Question 1

Lithosphere is destroyed at transform plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Briefly explain why the oceanic ridges are higher than the surrounding ocean basins?

Accepted Answer

The oceanic ridges are hot because they

Question 3

Some iron-rich minerals will align themselves with the existing magnetic field when they cool from a magma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is considered the most important driving factor for Plate Tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A) slab pull 
B) layer cake 
C) whole mantle 
D) ridge push 
A) slab pull 
B) layer cake 
C) whole mantle 
D) ridge push

Question 5

Which convection model suggests "sluggish flow" in the lower mantle?

Accepted Answer

A) slab pull 
B) layer cake 
C) whole mantle 
D) ridge push 
A) slab pull 
B) layer cake 
C) whole mantle 
D) ridge push

Question 6

An identifying characteristic of convergent boundaries is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) linear mountain chains on the seafloor 
B) long linear valleys with faults along the sides 
C) deep,linear trenches in the seafloor 
D) seamounts and atolls on the seafloor 
A) linear mountain chains on the seafloor 
B) long linear valleys with faults along the sides 
C) deep,linear trenches in the seafloor 
D) seamounts and atolls on the seafloor

Question 7

Wegener's work is a good demonstration of the scientific method because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) he was right,but no one believed him 
B) his hypothesis passed all of the scientific testing to become a theory 
C) his hypothesis did not pass all of the scientific tests to become a theory 
D) he was wrong,and as a result,no one believed him 
A) he was right,but no one believed him 
B) his hypothesis passed all of the scientific testing to become a theory 
C) his hypothesis did not pass all of the scientific tests to become a theory 
D) he was wrong,and as a result,no one believed him

Question 8

Deep ocean trenches are surficial evidence for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) rifting beneath a continental plate and the beginning of continental drift 
B) sinking of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle at a subduction zone 
C) rising of hot asthenosphere from deep in the mantle 
D) transform faulting between an oceanic plate and a continental plate 
A) rifting beneath a continental plate and the beginning of continental drift 
B) sinking of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle at a subduction zone 
C) rising of hot asthenosphere from deep in the mantle 
D) transform faulting between an oceanic plate and a continental plate

Lithosphere is destroyed at transform plate boundaries.

Briefly explain why the oceanic ridges are higher than the surrounding ocean basins?

Some iron-rich minerals will align themselves with the existing magnetic field when they cool from a magma.

Which of the following is considered the most important driving factor for Plate Tectonics?

Which convection model suggests "sluggish flow" in the lower mantle?

An identifying characteristic of convergent boundaries is ________.

Wegener's work is a good demonstration of the scientific method because ________.

Deep ocean trenches are surficial evidence for ________.

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Weathering, soil, and Mass Wasting

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, deserts, and Wind

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition,structure,and Temperature

Moisture, clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origin of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light,astronomical Observations,and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters

Exam 7: Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Lithosphere is destroyed at transform plate boundaries.

Briefly explain why the oceanic ridges are higher than the surrounding ocean basins?

Some iron-rich minerals will align themselves with the existing magnetic field when they cool from a magma.

Which of the following is considered the most important driving factor for Plate Tectonics?

Which convection model suggests "sluggish flow" in the lower mantle?

An identifying characteristic of convergent boundaries is ________.

Wegener's work is a good demonstration of the scientific method because ________.

Deep ocean trenches are surficial evidence for ________.

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Weathering, soil, and Mass Wasting

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, deserts, and Wind

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition,structure,and Temperature

Moisture, clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origin of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light,astronomical Observations,and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters