Question 1

Deep-sea trenches are found at convergent plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-supercontinent 250 million years ago

Accepted Answer

A) Gondwanaland 
B) paleomagnetism 
C) rift valley 
D) paleogeology 
E) Laurasia
F)subduction zone
G)Pangaea
H)Panthalassia 
A) Gondwanaland 
B) paleomagnetism 
C) rift valley 
D) paleogeology 
E) Laurasia
F)subduction zone
G)Pangaea
H)Panthalassia

Question 3

At divergent plate boundaries, usually only shallow depth earthquakes can be found.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A rift valley may be associated with divergent plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gondwanaland 
B)  Panamerica 
C)  Pangaea 
D)  Panthalassia 
E)  Tethys Sea 
A)  Gondwanaland 
B)  Panamerica 
C)  Pangaea 
D)  Panthalassia 
E)  Tethys Sea

Question 6

What are the lines of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support the idea of continental drift? Why did scientists of his day doubt that continents drifted?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener was the first scientist t

Question 7

Fossil remains of organisms on land and in sediments can be used to:

Accepted Answer

A) indicate the relative age of the sediments. 
B) provide evidence for plate movement. 
C) suggest ancient climate characteristics. 
D) support the idea that landmasses were joined. 
E) all of the above. 
A) indicate the relative age of the sediments. 
B) provide evidence for plate movement. 
C) suggest ancient climate characteristics. 
D) support the idea that landmasses were joined. 
E) all of the above.

Question 8

Fossils of ancient polar plants are currently found near the equator because the:

Accepted Answer

A) entire earth had polar conditions at the time the plants were living. 
B) plants lived near the poles, but landmasses have drifted to current locations. 
C) plants probably were tolerant of both tropical and polar conditions. 
D) plants were distributed to current locations by ancient glacial ice sheets. 
E) poles were at the equator at times in the geologic past. 
A) entire earth had polar conditions at the time the plants were living. 
B) plants lived near the poles, but landmasses have drifted to current locations. 
C) plants probably were tolerant of both tropical and polar conditions. 
D) plants were distributed to current locations by ancient glacial ice sheets. 
E) poles were at the equator at times in the geologic past.

Question 9

Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A) andesitic volcanoes 
B) fracture zones 
C) hot spots 
D) mid-ocean ridges 
E) volcanic island arcs 
A) andesitic volcanoes 
B) fracture zones 
C) hot spots 
D) mid-ocean ridges 
E) volcanic island arcs

Question 10

Which of the following is characteristic of continental-continental convergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A) hot spots 
B) uplifted mountain ranges 
C) mid-ocean ridges 
D) volcanic island arcs 
A) hot spots 
B) uplifted mountain ranges 
C) mid-ocean ridges 
D) volcanic island arcs

Question 11

-Why does a map of worldwide earthquakes closely match the locations of worldwide plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes are sudden releases of energ

Question 12

Large volcanoes on the seafloor that are cone-shaped on top because they never reached sea level are called:

Accepted Answer

A) hotspots. 
B) tablemounts. 
C) seamounts. 
D) guyots. 
E) mantle plumes. 
A) hotspots. 
B) tablemounts. 
C) seamounts. 
D) guyots. 
E) mantle plumes.

Question 13

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aleutian Islands 
B)  Andes Mountains 
C)  Hawaiian Islands 
D)  Japan 
E)  Mariana Trench 
A)  Aleutian Islands 
B)  Andes Mountains 
C)  Hawaiian Islands 
D)  Japan 
E)  Mariana Trench

Question 14

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-seafloor spreading

Accepted Answer

A) transform fault 
B) spreading center 
C) subduction zone 
A) transform fault 
B) spreading center 
C) subduction zone

Question 15

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  transform fault 
B)  Sand Andreas Fault 
C)  oceanic transform fault 
D)  Juan de Fuca Ridge 
E)  Mariana Trench 
A)  transform fault 
B)  Sand Andreas Fault 
C)  oceanic transform fault 
D)  Juan de Fuca Ridge 
E)  Mariana Trench

