Geography 101 - Physical Geography » Spring 2021 » Quiz 12 on Chapter 9
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Question #1
When we map the world's major earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain building activity we find that most of these are located ....
A.
in the Earth's core
B.
along plate boundaries
C.
in the middle of tectonic plates
D.
in California
E.
in the Earth's mantle
Question #2
The process where one tectonic plate dives below another plate is referred to as ___
A.
Sublimation
B.
Subduction
C.
Trenching
D.
Plating
E.
Magma Pluming
Question #3
A sheet of magma that cut vertically across pre-existing rock beds and then solidified into granite would be classified as a ______
A.
Sill
B.
Dike
C.
Laccolith
D.
Verticallico
E.
Batholith
Question #4
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary located on a continent would be
A.
the Andes of South America
B.
the East Africa Rift Zone
C.
the European Alps
D.
Yellowstone National Park
E.
the Himalayas of Asia
Question #5
The _____ type of plate boundary has lithospheric plates moving laterally (side-by-side). An example of this would be _____.
A.
Divergent, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
B.
Convergent, the Himalaya mountains
C.
Transform, the San Andreas Fault
D.
Convergent, the Hawaiian islands
E.
Divergent, the East Africa Rift Zone
Question #6
Who is credited with developing the theory of Continental Drift and what was his main scientific specialty?
A.
Alfred Wegener, Meteorology/Astronomy
B.
Alfred Wegener, Geology
C.
Wladimir Koppen, Geology
D.
Wladimir Koppen, Astronomy
E.
Wladimir Koppen, Meteorology
Question #7
As you move away from a mid-ocean ridge, the bedrock underlying the ocean would tend to get…
A.
less fossils
B.
lighter
C.
older
D.
younger
E.
thicker
Question #8
Which of the following was NOT evidence for the theory of Continental Drift?
A.
Distribution of rocks across the Earth
B.
Distribution of fossils across the Earth
C.
How the continents could fit together
D.
Past Climate Data
E.
Distribution of humans across the Earth
Question #9
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary under the ocean would be
A.
a Mid-Ocean Ridge
B.
the Indonesian islands
C.
the Caribbean islands
D.
the islands of Japan
E.
the Hawaiian islands
Question #10
Which type of plate boundary does Hawaii represent?
A.
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
B.
None - Hawaii is a Hot Spot
C.
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
D.
Transform
E.
Divergent
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