify these terms for where an Earthquake occurs. [A,B,C]
*
1 point
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A.Focus, B.Fault, C.Epicenter
A.Fault, B.Epicenter, C.Focus
A.Focus, B.Epicenter, C.Fault
A.Fault, B.Focus, C.Epicenter
25. Which seismic waves arrive 1st at the Epicenter because the move the fastest? (They also do the least amount of damage.)
*
1 point
P Waves
S Waves
26. Identify the plate boundary type where earthquakes never happen
*
1 point
Convergent Plate Boundaries
Divergent Plate Boundaries
Transform Plate Boundaries
Earthquakes can occur at all boundary types
27. What is the importance of Seafloor Spreading to the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
*
1 point
Where coal deposits have been found connect to other plates
Where many fossils have been found on the sea floor
New crust formed at the bottom of the ocean pushes tectonic plates
Where one oceanic tectonic plate is pushed under another to recycle it
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1 point
Captionless Image
Hotspot volcanoes
Subduction zone
Volcanic Arc
Island Arc
2. What occurs in the asthenosphere of the Earth that caused the tectonic plates to move?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
gravitational forces cause some plates to collide and others to pull apart
hot magma rises, cool magma sinks, creating convection currents
the continents drift apart due to oceanic currents
hot magma sinks, cool magma rises, creating convection currents
3. Where are the newest parts of Earth’s crust located?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
A
B
C
None of these
4. Correctly identify these boundary types in order of A, B, C.
*
1 point
Captionless Image
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
Divergent, Transform, Convergent
5. Identify the most likely location for an Earthquake of high magnitude.
*
1 point
Oceanic-Oceanic, Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic, Transform Boundary
6. What must be occurring for the volcanic island arc to form at this plate boundary?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
a transform boundary
a hotspot
new oceanic crust is being created
subduction of one crust under another
7. What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?
*
1 point
One plate is subducted beneath the other.
The direction shifts and it becomes a transform boundary.
The plates push up, forming a mountain range.
A volcanic island arc is formed.
8. Geologists found billion-year-old cratons that appear to stretch across the edges of different continents. The position and patterns of these rock suggest:
*
1 point
The processes happening today are the same processes that have occurred in the past.
A vast land bridge once connected those continents.
Those continents must have once been connected as part of a supercontinent.
Rock has been upturned and moved throughout the continental and oceanic crust over time
9. At which type of boundary is Earth's crust melted and destroyed?
*
1 point
a convergent boundary
a transform boundary
a ridge or rift
a divergent boundary
10. Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener cite to support his hypothesis of continental drift?
*
1 point
New oceanic crust formed between the northern and southern continents, pushing them apart.
The continents fit together like a puzzle.
Similar fossils have been found at the bottom of the ocean and on land.
Contraction of the Earth caused folded mountains to form.
11. Which best explains how tectonic plates move?
*
1 point
Convection currents in Earth's mantle pull, push and slide tectonic plates
Continental crust drifted apart over time due to ocean currents causing other plates to collide
The tectonic plates move due to the force of gravity pulling, pushing and sliding the plates.
None of these correctly explain the cause of the Plate Tectonic Theory
12. What was the main concept behind Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?
*
1 point
that Earth is round, not flat
that Earth once had no continents
that Earth's landmasses move over time
that Earth is almost 5 billion years old
13. Why is the Plate Tectonic Theory accepted today over the Continental Drift Theory?
*
1 point
The continents nor the plates truly move, they just appear to
All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses
The continents did move at one time but have moved back together
The marsupial fossils found were not great evidence that Pangaea once existed
14. Identify one piece of evidence that supports the Plate Tectonic Theory:
*
1 point
the aurora borealis in the northern and southern skies
geologic fit of the continents with mountain ranges and cratons lining up
different dinosaur fossils found on each separate continent
fossils found in many layers of earth
15.What is one thing scientists can learn from studying the Paleomagnetism on the ocean floor?
*
1 point
the cause of the magnetic pole reversals
the speed of the plates moving away from each other
the exact location of the next earthquake
when the next magnetic reversal will take place
16. The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ________________(B)__.
*
1 point
Captionless Image
Crust, Mantle
Plates, Lithosphere
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere
Lithosphere, Hot Spot
17. Where might we find the oldest rock on Earth?
*
1 point
the center of continents, called cratons
the center of the ocean floor
the highest mountain on Earth
pushed under a tectonic plate
18. WHY are most volcanoes one Earth found at plate boundaries?
*
1 point
the collision of plates pushes up volcanoes
the sliding of plates causes both earthquakes and volcanoes to form
hotspots under plate boundaries create volcanoes on the crust above
when plates push together and pull apart, magma from the mantle can surface as a volcano
19. Fossils of Cynognathus have been found on two different continents. What is the best explanation for this?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
The climate was much cooler on those continents long ago
The cynognathus were extraordinary swimmers.
