Plate Tectonics Review-PCUE

1. Earth’s crust would be best modeled by using a material that is

• a. liquid and hot
• b. dense and smooth
• c. soft and flexible
• d. thin and solid

2. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

• a. The earth’s crust moves around but is never destroyed.
• b. Old crust is destroyed into the mantle and new crust is formed over time.
• c. Old crust is broken down into sand.
• d. All of the above.

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3. Heat from deep in Earth’s interior is transferred to its crust by which of the following?

• a. conduction in the ocean
• b. convection in the mantle
• c. radiation from the solid core
• d. evaporation at mid-ocean ridges

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4. Seafloor spreading provides evidence of which of the following Earth processes?

• a. erosion of coastlines
• b. weathering of mountains
• c. movement of crustal plates
• d. formation of sedimentary rock

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5. Which of the following are formed when two continental plates collide with one another?

• a. hot spots
• b. rift valleys
• c. mountain ranges
• d. mid-ocean ridges

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6. Scientists claim that the continents of South America and Africa were once a single landmass. All of the following observations support this claim EXCEPT

• a. the mountains on these continents have similar rocks of the same age
• b. these continents appear to fit together like the pieces of a puzzle
• c. similar fish live in the ocean off the coasts of these continents
• d. the same kinds of fossils have been found on these continents

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7. The maps below show the positions of two continents at two different times. The movement of the two continents as shown may best be explained by

• a. volcanic eruptions
• b. magnetic changes
• c. coastal flooding
• d. plate tectonics

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8. The “Ring of Fire” is a long chain of volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Which of the following is the best explanation for the arrangement of these volcanoes?

• a. They outline the crater caused by the impact of an asteroid.
• b. They follow the shape of the adjacent tectonic plates under the sea.
• c. One volcano usually triggers a second volcano with its hot magma.
• d. Volcanoes always form in rings because of underwater convection currents.

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9. Plate tectonics refers to the theory that

• a. the continents float on the oceans
• b. the crust was hot, then it cooled to form continents, mountains, and oceans
• c. the surface of the earth is made up of large plates that move over time
• d. All of the above.

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10. Which of the following statements provides evidence for continental drift?

• a. The same kind of unusual fossils are found in South America and Africa.
• b. The same kind of unusual rock layers are found in North America, Europe, and Africa.
• c. The earth’s continents are moving at a rate of 2.5 centimeters per year.
• d. All of the above.

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