Chapter 7 Test Review

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Chapter 7 Test Review

• Plate Tectonics

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Inside the Earth Restless Continents The Theory of Plate Tectonics Deforming the Earths Crust
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The strong, lower part of the mantle that lies
beneath the asthenosphere is called

• A. outer core
• B. lithosphere
• C. inner core
• D. mesosphere

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The word mesosphere means

• A. inner sphere
• B. rock sphere
• C. middle sphere
• D. weak sphere

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3. How many major tectonic plates are there?

• A. fourteen
• B. ten
• C. seven
• D. five

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4. The thickest part of a tectonic plate lies
below

• A. the center of a continent
• B. a mountain range
• C. a coastal plain
• D. the middle of the ocean

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5. The speed of seismic waves depends on the ____
of the layer through which they travel

• A. position
• B. thickness
• C. density
• D. shape

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6. The part of the Earth that is a liquid is the

• A. mantle
• B. crust
• C. outer core
• D. inner core

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7. Which of the major tectonic plates is the
smallest?

• A. Antarctic plate
• B. Pacific plate
• C. Cocos plate
• D. Australian plate

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8.The outer most, rigid layer of the Earth is
called the

• A. outer core
• B. asthenosphere
• C. lithosphere
• D. mesosphere

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9. Continental crust has an average thickness of

• A. 5 to 8 km
• B. 30km
• C. 5 to 100 km
• D. None of the above

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10. The solid, dense center of our planet is
called the

• A. mesosphere
• B. outer core
• C. inner core
• D. asthenosphere

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11. In which layer of the Earth are convection
currents believed to occur?

• A. the lithosphere
• B. mesosphere
• C. the asthenosphere
• D. outer core

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12. The part of the Earth on which the tectonic
plates are able to move is the

• A. mesosphere
• B. lithosphere
• C. asthenosphere
• D. subduction zone

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13. Sea-floor spreading occurs at which type of
plate boundary?

• A. a transform boundary
• B. a convergent boundary
• C. a divergent boundary
• D. all of the above

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14. Which of the following was NOT used as
evidence to support the theory of continental
drift?

• A. the existence of convection currents
• B. the matching of glacial grooves on different
  continents
• C. the similarity of fossils found on continental
  coasts
• D. the close fit if continental coastlines

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15. When two tectonic plates move away from one
another, the boundary between them is called a

• A. convergent boundary
• B. transform boundary
• C. divergent boundary
• D. subduction zone

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16. Which of the following appears to cause
movement of Earths tectonic plates?

• A. faults in mountain ranges
• B. energy from volcanic activity
• C. magnetic-pole reversals
• D. convection currents below the lithosphere

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17. Mid-ocean ridges are associated with

• A. normal boundaries
• B. divergent boundaries
• C. convergent boundaries
• D. transform boundaries

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18. _____ is the process by which hot material
from deep within the Earth rises while cooler
material near the surface sinks

• A. ridge push
• B. slab pull
• C. convection
• D. sea-floor spreading

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form.

• A. synclines
• B. anticlines
• C. monoclines
• D. both (a) and (b)

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20. In the diagram above, which of the following
has formed at B ?

• A. a fault-block mountain
• B. a folded mountain
• C. a volcanic mountain
• D. none of the above

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21. In the diagram above, which type of boundary
is occurring at A ?

• A. a convergent boundary
• B. a strike-slip boundary
• C. a transform boundary
• D. a divergent boundary

Diagram above
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20. In the diagram above, which of the following
has formed at B ?

• A. a fault-block mountain
• B. a folded mountain
• C. a volcanic mountain
• D. none of the above

Diagram above
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21. In the diagram above, which type of boundary
is occurring at A ?

• A. a convergent boundary
• B. a strike-slip boundary
• C. a transform boundary
• D. a divergent boundary

Diagram above
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22. What type of mountains led early explorers to
call the rim of the Pacific Ocean the Ring of
Fire?

• A. volcanic
• B. fault-block
• C. folded
• D. normal

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associated with

• A. transform boundaries
• B. divergent boundaries
• C. convergent boundaries
• D. normal boundaries

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24. The type of mountain involving huge sections
of the Earths crust being pushed up into
anticlines and synclines

• A. volcanic mountain
• B. folded mountain
• C. strike-slip mountain
• D. fault-block mountain

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form ___ mountains.

• A. subducted
• B. fault-block
• C. all
• D. volcanic

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