Plate Tectonics: Explore the Earth's Moving Plates

Question 1

How can volcanic eruptions affect human communities and infrastructure?

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Volcanic eruptions can destroy homes, businesses, and other buildings.

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Volcanic eruptions can force people to leave their homes.

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Volcanic eruptions can pollute water sources.

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Volcanic eruptions have no impact on human communities or infrastructure.

Question 2

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur based on plate tectonics?

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Along convergent plate boundaries

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In the middle of tectonic plates

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Randomly, unrelated to plate tectonics

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Anywhere on Earth's surface

Question 3

Who is credited with proposing the idea of continental drift based on fossil and geological evidence?

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Alfred Wegener

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Harry Hess

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Frederick Vine

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Marie Tharp

Question 4

How has technology advanced our understanding of plate tectonics?

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Technology has enabled us to gather and analyze vast amounts of data on plate tectonics, leading to significant discoveries.

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Technology has had no impact on our understanding of plate tectonics.

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Technology allows us to observe plate movements directly.

Question 5

What process at mid-ocean ridges leads to the creation of new oceanic crust?

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Divergence of tectonic plates

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Subduction of tectonic plates

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Collision of tectonic plates

Question 6

Imagine a powerful earthquake striking a densely populated city. What would be the immediate effects on people's lives? How might the city be affected in the long term?

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Immediate impacts: loss of life, building damage, and disruption of communication and transportation.

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Long-term impacts: economic losses due to business closures, job losses, and infrastructure rebuilding.

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Earthquakes can trigger volcanic eruptions, causing further devastation in coastal areas.

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Earthquakes have no long-term consequences for human populations.

Question 7

How do convection currents in the Earth's mantle contribute to the movement of continents?

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Convection currents cause plates to move apart, creating new ocean basins and separating continents.

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Convection currents cause plates to move towards each other, resulting in the formation of mountain ranges.

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Convection currents create heat that melts the Earth's crust, causing continents to drift apart.

Question 8

Which technology employs satellites to calculate the speed and direction of plate movement?

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GPS measurements

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Seismic tomography

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Paleomagnetism

Question 9

How has the theory of plate tectonics helped us better understand and manage earthquake and tsunami risks?

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It helps us identify areas at risk of earthquakes and tsunamis, allowing for early warning systems and evacuation plans.

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It enables us to predict the exact time and location of future earthquakes.

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It fully explains the causes and mechanisms of earthquakes and tsunamis, leaving no unanswered questions.

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It shows that earthquakes and tsunamis are not related to plate tectonics and have other causes.

Question 10

How does the theory of plate tectonics explain the formation and location of volcanoes?

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Volcanoes form at plate boundaries, where plates collide or pull apart.

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Plate tectonics has no relation to the formation of volcanoes.

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Plate tectonics only applies to oceanic plates.

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The theory of plate tectonics is not relevant to understanding volcanoes.

Question 11

What is the process by which two plates move away from each other?

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Divergence

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Convergence

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Subduction

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Collision

Question 12

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges?

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

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Hotspot

Question 13

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates?

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Theory of Plate Tectonics

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Theory of Continental Drift

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Theory of Relativity

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Theory of Biogeography

Question 14

Which of the following is a major earthquake zone in the world?

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Pacific Ring of Fire

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Great Rift Valley

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Himalayas

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Alps

Question 15

What type of volcano is characterized by its explosive eruptions?

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Stratovolcano

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Shield volcano

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Cinder cone

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Caldera

Question 16

Which landform is created when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?

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Fault line

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Mountain range

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Volcano

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Sinkhole

Question 17

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed before the current continents?

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Pangaea

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Gondwana

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Laurasia

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Rodinia

Question 18

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed approximately 300 million years ago?

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Pangea

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Gondwana

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Laurasia

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Rodinia

Question 19

What is the process by which magma solidifies below the Earth's surface?

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Intrusion

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Extrusion

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Subduction

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Convection

Question 20

Which theory explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere?

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Plate tectonics

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Continental drift

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Seafloor spreading

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Subduction

Question 21

Which device is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

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Seismograph

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Accelerometer

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Geophone

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Tectonometer

Question 22

Which of these is NOT a factor that influences the severity of an earthquake?

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Weather conditions

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Magnitude

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Distance from the epicenter

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Geology of the area

Question 23

What is the name of the process where oceanic crust slides beneath continental crust?

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Subduction

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Obduction

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Collision

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Orogeny

Question 24

What type of boundary is found between two plates that are moving past each other horizontally?

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Transform boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 25

What is the name of the scientific theory that explains the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

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Theory of Plate Tectonics

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Theory of Relativity

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Theory of Evolution

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Theory of Gravitation

Question 26

Which layer of the Earth is rigid and made up of the crust and upper mantle?

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Lithosphere

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Asthenosphere

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Mesosphere

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Core

Question 27

What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other, neither converging nor diverging?

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Transform boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 28

Which of the following is the largest of Earth's tectonic plates?

