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 middle of tectonic plates
C.
along plate boundaries
D.
in the Earth's core
E.
in the Earth's mantle
Question #2
The process where one tectonic plate dives below another plate is referred to as ___
A.
Magma Pluming
B.
Plating
C.
Trenching
D.
Sublimation
E.
Subduction
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.
Sill
C.
Laccolith
D.
Dike
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.
Transform, the San Andreas Fault
B.
Divergent, the East Africa Rift Zone
C.
Divergent, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
D.
Convergent, the Himalaya mountains
E.
Convergent, the Hawaiian islands
Question #6
Who is credited with developing the theory of Continental Drift and what was his main scientific specialty?
A.
Wladimir Koppen, Geology
B.
Alfred Wegener, Geology
C.
Alfred Wegener, Meteorology/Astronomy
D.
Wladimir Koppen, Meteorology
E.
Wladimir Koppen, Astronomy
Question #7
As you move away from a mid-ocean ridge, the bedrock underlying the ocean would tend to get…
A.
older
B.
lighter
C.
less fossils
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 humans across the Earth
C.
Past Climate Data
D.
How the continents could fit together
E.
Distribution of fossils across the Earth
Question #9
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary under the ocean would be
A.
the Hawaiian islands
B.
the Indonesian islands
C.
a Mid-Ocean Ridge
D.
the islands of Japan
E.
the Caribbean islands
Question #10
Which type of plate boundary does Hawaii represent?
A.
None - Hawaii is a Hot Spot
B.
Divergent
C.
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
D.
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
E.
Transform
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