Question 1

A continent has an oceanic trench offshore of its coast.Which of the following is probably not present along this side of the continent?

Accepted Answer

A) A mountain belt 
B) Earthquakes 
C) Volcanoes 
D) Melting along a midocean ridge 
E) Subduction of an oceanic plate 
A) A mountain belt 
B) Earthquakes 
C) Volcanoes 
D) Melting along a midocean ridge 
E) Subduction of an oceanic plate

Question 2

A force that is important in driving plate tectonics is

Accepted Answer

A) slab pull. 
B) ridge push. 
C) upwelling mantle,such as in hot spots. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) slab pull. 
B) ridge push. 
C) upwelling mantle,such as in hot spots. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 3

The plate boundary on 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.

Question 4

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 are correct. 
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 are correct.

Question 5

Which numbered site is likely to have exposure of crystalline rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,the continental shield 
B) 2,the continental platform 
C) 3,a basin in the continent 
D) 4,a continental shelf 
E) 5,a deep sediment-filled basin next to the continent 
A) 1,the continental shield 
B) 2,the continental platform 
C) 3,a basin in the continent 
D) 4,a continental shelf 
E) 5,a deep sediment-filled basin next to the continent

Question 6

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 7

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) Oceanic divergent boundary 
B) Ocean-ocean convergent boundary 
C) Ocean-continent convergent boundary 
D) Continental collision boundary 
E) Transform boundary 
A) Oceanic divergent boundary 
B) Ocean-ocean convergent boundary 
C) Ocean-continent convergent boundary 
D) Continental collision boundary 
E) Transform boundary

Question 8

What types of plate boundaries are shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) Divergent 
B) Convergent 
C) Transform 
D) Divergent and transform 
E) Convergent and divergent 
A) Divergent 
B) Convergent 
C) Transform 
D) Divergent and transform 
E) Convergent and divergent

Question 9

Where was India located during most of the Mesozoic?

Accepted Answer

A) The Southern Hemisphere 
B) Connected with Africa and Antarctica 
C) Part of the supercontinent of Gondwana 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) The Southern Hemisphere 
B) Connected with Africa and Antarctica 
C) Part of the supercontinent of Gondwana 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

On this map,identify the letter that is over an island arc.

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 12

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 13

Compared with a slope in a humid area,a slope in a drier area nearby is more likely to be

Accepted Answer

A) less jagged because uplift is more likely to be outpacing erosion. 
B) less jagged because erosion is more likely to be outpacing uplift. 
C) more jagged because uplift is more likely to be outpacing erosion. 
D) more jagged because erosion is more likely to be outpacing uplift. 
A) less jagged because uplift is more likely to be outpacing erosion. 
B) less jagged because erosion is more likely to be outpacing uplift. 
C) more jagged because uplift is more likely to be outpacing erosion. 
D) more jagged because erosion is more likely to be outpacing uplift.

Question 14

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 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

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 17

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 18

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 19

The left-most block of wood is like a mountain range on Earth in that it

Accepted Answer

A) is composed of less dense materials and is a thick block (crust)compared to other blocks (land areas on Earth). 
B) is composed of more dense materials and is a thick block (crust)compared to other blocks (land areas on Earth). 
C) is over a part of the Earth where the mantle is unusually thin. 
D) is underlain by ocean. 
A) is composed of less dense materials and is a thick block (crust)compared to other blocks (land areas on Earth). 
B) is composed of more dense materials and is a thick block (crust)compared to other blocks (land areas on Earth). 
C) is over a part of the Earth where the mantle is unusually thin. 
D) is underlain by ocean.

Question 20

On this map,identify the letter that is over a midocean 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.

A continent has an oceanic trench offshore of its coast.Which of the following is probably not present along this side of the continent?

A force that is important in driving plate tectonics is

The plate boundary on this figure is located between

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

Which numbered site is likely to have exposure of crystalline rocks?

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

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

What types of plate boundaries are shown in this figure?

Where was India located during most of the Mesozoic?

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

On this map,identify the letter that is over an island arc.

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

Compared with a slope in a humid area,a slope in a drier area nearby is more likely to be

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

On the accompanying map,earthquakes are least likely at locations

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 way new oceanic crust is created is by

Which way are the plates moving in this figure?

The left-most block of wood is like a mountain range on Earth in that it

On this map,identify the letter that is over a midocean ridge.

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Exam 10: Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

A continent has an oceanic trench offshore of its coast.Which of the following is probably not present along this side of the continent?

A force that is important in driving plate tectonics is

The plate boundary on this figure is located between

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

Which numbered site is likely to have exposure of crystalline rocks?

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

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

What types of plate boundaries are shown in this figure?

Where was India located during most of the Mesozoic?

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

On this map,identify the letter that is over an island arc.

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

Compared with a slope in a humid area,a slope in a drier area nearby is more likely to be

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

On the accompanying map,earthquakes are least likely at locations

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 way new oceanic crust is created is by

Which way are the plates moving in this figure?

The left-most block of wood is like a mountain range on Earth in that it

On this map,identify the letter that is over a midocean ridge.

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

Filters