The two continents were once connected
The locations of the fossils were once vast swamp lands.
20. What is so important about subduction of tectonic plates?
*
1 point
Earth's crust is melted and destroyed here
Earth's new crust is created here
Earth's mountains are formed here
Earth's crust becomes a mid-ocean ridge here
21. Why is Hawaii much taller than Kauai?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
Hawaii is the oldest and has had time for weathering and erosion
Kauai is the oldest and has had time for weathering and erosion
Hawaii spent the least amount of time over the hot spot
Kauai is being subducted and recycled
22. This steep volcano with thick, slow-moving lava is most likely which type of volcano?
*
1 point
Captionless Image
shield volcano
stratovolcano (or composite)
cinder cone volcano
23. Which of these is a feature of most shield volcanoes?
*
1 point
violent eruptions
steep sides
broad base
thick lava
24. Correctly identify these terms for where an Earthquake occurs. [A,B,C]
*
1 point
Captionless Image
A.Focus, B.Fault, C.Epicenter
A.Fault, B.Epicenter, C.Focus
A.Focus, B.Epicenter, C.Fault
A.Fault, B.Focus, C.Epicenter
25. Which seismic waves arrive 1st at the Epicenter because the move the fastest? (They also do the least amount of damage.)
*
1 point
P Waves
S Waves
26. Identify the plate boundary type where earthquakes never happen
*
1 point
Convergent Plate Boundaries
Divergent Plate Boundaries
Transform Plate Boundaries
Earthquakes can occur at all boundary types
27. What is the importance of Seafloor Spreading to the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
*
1 point
Where coal deposits have been found connect to other plates
Where many fossils have been found on the sea floor
New crust formed at the bottom of the ocean pushes tectonic plates
Where one oceanic tectonic plate is pushed under another to recycle it
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Answers
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Here are the answers to the questions based on the context provided:
1. **Identify this feature that may be seen in the MIDDLE of a tectonic plate:**
**Answer: Hotspot volcanoes**
2. **What occurs in the asthenosphere of the Earth that caused the tectonic plates to move?**
**Answer: hot magma rises, cool magma sinks, creating convection currents**
3. **Where are the newest parts of Earth’s crust located?**
**Answer: A**
4. **Correctly identify these boundary types in order of A, B, C.**
**Answer: Divergent, Convergent, Transform**
5. **Identify the most likely location for an Earthquake of high magnitude.**
**Answer: Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary**
6. **What must be occurring for the volcanic island arc to form at this plate boundary?**
**Answer: subduction of one crust under another**
7. **What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?**
**Answer: The plates push up, forming a mountain range.**
8. **Geologists found billion-year-old cratons that appear to stretch across the edges of different continents. The position and patterns of these rock suggest:**
**Answer: Those continents must have once been connected as part of a supercontinent.**
9. **At which type of boundary is Earth's crust melted and destroyed?**
**Answer: a convergent boundary**
10. **Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener cite to support his hypothesis of continental drift?**
**Answer: The continents fit together like a puzzle.**
11. **Which best explains how tectonic plates move?**
**Answer: Convection currents in Earth's mantle pull, push and slide tectonic plates**
12. **What was the main concept behind Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?**
**Answer: that Earth's landmasses move over time**
13. **Why is the Plate Tectonic Theory accepted today over the Continental Drift Theory?**
**Answer: All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses**
14. **Identify one piece of evidence that supports the Plate Tectonic Theory:**
**Answer: geologic fit of the continents with mountain ranges and cratons lining up**
15. **What is one thing scientists can learn from studying the Paleomagnetism on the ocean floor?**
**Answer: the speed of the plates moving away from each other**
16. **The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ________________(B)___.**
**Answer: Lithosphere, Asthenosphere**
17. **Where might we find the oldest rock on Earth?**
**Answer: the center of continents, called cratons**
18. **WHY are most volcanoes on Earth found at plate boundaries?**
**Answer: when plates push together and pull apart, magma from the mantle can surface as a volcano**
19. **Fossils of Cynognathus have been found on two different continents. What is the best explanation for this?**
**Answer: The two continents were once connected**
20. **What is so important about subduction of tectonic plates?**
**Answer: Earth's crust is melted and destroyed here**
21. **Why is Hawaii much taller than Kauai?**
**Answer: Hawaii spent the least amount of time over the hot spot**
22. **This steep volcano with thick, slow-moving lava is most likely which type of volcano?**
**Answer: stratovolcano (or composite)**
23. **Which of these is a feature of most shield volcanoes?**
**Answer: broad base**
24. **Correctly identify these terms for where an Earthquake occurs. [A,B,C]**
**Answer: A.Focus, B.Fault, C.Epicenter**
25. **Which seismic waves arrive 1st at the Epicenter because they move the fastest? (They also do the least amount of damage.)**
**Answer: P Waves**
26. **Identify the plate boundary type where earthquakes never happen.**
**Answer: Earthquakes can occur at all boundary types**
27. **What is the importance of Seafloor Spreading to the Theory of Plate Tectonics?**
**Answer: New crust formed at the bottom of the ocean pushes tectonic plates**
Feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance or clarification on any of the answers!
