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 middle of tectonic plates
B.
in the Earth's mantle
C.
in the Earth's core
D.
in California
E.
along plate boundaries
Question #2
The process where one tectonic plate dives below another plate is referred to as ___
A.
Subduction
B.
Sublimation
C.
Plating
D.
Trenching
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.
Batholith
C.
Verticallico
D.
Dike
E.
Laccolith
Question #4
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary located on a continent would be
A.
the Himalayas of Asia
B.
the Andes of South America
C.
Yellowstone National Park
D.
the European Alps
E.
the East Africa Rift Zone
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.
Convergent, the Hawaiian islands
D.
Divergent, the East Africa Rift Zone
E.
Transform, the San Andreas Fault
Question #6
Who is credited with developing the theory of Continental Drift and what was his main scientific specialty?
A.
Wladimir Koppen, Astronomy
B.
Alfred Wegener, Meteorology/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.
less fossils
C.
younger
D.
older
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.
Distribution of fossils across the Earth
E.
How the continents could fit together
Question #9
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary under the ocean would be
A.
the Caribbean islands
B.
the islands of Japan
C.
the Hawaiian islands
D.
the Indonesian islands
E.
a Mid-Ocean Ridge
Question #10
Which type of plate boundary does Hawaii represent?
A.
Transform
B.
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
C.
Divergent
D.
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
E.
None - Hawaii is a Hot Spot
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