 |
| 1 | |
During a video in science class, you see plates of Earth's crust moving away from each other. You discover that this is called |
| | A) | a convergent boundary |
| | B) | a convergent rift |
| | C) | a divergent boundary |
| | D) | a divergent rift |
|
|
|
| 2 | |
Besides convergent boundaries where, plates move toward each other, and divergent boundaries, where plates move away from each other, scientists talk about __________, where some plates slide past each other. |
| | A) | transform boundaries |
| | B) | convergent boundaries |
| | C) | divergent boundaries |
| | D) | tectonic boundaries |
|
|
|
| 3 | |
For a science project, you are asked to create a poster that will show scientific evidence that both the sea floor and the continents are moving. You title your poster |
| | A) | The Juan de Fuca Plate Theory |
| | B) | The Theory of Plate Tectonics |
| | C) | The Divergent/Convergent Boundary Theory |
| | D) | The Theory of Plate Boundaries |
|
|
|
| 4 | |
___________ convergence occurs when two plates collide and crumple up, forming tall mountains. |
| | A) | Oceanic-oceanic |
| | B) | Tectonic-transform |
| | C) | Oceanic-continental |
| | D) | Continental-continental |
|
|
|
| 5 | |
___________ convergence occurs when two plates collide and one sinks below the other. |
| | A) | Oceanic-oceanic |
| | B) | Tectonic-transform |
| | C) | Oceanic-continental |
| | D) | Continental-continental |
|
|
|
| 6 | |
__________ convergence occurs when two plates collide and the older, denser plate bends and sinks into the mantle. |
| | A) | Oceanic-oceanic |
| | B) | Tectonic-transform |
| | C) | Oceanic-continental |
| | D) | Continental-continental |
|
|
|
| 7 | |
What activity occurs along a divergent boundary? |
| | A) | Earthquakes |
| | B) | Sea floor spreading |
| | C) | Subduction |
| | D) | Creation of deep sea trenches |
|
|
|
| 8 | |
Two plates moving in opposite directions or in the same direction at different rates would occur at |
| | A) | transform boundaries |
| | B) | subduction zones |
| | C) | convergent boundaries |
| | D) | divergent boundaries |
|
|
|
| 9 | |
Scientists use satellite and laser technology to measure movements of Earth's plates to |
| | A) | the nearest kilometre |
| | B) | the nearest metre |
| | C) | the nearest mile |
| | D) | the nearest centimetre |
|
|
|
| 10 | |
A long, narrow, deep depression in the sea floor is called a |
| | A) | deep-sea rift |
| | B) | deep-sea plate |
| | C) | deep-sea trench |
| | D) | deep-sea boundary |
|
|
.