1. **Identify this feature that may be seen in the MIDDLE of a tectonic plate:**
**Answer: Hotspot volcanoes**
2. **What occurs in the asthenosphere of the Earth that caused the tectonic plates to move?**
**Answer: hot magma rises, cool magma sinks, creating convection currents**
3. **Where are the newest parts of Earth’s crust located?**
**Answer: A**
4. **Correctly identify these boundary types in order of A, B, C.**
**Answer: Divergent, Convergent, Transform**
5. **Identify the most likely location for an Earthquake of high magnitude.**
**Answer: Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary**
6. **What must be occurring for the volcanic island arc to form at this plate boundary?**
**Answer: subduction of one crust under another**
7. **What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?**
**Answer: The plates push up, forming a mountain range.**
8. **Geologists found billion-year-old cratons that appear to stretch across the edges of different continents. The position and patterns of these rock suggest:**
**Answer: Those continents must have once been connected as part of a supercontinent.**
9. **At which type of boundary is Earth's crust melted and destroyed?**
**Answer: a convergent boundary**
10. **Which of these pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener cite to support his hypothesis of continental drift?**
**Answer: The continents fit together like a puzzle.**
11. **Which best explains how tectonic plates move?**
**Answer: Convection currents in Earth's mantle pull, push and slide tectonic plates**
12. **What was the main concept behind Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?**
**Answer: that Earth's landmasses move over time**
13. **Why is the Plate Tectonic Theory accepted today over the Continental Drift Theory?**
**Answer: All plates of Earth's crust move, not just the landmasses**
14. **Identify one piece of evidence that supports the Plate Tectonic Theory:**
**Answer: geologic fit of the continents with mountain ranges and cratons lining up**
15. **What is one thing scientists can learn from studying the Paleomagnetism on the ocean floor?**
**Answer: the speed of the plates moving away from each other**
16. **The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ________________(B)___.**
**Answer: Lithosphere, Asthenosphere**
17. **Where might we find the oldest rock on Earth?**
**Answer: the center of continents, called cratons**
18. **WHY are most volcanoes on Earth found at plate boundaries?**
**Answer: when plates push together and pull apart, magma from the mantle can surface as a volcano**
19. **Fossils of Cynognathus have been found on two different continents. What is the best explanation for this?**
**Answer: The two continents were once connected**
20. **What is so important about subduction of tectonic plates?**
**Answer: Earth's crust is melted and destroyed here**
21. **Why is Hawaii much taller than Kauai?**
**Answer: Hawaii spent the least amount of time over the hot spot**
22. **This steep volcano with thick, slow-moving lava is most likely which type of volcano?**
**Answer: stratovolcano (or composite)**
23. **Which of these is a feature of most shield volcanoes?**
**Answer: broad base**
24. **Correctly identify these terms for where an Earthquake occurs. [A,B,C]**
**Answer: A.Focus, B.Fault, C.Epicenter**
25. **Which seismic waves arrive 1st at the Epicenter because they move the fastest? (They also do the least amount of damage.)**
**Answer: P Waves**
26. **Identify the plate boundary type where earthquakes never happen.**
**Answer: Earthquakes can occur at all boundary types**
27. **What is the importance of Seafloor Spreading to the Theory of Plate Tectonics?**
**Answer: New crust formed at the bottom of the ocean pushes tectonic plates**
Feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance or clarification on any of the answers!