Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2023 » Week 3 Plate Tectonics Pre-reading Quiz

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Question #1
Researchers have drilled all the way to Earth's core.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #2
Geologists of the mid-twentieth century determined that the ocean floor was much older than the centers of continents.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
Oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
The Hawai'ian Islands coincide with a tectonic plate boundary.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
New oceanic crust is created at Mid-ocean ridges.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
Plate Tectonic Theory describes how the relative motion of Earth's tectonic plates controls the distribution of landforms.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
Seismic shadow zones confirmed the presence of Earth's core.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #8
Surface seismic waves cause most of the property damage suffered in an earthquake.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
Early scientists were in agreement about the age of Earth.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #10
Magma typically rises to Earth's surface at transform boundaries.
A.   True
B.   False

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