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Pacific Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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North American Plate

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Antarctic Plate

Question 29

What is the process by which oceanic crust is recycled back into the Earth's mantle?

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Subduction

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Seafloor spreading

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Obduction

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Rift

Question 30

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the strength of earthquakes?

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Seismograph

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Barometer

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Anemometer

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Thermometer

Question 31

Which layer of the Earth is the rigid, outermost layer?

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Crust

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Mantle

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Outer Core

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Inner Core

Question 32

What is the process by which tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?

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Transform boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 33

What type of mountain forms when two continents collide and their edges are pushed up?

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Fold mountains

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Fault-block mountains

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Volcanic mountains

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Dome mountains

Question 34

What device measures the strength of earthquakes?

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Seismometer

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Barometer

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Anemometer

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Thermometer

Question 35

What was the name of the ancient supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago?

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Pangea

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Gondwana

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Laurasia

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Rodinia

Question 36

What is the name of the theory that describes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics

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Continental drift

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Seafloor spreading

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Earthquakes and volcanoes

Question 37

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 38

When two plates move apart, what process creates new land?

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Divergent plate boundary

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Convergent plate boundary

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Transform plate boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 39

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 40

Where does magma form at a convergent plate boundary?

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Arc

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Crust

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Trench

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Mantle

Question 41

What scale measures the strength of earthquakes?

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Richter scale

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Mohs scale

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Mercalli scale

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Beaufort scale

Question 42

What was the name of the ancient supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

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Pangaea

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Laurasia

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Gondwana

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Rodinia

Question 43

What happens when continental plates crash into each other?

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Convergence

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Divergence

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Subduction

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Transform

Question 44

What type of landform is formed when continental plates collide?

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Mountain range

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Ocean trench

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Mid-ocean ridge

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Volcanic arc

Question 45

What is the name of the theory that explains how the Earth's surface changes over time?

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Plate tectonics

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Continental drift theory

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Seafloor spreading theory

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Lithosphere theory

Question 46

What is the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's crust in large, rigid plates?

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Plate Tectonics

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Continental Drift

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Seafloor Spreading Theory

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Lithosphere Theory

Question 47

Which type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes and volcanoes?

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Conservative boundary

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Subduction zone

Question 48

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago before it broke apart into the continents we know today?

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Pangea

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Gondwana

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Laurasia

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Rodinia

Question 49

Which of the following is a type of volcanic eruption that can produce explosive eruptions and ash clouds?

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Vulcanian

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Pelean

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Strombolian

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Hawaiian

Question 50

What is the process called when rocks are squeezed, bent, and folded due to compression caused by plate movement?

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Folding

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Faulting

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Metamorphism

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Uplift

Question 51

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the strength and duration of earthquakes?

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Seismograph

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Anemometer

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Barometer

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Thermometer

Question 52

Which of the following is the largest tectonic plate on Earth?

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Pacific Plate

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North American Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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Antarctic Plate

Question 53

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at plate boundaries?

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Sudden release of energy due to movement and collision of tectonic plates

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Melting and eruption of magma

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Erosion of land by rivers

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Formation of sedimentary rocks

Question 54

How does seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges create new oceanic crust and expand the ocean floor?

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Magma from the Earth's mantle rises and forms new crust as oceanic plates move apart at mid-ocean ridges.

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Convection currents in the Earth's mantle cause seafloor spreading.

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Seafloor spreading occurs when two oceanic plates collide.

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Seafloor spreading does not contribute to the growth of the ocean floor.

Question 55

Which of the three main layers of the Earth is found on the outermost part?

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Crust

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Mantle

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Core

Question 56

What is the scientific theory that explains how the Earth's crust is divided into moving pieces?

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Plate Tectonics

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Continental Drift

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Seafloor Spreading

Question 57

When two tectonic plates move away from one another, which type of plate boundary is formed?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 58

What is the primary cause of earthquakes on Earth?

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Movement of tectonic plates along faults

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Volcanic eruptions

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Melting of glacial ice

Question 59

When lava flows smoothly and steadily from a volcano, what type of volcanic eruption is occurring?

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Strombolian

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Pelean

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Vulcanian

Question 60

What is the process in which molten rock solidifies into new rock?

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Magmatism

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 61

Which of the following does NOT affect the height of mountains?

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Volume of rainfall

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Rate of plate movement

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Thickness of the Earth's crust

Question 62

What was the name of the single landmass that existed approximately 300 million years ago?

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Pangea

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Gondwana

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Rodinia

Question 63

Which technology is used by scientists to study the structure of the Earth's interior?

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Seismic waves

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Satellite imagery

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Magnetic surveys

Question 64

How do convergent and divergent plate boundaries differ in their movement and the landforms they create?

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Convergent boundaries push plates together, while divergent boundaries pull plates apart.

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Convergent boundaries create mountains, while divergent boundaries create ocean basins.

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Convergent boundaries pull plates apart, while divergent boundaries push plates together.

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Divergent boundaries create mountains, while convergent boundaries create ocean basins.