Question 1

The main way new oceanic crust is created is by:

Accepted Answer

A)  eruption of lavas and solidification of magmas at depth 
B)  sediment scraped off a subducting slab 
C)  continents that subside below sea level 
D)  continental rifting, before the continents separate 
E)  magmas along an ocean-continent convergent boundary 
A)  eruption of lavas and solidification of magmas at depth 
B)  sediment scraped off a subducting slab 
C)  continents that subside below sea level 
D)  continental rifting, before the continents separate 
E)  magmas along an ocean-continent convergent boundary

Question 2

Ridge push involves

Accepted Answer

A)  gravity causing the plate to slide away from the topographically high ridge, pushing the plate outward 
B)  gravity causing the plate to slide toward the topographically high ridge, pulling the plate inward 
C)  gravity causing the plate to slide sideways to the topographically high ridge, pushing the plate into the rift between the two plates 
A)  gravity causing the plate to slide away from the topographically high ridge, pushing the plate outward 
B)  gravity causing the plate to slide toward the topographically high ridge, pulling the plate inward 
C)  gravity causing the plate to slide sideways to the topographically high ridge, pushing the plate into the rift between the two plates

Question 3

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely 
A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely

Question 4

On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the youngest oceanic crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 5

Cracks and steps that cross the seafloor and run at right angles to mid-ocean ridges are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  oceanic fracture zones 
B)  abyssal plains 
C)  seamounts 
A)  oceanic fracture zones 
B)  abyssal plains 
C)  seamounts

Question 6

The image shows the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a submarine volcanic mountain belt that is a key location in the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  seafloor spreading 
B)  land bridges 
C)  continental drift 
D)  South Atlantic drift 
A)  seafloor spreading 
B)  land bridges 
C)  continental drift 
D)  South Atlantic drift

Question 7

Harry Hess and Robert Dietz proposed that the oceanic crust in the Atlantic Ocean was spreading apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and that this process moved the continents apart from one another. They called this process:

Accepted Answer

A)  seafloor spreading 
B)  continental drift 
C)  plate tectonics 
D)  Gondwana 
A)  seafloor spreading 
B)  continental drift 
C)  plate tectonics 
D)  Gondwana

Question 8

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely 
A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely

Question 9

Which feature on this figure is formed by melting of mantle above the slab?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 10

When two oceanic plates converge, some magma erupts under the ocean, forming volcanoes that may rise above the sea. These volcanoes can form a curved:

Accepted Answer

A)  island arc 
B)  line of calderas 
C)  sequence of magma chambers 
D)  reef 
A)  island arc 
B)  line of calderas 
C)  sequence of magma chambers 
D)  reef

Question 11

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely 
A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely

Question 12

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

Accepted Answer

A)  mid-ocean ridge 
B)  linear island chain 
C)  seamount 
D)  island arc 
A)  mid-ocean ridge 
B)  linear island chain 
C)  seamount 
D)  island arc

Question 13

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely 
A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely

Question 14

On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the youngest oceanic crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 15

In this figure of Japan, what do the offshore trenches indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental rifting 
B)  a rift in a mid-ocean ridge formed by seafloor spreading 
C)  a rift in a mid-ocean ridge formed by transform faulting 
D)  subduction of oceanic crust 
A)  continental rifting 
B)  a rift in a mid-ocean ridge formed by seafloor spreading 
C)  a rift in a mid-ocean ridge formed by transform faulting 
D)  subduction of oceanic crust

Question 16

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely 
A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely

Question 17

Tectonics is the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the origin and arrangement of the broad structural features of Earth's surface 
B)  the type and timing of volcanic eruptions around the Earth 
C)  the materials and processes that occur at the Earth's surface 
A)  the origin and arrangement of the broad structural features of Earth's surface 
B)  the type and timing of volcanic eruptions around the Earth 
C)  the materials and processes that occur at the Earth's surface

Question 18

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely 
A)  Likely 
B)  Unlikely

Question 19

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a convergent plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  5 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  5

Question 20

How did the Red Sea, shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure, form?

Accepted Answer

A)  subduction of Arabia beneath Africa 
B)  subduction of Africa beneath Arabia 
C)  a continental collision 
D)  continental rifting followed by seafloor spreading 
E)  transform faulting followed by a continental collision 
A)  subduction of Arabia beneath Africa 
B)  subduction of Africa beneath Arabia 
C)  a continental collision 
D)  continental rifting followed by seafloor spreading 
E)  transform faulting followed by a continental collision

The main way new oceanic crust is created is by:

Ridge push involves

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the youngest oceanic crust?

Cracks and steps that cross the seafloor and run at right angles to mid-ocean ridges are called:

The image shows the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a submarine volcanic mountain belt that is a key location in the process of:

Harry Hess and Robert Dietz proposed that the oceanic crust in the Atlantic Ocean was spreading apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and that this process moved the continents apart from one another. They called this process:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Which feature on this figure is formed by melting of mantle above the slab?

When two oceanic plates converge, some magma erupts under the ocean, forming volcanoes that may rise above the sea. These volcanoes can form a curved:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the youngest oceanic crust?

In this figure of Japan, what do the offshore trenches indicate?

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Tectonics is the study of:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a convergent plate boundary?

How did the Red Sea, shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure, form?

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Exam 3: Plate Tectonics

The main way new oceanic crust is created is by:

Ridge push involves

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the youngest oceanic crust?

Cracks and steps that cross the seafloor and run at right angles to mid-ocean ridges are called:

The image shows the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a submarine volcanic mountain belt that is a key location in the process of:

Harry Hess and Robert Dietz proposed that the oceanic crust in the Atlantic Ocean was spreading apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and that this process moved the continents apart from one another. They called this process:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Which feature on this figure is formed by melting of mantle above the slab?

When two oceanic plates converge, some magma erupts under the ocean, forming volcanoes that may rise above the sea. These volcanoes can form a curved:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the youngest oceanic crust?

In this figure of Japan, what do the offshore trenches indicate?

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Tectonics is the study of:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a convergent plate boundary?

How did the Red Sea, shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure, form?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

Filters