Question 1

Use the map-view diagram of a group of tectonic plates to answer the question. Note: Not all features are shown for all boundaries.
 
-Which of the cross sectional diagrams shown below best illustrates the plate boundaries across the line A- B?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diagram a
B)   Diagram b
C)   Diagram c
D)   Diagram dE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Use the following diagram to answer this question.
 
-Which of the images would be potential sites for both active volcanoes and deep earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diagram a and b
B)   Diagram b and c
C)   Diagram c and d
D)   Diagram a, b, c, and dE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which two ideas were combined to form the theory of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Continental drift and the Big Bang
B)   Continental drift and the scientific process
C)   Continental drift and seafloor spreadingD) B) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 4

What was the super-continent landmass proposed by the person whom formulated the idea of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pangaea
B)   Rodinia
C)   EurasiaD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 5

What happens to the age of the Hawaiian Islands moving away from the hot spot?

Accepted Answer

A)   They get older
B)   They get younger
C)   The age does not changeD) B) and C)
E) A) and C) A

Question 6

Scientists in the early 20th century immediately accepted the idea of continental drift.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Hawaiian Islands are located above a subduction zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for the question numbers listed.
 
-Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for question number 2.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pangaea
B)   Sea-floor spreading
C)   Continental driftD) None of the above
E) A) and B) C

Question 9

Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for the question numbers listed.
 
-Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for question number 9.

Accepted Answer

A)   Convergent
B)   Divergent
C)   TransformD) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 10

Subduction zones are found near passive margins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

Approximately how old is the oldest oceanic crust?

Accepted Answer

A)   2 billion years
B)   200 million years
C)   20 million years
D)   2 millionE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Where are the youngest rocks found on the seafloor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trenches
B)   Mid-ocean ridges
C)   Along coastlinesD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 13

Use the following diagram to answer this question.
 
-Which of the images best represents the plate boundary between the Nazca and South American plates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diagram a
B)   Diagram b
C)   Diagram c
D)   Diagram dE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Use the map-view diagram of a group of tectonic plates to answer the question. Note: Not all features are shown for all boundaries.
 
-Which graph best shows how the age of oceanic crust changes across a mid-ocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

A)   Graph a
B)   Graph b
C)   Graph cD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 15

The east coast of the United States is a passive margin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The oldest oceanic lithosphere in the Atlantic Ocean is located along the continental margins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A deep ocean trench is present along the east coast of South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for the question numbers listed.
 
-Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for question number 3.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pangaea
B)   Sea-floor spreading
C)   Continental driftD) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 19

The speed of plate motion is approximately

Accepted Answer

A)   1-10 cm/yr.
B)   1-10 m/yr.
C)   1-10 km/yr.D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following images best represents the crust, mantle and core of Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diagram A
B)   Diagram B
C)   Diagram CD) A) and C)
E) None of the above

Exam 4: Plate Tectonics

Use the map-view diagram of a group of tectonic plates to answer the question. Note: Not all features are shown for all boundaries. -Which of the cross sectional diagrams shown below best illustrates the plate boundaries across the line A- B?

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Use the following diagram to answer this question. -Which of the images would be potential sites for both active volcanoes and deep earthquakes?

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Which two ideas were combined to form the theory of plate tectonics?

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What was the super-continent landmass proposed by the person whom formulated the idea of continental drift?

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What happens to the age of the Hawaiian Islands moving away from the hot spot?

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Scientists in the early 20th century immediately accepted the idea of continental drift.

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The Hawaiian Islands are located above a subduction zone.

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Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for the question numbers listed. -Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for question number 2.

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Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for the question numbers listed. -Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for question number 9.

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Subduction zones are found near passive margins.

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Approximately how old is the oldest oceanic crust?

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Where are the youngest rocks found on the seafloor?

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Use the following diagram to answer this question. -Which of the images best represents the plate boundary between the Nazca and South American plates?

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Use the map-view diagram of a group of tectonic plates to answer the question. Note: Not all features are shown for all boundaries. -Which graph best shows how the age of oceanic crust changes across a mid-ocean ridge?

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The east coast of the United States is a passive margin.

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The oldest oceanic lithosphere in the Atlantic Ocean is located along the continental margins.

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A deep ocean trench is present along the east coast of South America.

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Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for the question numbers listed. -Complete the concept map by selecting the best response for question number 3.

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The speed of plate motion is approximately

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Which of the following images best represents the crust, mantle and core of Earth?

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