Question 1

The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is:

Accepted Answer

A) being subducted beneath the North American plate. 
B) being subducted beneath Japan. 
C) being thrust over the North American plate. 
D) diving under Japan. 
E) moving over a hot spot or mantle plume. 
A) being subducted beneath the North American plate. 
B) being subducted beneath Japan. 
C) being thrust over the North American plate. 
D) diving under Japan. 
E) moving over a hot spot or mantle plume.

Question 2

The first scientist to propose the origin of coral reefs based upon subsidence (sinking)of volcanic islands was:

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Hess. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Alfred Wegener. 
D) Drummond Matthews. 
E) John Tuzo Wilson. 
A) Harry Hess. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Alfred Wegener. 
D) Drummond Matthews. 
E) John Tuzo Wilson.

Question 3

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)  rift valley 
B)  oceanic trench 
C)  rifting 
D)  seafloor spreading 
E)  divergent plate boundary 
A)  rift valley 
B)  oceanic trench 
C)  rifting 
D)  seafloor spreading 
E)  divergent plate boundary

Question 4

Mantle plumes are columnar areas of hot molten rock that arise from within the lithosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

New crust is formed at trenches and older crust is subducted at oceanic ridges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A) convergent plate boundary (continent-continent). 
B) convergent plate boundary (continent-oceanic). 
C) convergent plate boundary (oceanic-oceanic). 
D) divergent plate boundary. 
E) transform fault boundary. 
A) convergent plate boundary (continent-continent). 
B) convergent plate boundary (continent-oceanic). 
C) convergent plate boundary (oceanic-oceanic). 
D) divergent plate boundary. 
E) transform fault boundary.

Question 8

volcanoes on the seafloor that are flat-topped because of wave erosion are called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The majority of the world's hotspots are associated with plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Convergent plate boundaries occur when tectonic plates move in opposite directions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Climate distribution on Earth is primarily controlled by:

Accepted Answer

A) Earth's geologic history. 
B) latitude. 
C) longitude. 
D) presence or absence of glacial debris. 
E) plants and animals that live in an area. 
A) Earth's geologic history. 
B) latitude. 
C) longitude. 
D) presence or absence of glacial debris. 
E) plants and animals that live in an area.

Question 12

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-study of magnetism over geologic time

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

-How does convection in the asthenosphere explain ocean basin features, heat flow, and the thickness of the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

Convection in the asthenosphere plays a

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The relatively young age of the seafloor supports the idea that subduction must take place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is:

The first scientist to propose the origin of coral reefs based upon subsidence (sinking)of volcanic islands was:

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.

Mantle plumes are columnar areas of hot molten rock that arise from within the lithosphere.

New crust is formed at trenches and older crust is subducted at oceanic ridges.

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

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a:

volcanoes on the seafloor that are flat-topped because of wave erosion are called:

The majority of the world's hotspots are associated with plate boundaries.

Convergent plate boundaries occur when tectonic plates move in opposite directions.

Climate distribution on Earth is primarily controlled by:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -study of magnetism over geologic time

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

-How does convection in the asthenosphere explain ocean basin features, heat flow, and the thickness of the lithosphere?

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

The relatively young age of the seafloor supports the idea that subduction must take place.

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Exam 2: Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is:

The first scientist to propose the origin of coral reefs based upon subsidence (sinking)of volcanic islands was:

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.

Mantle plumes are columnar areas of hot molten rock that arise from within the lithosphere.

New crust is formed at trenches and older crust is subducted at oceanic ridges.

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

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a:

volcanoes on the seafloor that are flat-topped because of wave erosion are called:

The majority of the world's hotspots are associated with plate boundaries.

Convergent plate boundaries occur when tectonic plates move in opposite directions.

Climate distribution on Earth is primarily controlled by:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -study of magnetism over geologic time

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

-How does convection in the asthenosphere explain ocean basin features, heat flow, and the thickness of the lithosphere?

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

The relatively young age of the seafloor supports the idea that subduction must take place.

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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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