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 California
B.
in the Earth's core
C.
in the Earth's mantle
D.
along plate boundaries
E.
in the middle of tectonic plates
Question #2
The process where one tectonic plate dives below another plate is referred to as ___
A.
Plating
B.
Subduction
C.
Sublimation
D.
Magma Pluming
E.
Trenching
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.
Verticallico
B.
Dike
C.
Sill
D.
Laccolith
E.
Batholith
Question #4
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary located on a continent would be
A.
the Himalayas of Asia
B.
the East Africa Rift Zone
C.
the European Alps
D.
the Andes of South America
E.
Yellowstone National Park
Question #5
The _____ type of plate boundary has lithospheric plates moving laterally (side-by-side). An example of this would be _____.
A.
Divergent, the East Africa Rift Zone
B.
Convergent, the Hawaiian islands
C.
Transform, the San Andreas Fault
D.
Divergent, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
E.
Convergent, the Himalaya mountains
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.
Wladimir Koppen, Astronomy
C.
Alfred Wegener, Geology
D.
Wladimir Koppen, Geology
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.
lighter
B.
younger
C.
less fossils
D.
older
E.
thicker
Question #8
Which of the following was NOT evidence for the theory of Continental Drift?
A.
How the continents could fit together
B.
Distribution of humans across the Earth
C.
Distribution of rocks across the Earth
D.
Distribution of fossils across the Earth
E.
Past Climate Data
Question #9
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary under the ocean would be
A.
a Mid-Ocean Ridge
B.
the islands of Japan
C.
the Hawaiian islands
D.
the Caribbean islands
E.
the Indonesian islands
Question #10
Which type of plate boundary does Hawaii represent?
A.
Divergent
B.
Transform
C.
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
D.
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
E.
None - Hawaii is a Hot Spot
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