Question 1

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

Question 2

What is being depicted by this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) continental collision 
B) continent-continent convergence 
C) early stages of seafloor spreading 
D) early stages of subduction 
E) a boundary that is mostly a transform fault 
A) continental collision 
B) continent-continent convergence 
C) early stages of seafloor spreading 
D) early stages of subduction 
E) a boundary that is mostly a transform fault

Question 3

On this map of the South Atlantic,which letter is on a transform fault?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which area(s)on this world map is likely to have earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) A,B,and C only 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) A,B,and C only

Question 5

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 6

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a divergent 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 7

The feature at location 3 is probably:

Accepted Answer

A) a divergent boundary 
B) a convergent boundary 
C) a subduction zone 
D) where two plates are colliding 
E) not a plate boundary 
A) a divergent boundary 
B) a convergent boundary 
C) a subduction zone 
D) where two plates are colliding 
E) not a plate boundary

Question 8

On this map,identify which letter is over a mid-ocean ridge.

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) feature is not labeled 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) feature is not labeled

Question 9

The stages associated with continental rifting are,in order from earliest to latest:

Accepted Answer

A) narrow ocean basin,continental rift,uplift,wide ocean basin 
B) narrow ocean basin,wide ocean basin,continental rift,uplift 
C) uplift,wide ocean basin,narrow ocean basin,continental rift 
D) wide ocean basin,narrow ocean basin,uplift,continental rift 
E) uplift,continental rift,narrow ocean basin,wide ocean basin 
A) narrow ocean basin,continental rift,uplift,wide ocean basin 
B) narrow ocean basin,wide ocean basin,continental rift,uplift 
C) uplift,wide ocean basin,narrow ocean basin,continental rift 
D) wide ocean basin,narrow ocean basin,uplift,continental rift 
E) uplift,continental rift,narrow ocean basin,wide ocean basin

Question 10

Which area(s)on this world map is likely to have volcanoes above sea level?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 12

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 13

An oceanic transform plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) oceanic trench 
B) mountain belt or island arc 
C) mid-ocean ridge 
D) all of these 
A) oceanic trench 
B) mountain belt or island arc 
C) mid-ocean ridge 
D) all of these

Question 14

The Earth's magnetic field is generated by:

Accepted Answer

A) salty water moving through the deep parts of the crust 
B) convection currents in the asthenosphere 
C) movement of iron and electrical currents within Earth's outer core 
D) aligned magnetic minerals within Earth's inner core 
A) salty water moving through the deep parts of the crust 
B) convection currents in the asthenosphere 
C) movement of iron and electrical currents within Earth's outer core 
D) aligned magnetic minerals within Earth's inner core

Question 15

On the accompanying map,earthquakes are least likely at locations:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

How fast do plates move relative to one another?

Accepted Answer

A) centimeters per year 
B) meters per year 
C) kilometers per year 
D) one hundred kilometers per year 
A) centimeters per year 
B) meters per year 
C) kilometers per year 
D) one hundred kilometers per year

Question 17

On the accompanying figure,what type of feature is located in the area of number 2?

Accepted Answer

A) transform fault 
B) mid-ocean ridge 
C) linear island chain 
D) fracture zone 
A) transform fault 
B) mid-ocean ridge 
C) linear island chain 
D) fracture zone

Question 18

On the accompanying figure,which letter is over the oldest 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 19

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 20

The plate boundary on the this figure is located between:

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) D and E 
E) there is not enough information to tell 
A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) D and E 
E) there is not enough information to tell

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

What is being depicted by this figure?

On this map of the South Atlantic,which letter is on a transform fault?

Which area(s)on this world map is likely to have earthquakes?

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

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

The feature at location 3 is probably:

On this map,identify which letter is over a mid-ocean ridge.

The stages associated with continental rifting are,in order from earliest to latest:

Which area(s)on this world map is likely to have volcanoes above sea level?

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

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

An oceanic transform plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

The Earth's magnetic field is generated by:

On the accompanying map,earthquakes are least likely at locations:

How fast do plates move relative to one another?

On the accompanying figure,what type of feature is located in the area of number 2?

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

The main way new oceanic crust is created is by:

The plate boundary on the this figure is located between:

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Exam 3: Plate Tectonics

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

What is being depicted by this figure?

On this map of the South Atlantic,which letter is on a transform fault?

Which area(s)on this world map is likely to have earthquakes?

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

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

The feature at location 3 is probably:

On this map,identify which letter is over a mid-ocean ridge.

The stages associated with continental rifting are,in order from earliest to latest:

Which area(s)on this world map is likely to have volcanoes above sea level?

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

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

An oceanic transform plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

The Earth's magnetic field is generated by:

On the accompanying map,earthquakes are least likely at locations:

How fast do plates move relative to one another?

On the accompanying figure,what type of feature is located in the area of number 2?

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

The main way new oceanic crust is created is by:

The plate boundary on the this figure is located between:

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

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

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