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.
along plate boundaries
B.
in the Earth's core
C.
in the middle of tectonic plates
D.
in the Earth's mantle
E.
in California
Question #2
The process where one tectonic plate dives below another plate is referred to as ___
A.
Sublimation
B.
Magma Pluming
C.
Subduction
D.
Plating
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.
Sill
C.
Batholith
D.
Dike
E.
Laccolith
Question #4
An example of a Divergent Plate Boundary located on a continent would be
A.
the Andes of South America
B.
the Himalayas of Asia
C.
Yellowstone National Park
D.
the East Africa Rift Zone
E.
the European Alps
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 Mid-Atlantic Ridge
C.
Divergent, the East Africa Rift Zone
D.
Convergent, the Hawaiian islands
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.
Wladimir Koppen, Meteorology
B.
Wladimir Koppen, Geology
C.
Wladimir Koppen, Astronomy
D.
Alfred Wegener, Geology
E.
Alfred Wegener, Meteorology/Astronomy
Question #7
As you move away from a mid-ocean ridge, the bedrock underlying the ocean would tend to get…
A.
older
B.
less fossils
C.
younger
D.
thicker
E.
lighter
Question #8
Which of the following was NOT evidence for the theory of Continental Drift?
A.
Distribution of humans across the Earth
B.
Past Climate Data
C.
Distribution of rocks across the Earth
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 Hawaiian islands
B.
the Caribbean islands
C.
a Mid-Ocean Ridge
D.
the islands of Japan
E.
the Indonesian islands
Question #10
Which type of plate boundary does Hawaii represent?
A.
Oceanic-Continental Convergent
B.
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent
C.
Divergent
D.
Transform
E.
None - Hawaii is a Hot Spot
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