Question 16

-How has seismic activity been used in our understanding of plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Seismic activity has been crucial in our

Question 17

Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews determined that new ocean floor was being produced at ocean ridges by examining:

Accepted Answer

A) apparent polar wandering. 
B) fossils in marine sediments. 
C) glacial debris at various locations. 
D) the location of ancient coral reefs. 
E) the magnetic pattern of rocks on the seafloor. 
A) apparent polar wandering. 
B) fossils in marine sediments. 
C) glacial debris at various locations. 
D) the location of ancient coral reefs. 
E) the magnetic pattern of rocks on the seafloor.

Question 18

-Describe the formation of the magnetic patterns in rocks on the seafloor.

Accepted Answer

The formation of magnetic patterns in ro

Question 19

Coral reefs:

Accepted Answer

A) are most common in the tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean basin. 
B) can be found at latitudes above 60°. 
C) form when underwater volcanoes are thrust upward during a tectonic event. 
D) include atolls, barrier, and fringing reefs. 
E) were first described by Christopher Columbus during his voyage to the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola. 
A) are most common in the tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean basin. 
B) can be found at latitudes above 60°. 
C) form when underwater volcanoes are thrust upward during a tectonic event. 
D) include atolls, barrier, and fringing reefs. 
E) were first described by Christopher Columbus during his voyage to the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola.

Question 20

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-sloping area from a trench along a downward moving plate

Accepted Answer

A) Gondwanaland 
B) paleomagnetism 
C) rift valley 
D) paleogeology 
E) Laurasia
F)subduction zone
G)Pangaea
H)Panthalassia 
A) Gondwanaland 
B) paleomagnetism 
C) rift valley 
D) paleogeology 
E) Laurasia
F)subduction zone
G)Pangaea
H)Panthalassia

Deep-sea trenches are found at convergent plate boundaries.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -supercontinent 250 million years ago

At divergent plate boundaries, usually only shallow depth earthquakes can be found.

A rift valley may be associated with divergent plate boundaries.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

What are the lines of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support the idea of continental drift? Why did scientists of his day doubt that continents drifted?

Fossil remains of organisms on land and in sediments can be used to:

Fossils of ancient polar plants are currently found near the equator because the:

Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?

Which of the following is characteristic of continental-continental convergent plate boundaries?

-Why does a map of worldwide earthquakes closely match the locations of worldwide plate boundaries?

Large volcanoes on the seafloor that are cone-shaped on top because they never reached sea level are called:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -seafloor spreading

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

-How has seismic activity been used in our understanding of plate boundaries?

Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews determined that new ocean floor was being produced at ocean ridges by examining:

-Describe the formation of the magnetic patterns in rocks on the seafloor.

Coral reefs:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -sloping area from a trench along a downward moving plate

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Deep-sea trenches are found at convergent plate boundaries.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -supercontinent 250 million years ago

At divergent plate boundaries, usually only shallow depth earthquakes can be found.

A rift valley may be associated with divergent plate boundaries.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

What are the lines of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support the idea of continental drift? Why did scientists of his day doubt that continents drifted?

Fossil remains of organisms on land and in sediments can be used to:

Fossils of ancient polar plants are currently found near the equator because the:

Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?

Which of the following is characteristic of continental-continental convergent plate boundaries?

-Why does a map of worldwide earthquakes closely match the locations of worldwide plate boundaries?

Large volcanoes on the seafloor that are cone-shaped on top because they never reached sea level are called:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -seafloor spreading

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

-How has seismic activity been used in our understanding of plate boundaries?

Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews determined that new ocean floor was being produced at ocean ridges by examining:

-Describe the formation of the magnetic patterns in rocks on the seafloor.

Coral reefs:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -sloping area from a trench along a downward moving plate

Introduction to Planet Earth

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Ocean

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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