Question 1

Which way are the plates moving in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) away from each other 
B) directly toward each other 
C) toward each other at an angle 
D) horizontally sliding by one another 
E) there is no way to tell 
A) away from each other 
B) directly toward each other 
C) toward each other at an angle 
D) horizontally sliding by one another 
E) there is no way to tell

Question 2

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 3

The main reason why the hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted was:

Accepted Answer

A) The hypothesis required that the entire Earth was once frozen. 
B) The hypothesis required long,narrow land bridges that did not exist. 
C) There was no mechanism to move continents through the oceanic crust. 
D) All of these were reasons the hypothesis was not widely accepted. 
A) The hypothesis required that the entire Earth was once frozen. 
B) The hypothesis required long,narrow land bridges that did not exist. 
C) There was no mechanism to move continents through the oceanic crust. 
D) All of these were reasons the hypothesis was not widely accepted.

Question 4

If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide,and the oldest crest is 4 million years old,what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.24 kilometers per million years 
B) 2.4 kilometers per million years 
C) 60 kilometers per million years 
D) 240 kilometers per million years 
E) 960 kilometers per million years 
A) 0.24 kilometers per million years 
B) 2.4 kilometers per million years 
C) 60 kilometers per million years 
D) 240 kilometers per million years 
E) 960 kilometers per million years

Question 5

This figure shows plate boundaries south of Alaska.Which location is along a convergent boundary?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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 7

Which data were used to develop the hypothesis of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

A) the shape of the continents 
B) the distribution of fossils 
C) the distribution of glacial deposits and directions of glacial scratch marks 
D) all of these 
A) the shape of the continents 
B) the distribution of fossils 
C) the distribution of glacial deposits and directions of glacial scratch marks 
D) all of these

Question 8

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 9

Mid-ocean ridges form where two ocean plates:

Accepted Answer

A) collide 
B) diverge 
C) subduct 
D) slide past each other 
E) are destroyed 
A) collide 
B) diverge 
C) subduct 
D) slide past each other 
E) are destroyed

Question 10

Where is subduction occurring on this figure of South America?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The safest place for humans to live,away from volcanic activity and earthquakes,is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Why does the Tibetan Plateau,shown in this figure,have a high elevation?

Accepted Answer

A) transform faulting 
B) seafloor spreading 
C) continental rifting 
D) continental collision 
E) hot-spot activity 
A) transform faulting 
B) seafloor spreading 
C) continental rifting 
D) continental collision 
E) hot-spot activity

Question 13

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a passive continental margin?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following features is present on the seafloor off the Pacific Northwest?

Accepted Answer

A) world's largest oceanic plateau 
B) long,fairly straight fracture zone 
C) world's largest linear island chain 
D) island arc within oceanic plates 
A) world's largest oceanic plateau 
B) long,fairly straight fracture zone 
C) world's largest linear island chain 
D) island arc within oceanic plates

Question 15

When a plate boundary changes its orientation,it can change from:

Accepted Answer

A) a spreading center to a transform fault 
B) a transform fault to a spreading center 
C) a transform fault to a subduction zone 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) a spreading center to a transform fault 
B) a transform fault to a spreading center 
C) a transform fault to a subduction zone 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 16

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 17

This diagram shows magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-ocean ridge.How many times did the magnetic field change polarity to form all of the stripes shown here?

Accepted Answer

A) twice 
B) three times 
C) five times 
D) eleven times 
A) twice 
B) three times 
C) five times 
D) eleven times

Question 18

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) divergent boundary 
B) convergent boundary 
C) transform boundary 
D) hot spot 
E) none of these 
A) divergent boundary 
B) convergent boundary 
C) transform boundary 
D) hot spot 
E) none of these

Question 19

Which area(s)on this world map are likely to be near a plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

A convergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) oceanic trench 
B) a linear chain of island 
C) mid-ocean ridge 
D) transform fault 
E) none of these 
A) oceanic trench 
B) a linear chain of island 
C) mid-ocean ridge 
D) transform fault 
E) none of these

Which way are the plates moving in this figure?

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

The main reason why the hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted was:

If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide,and the oldest crest is 4 million years old,what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

This figure shows plate boundaries south of Alaska.Which location is along a convergent boundary?

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 data were used to develop the hypothesis of continental drift?

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

Mid-ocean ridges form where two ocean plates:

Where is subduction occurring on this figure of South America?

The safest place for humans to live,away from volcanic activity and earthquakes,is:

Why does the Tibetan Plateau,shown in this figure,have a high elevation?

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a passive continental margin?

Which of the following features is present on the seafloor off the Pacific Northwest?

When a plate boundary changes its orientation,it can change from:

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

This diagram shows magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-ocean ridge.How many times did the magnetic field change polarity to form all of the stripes shown here?

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

Which area(s)on this world map are likely to be near a plate boundary?

A convergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

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Exam 3: Plate Tectonics

Which way are the plates moving in this figure?

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

The main reason why the hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted was:

If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide,and the oldest crest is 4 million years old,what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

This figure shows plate boundaries south of Alaska.Which location is along a convergent boundary?

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 data were used to develop the hypothesis of continental drift?

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

Mid-ocean ridges form where two ocean plates:

Where is subduction occurring on this figure of South America?

The safest place for humans to live,away from volcanic activity and earthquakes,is:

Why does the Tibetan Plateau,shown in this figure,have a high elevation?

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a passive continental margin?

Which of the following features is present on the seafloor off the Pacific Northwest?

When a plate boundary changes its orientation,it can change from:

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

This diagram shows magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-ocean ridge.How many times did the magnetic field change polarity to form all of the stripes shown here?

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

Which area(s)on this world map are likely to be near a plate boundary?

A convergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

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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