Quiz 4

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Quiz 4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Watch this video as a recap of the significance of Plate Tectonics

1. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as _____.

A) Pangaea

B) plate tectonics

C) continental drift

D) rift valley

E) sea floor spreading

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2. In the diagram below, which two are the best examples of different continental positions in the past?

A) North America – South America

B) North America – Africa

C) South America – Asia

D) Europe – North America

E) South America – Africa

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3. According to Wegener's model, what evidence did glaciers leave for the existence of Pangaea?

A) striations

B) glacial lakes

C) fossils

D) soil deposits

E) ice

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4. What was the name of the floral fossils Wegener used for the idea of continental drift?

A) Mesosaurs

B) trilobites

C) Glossopteris

D) Pseudoschwagerina

E) oak

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5. Which of the following terms best describes the rocky outer layer of the Earth?

A) asthenosphere

B) biosphere

C) atmosphere

D) lithosphere

E) hydrosphere

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6. Which type of plate boundary results from two or more plates coming together?

A) convergent

B) divergent

C) transform

D) hot spot

E) ridge

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For questions 7 and 8 refer to the graph below:

7. According to the figure above, which of the following types of plate boundaries produce the deepest earthquakes?

A) transform fault boundary

B) divergent boundary

C) continental collision boundary

D) subduction zone boundary

E) all the same

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8. According to the figure above, which of the following types of plate boundaries produce the shallowest earthquakes?

A) transform fault boundary

B) divergent boundary

C) continental collision boundary

D) subduction zone boundary

E) all the same

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9. What term best describes to driving force behind plate tectonics?

A) expansion

B) convergence

C) convection

D) divergence

E) transformation

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For questions 10 and 11 refer to the graph below:

10. According to the diagram above, which of the following plates is all oceanic crust?

A) North America

B) Africa

C) Nasca

D) South America

E) Eurasian

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11. According to the diagram above, which of the following is the largest plate?

A) Pacific

B) Africa

C) Nasca

D) South America

E) Eurasian

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12. The phenomenon of the Earth's magnetic pole being in different locations in the past is known as _______.

A) convection

B) sea floor spreading

C) normal polarity

D) reverse polarity

E) apparent polar wandering

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TRUE OR FALSE

13. Pangaea is the name of the supercontinent proposed by Harry Hess.

True

False

14. The Hawaiian Islands are a result of the Pacific Plate passing over a hot spot.

True

False

15. As rocks cool, they become denser and sink.

True

False

16. A hypothesis is a scientific theory that has been tested.

True

False

17. Rocks closer to the spreading centers in the oceans are older than the rocks farther away from the spreading center.

True

False

18. Global positioning systems (GPS) are a reliable way to measure plate movements.

True

False

19. Obduction is the processes where one plate slides under another.

True

False

20. The rate at which plates move apart is approximately 1 to 10 cm/year.

True

False

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21. The rocky, outermost part of the Earth, comprising the upper part of the mantle and the crust, is known as the _______.

22. The reptilian fossils that Wegener used to help prove his ideas about plates are known as _______.

23. The process in which the sea floor separates and moves in opposite directions is known as _______.

24. The exact point where an earthquake occurs below the surface is the _______.

25. The point on the surface directly above an earthquake occurrence is called the _______.

26. The process of one plate diving under another plate is known as _______.

CHOOSE FROM THE CORRECT ANSWER

27. How does a convergent plate boundary differ from a divergent plate boundary?

A) Convergent and divergent move away from each other.

B) Convergent plates move towards each other and divergent plates move away from each other.

C) Both types of plates are too rigid and won't move at all.

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28. How did the presence of Glossopteris fossils support Wegener's idea of continental drift?

A) Wegener knew that Glossopteris wasn’t accustomed to cold climates, therefore the plant would only grow in warm climatic regions.

B) The fossil plant has been found in Africa, India, Australia and South America and the plant could have crossed the oceans because of its resistant seeds to salty water.

C) The fossil plant has been found in Africa, India, Australia and South America and it is unlikely that a plant could have crossed the oceans. The continents must have been together at one point for this plant to disperse.

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29. How does the global distribution of earthquakes relate to the plate boundaries?

A) Earthquakes will basically “mark” the boundaries of the plates, wherever an earthquake is recorded that means that there is some sort of plate interaction.

B) Earthquakes are exactly produced in the lines that have been marked by the scientists, wherever the scientists predicted an earthquake then there is a interaction of plates.

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30. The following arguments: The puzzle piece argument - The complementary arrangement of the facing sides of South America and Africa is obvious. Matching geology and matching fossils - Similar plant and animal fossils are found around different continent shores, suggesting that they were once joined. Glaciers - Widespread distribution of Permo-Carboniferous glacial sediments in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, India, Antarctica and Australia was one of the major pieces of evidence for the theory of continental drift. Continuous Mountain Belts – There is evidence for mountainous chains that belong to the same chain, that are now broken and dispersed along many continents.

A) Prove that there is a rock cycle.

B) Were used by Wegener to start his hypothesis of continental drift.

C) Prove that the hydrological cycle has made its mark on the geological record

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31. What is the difference between Plate Tectonics and Continetal Drift

a) Plate Tectonics is a hypothesis and Continental Drift is a scientific theory.

b) Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics are both scientific theories.

c) Plate Tectonics is a scientific theory and Continental Drift is a hypothesis.

d) Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics are both hypothesis.

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32. Volcanoes are associated with which type of plate boundaries?

Convergent (continental-continental)

Convergent (continental-oceanic) subduction zone

Divergent plate boundaries

Transform plate boundaries

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Watch this video to answer question 33 (5 points)

33. What is know as the "Boring Billion"? How was the "old plate tectonic model" compared with the "new model"? How does plate tectonics relates to the immense biodiversity that we see today?

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