Quiz about SCIENCE 10- 1ST PERIODIC REVIEW

Question 1

Which geologic feature results from the convergence of continental and oceanic crusts?

Accepted Answer

C. continental volcanic arc

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A. volcanic island arc

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B. mountain range

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D. mid-ocean ridge

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the seven major tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

B. Caribbean

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A. Australian-Indian

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C. North America

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D. South America

Question 3

Which of the following is considered a constructive margin?

Accepted Answer

C. Divergent boundary

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A. Convergent boundary

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B. Slip fault boundary

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D. Transform fault boundary

Question 4

What property dictates which of the two colliding plates will rise if they collide?

Accepted Answer

D. Density

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A. Angle of impact

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B. Weight

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C. Thickness

Question 5

Why are destructive margins called "destructive margins"?

Accepted Answer

D. It is where plates are destroyed and recycled.

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A. It destroys plates that are near it.

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B. It kills living things around it.

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C. It is where most geological destroying forces come from.

Question 6

Which of the following convergence will lead to the production of the highest mountain peaks?

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A. Continental-continental

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B. Oceanic-oceanic

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C. Oceanic-continental

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D. Continental-oceanic

Question 7

Which of the following is simultaneously produced if there is a volcano?

Accepted Answer

D. Trench

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A. Islands

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B. Rift

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C. Mountain Range

Question 8

Divergent plate boundaries are also known as ____.

Accepted Answer

B. Spreading centers

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A. Pull-apart basins

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C. Subduction zones

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D. Destructive margins

Question 9

What is the primary process behind the movement of tectonic plates away from each other along divergent margins?

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C. Seafloor spreading

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A. Subduction

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B. Normal faulting

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D. Strike-slip faulting

Question 10

What is the general composition of new oceanic crust formed along divergent plate boundaries?

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C. Basaltic

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A. Granitic

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B. Andesitic

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D. Felsic

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true about divergent plate boundaries?

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B. It only develops within ocean basins.

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A. It involves a horizontal extension of the crust.

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C. It is also referred to as constructive margin.

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D. Divergent plate boundaries form mid-oceanic ridges.

Question 12

The texture of basalts in mid-oceanic ridges is generally fine-grained with little to almost no visible crystals. Why is this so?

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A. Rapid cooling of the magma upon extrusion to the surface in oceanic ridges.

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B. Its minerals get pulverized by surrounding rocks as it upwells up on the surface.

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C. The minerals comprising basalts naturally occur in very small crystals.

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D. High-pressure conditions in the mantle push the crystal lattices in the basalt closer.

Question 13

Which of the following explains the greater depths of oceans away from the mid-oceanic ridge?

Accepted Answer

C. Older oceanic crust found farther away from the ridge becomes denser.

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A. Water pressure increases away from the ridge.

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B. Large volumes of magma extruded in the ridge displace seawater.

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D. Deposition of sediments in the region far away from the ridge is low to almost nonexistent.

Question 14

Why can't oceanic crust reach large ages?

Accepted Answer

B. Oceanic crust eventually gets destroyed and recycled back into the asthenosphere.

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A. They are composed of rocks that have very low melting temperatures.

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C. Heat from the asthenosphere radiates towards the surface and initiates rapid melting of the crust.

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D. The magnitude of forces keeping the crystals of oceanic crustal rocks intact decreases through time.

Question 15

Which of the following would show the thickest band representing a period of either a reverse / normal magnetic polarity?

Accepted Answer

D. East Pacific Rise

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A. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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B. Nazca Ridge

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C. East African Rift

Question 16

By how much will a point on a newly created oceanic crust in the mid-Atlantic ridge move after five years?

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A. 10 cm

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B. 5 cm

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C. 10 m

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D. 5 m

Question 17

Subduction zones manifest in the Earth's surface as ____.

Accepted Answer

C. Trench-arc

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A. Fracture zones

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B. Oceanic ridge

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D. Strike-slip faults

Question 18

These are inclined seismic zones that form due to stress in the subducting plate.

Accepted Answer

D. Wadati Benioff Zone

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A. Marie Curie Zone

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B. Transition Zone

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C. Lehmann Zone

Question 19

What role does the density of plates play in subduction zones?

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D. It determines which plate gets subducted.

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A. It determines the amount of crustal deformation.

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B. It determines the degree of partial melting.

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C. It determines the strength of generated earthquakes.

Question 20

The very large age obtained by some continental crust can be attributed to its ____.

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A. Buoyancy

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B. Large surface area

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C. Granitic composition

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D. Thickness

Question 21

How does water induce partial melting?

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C. Water from the subducting slab lowers the melting temp of rocks.

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A. Water weakens the bond among elements and minerals comprising the rocks.

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B. Oxygen present in water increases heat in the asthenosphere.

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D. Water from the subducted slab traps heat from the asthenosphere.

Question 22

Why can the rocks in the asthenosphere NOT melt completely when added with water from the subducted plate?

Accepted Answer

C. The rocks in the asthenosphere are composed of minerals with different melting temperatures.

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A. The plastic nature of the asthenosphere prevents the rocks from melting completely.

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B. Temperature in areas within the asthenosphere is highly varied.

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D. Temperature in the asthenosphere is not high enough to initiate complete melting even with the addition of water.

Question 23

What can explain the ever-rising elevations in the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

A. The Indian and Eurasian plates continuously collide with each other.

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B. Upwelling of magma beneath it pushes the crust upward.

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C. Dip-slip faulting causes portions of the Himalayas to rise.

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D. Subsidence of the surrounding region gives the illusion that the Himalayas are still rising.

Question 24

What causes the subduction of an oceanic crust to become inactive?

Accepted Answer

A. Collision of two landmasses with an intervening oceanic crust

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B. Generation of a very strong volcanic eruption in the volcanic arc

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C. Reversal of convection currents in the atmosphere

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D. Complete melting of rocks in the asthenosphere

Question 25

The Philippines is known to be in an island arc setting as a result of the subduction of the ocean floor along trenches surrounding the country. This is evidenced by ____.

Accepted Answer

B. The presence of numerous volcanoes in the country

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A. The archipelagic setting of the country

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C. The presence of numerous active faults in the country

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D. The presence of deep-sea basins surrounding the country

Question 26

What type of fault is most commonly associated with transform plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A. Strike-slip fault

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B. Normal fault

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C. Dip-slip fault

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D. Thrust fault

Question 27

Who discovered the existence and nature of transform faults?

Accepted Answer

C. John Tuzo Wilson

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A. Harry Hess

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B. James Hutton

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D. Alfred Wegener

Question 28

These are curvilinear breaks in the seafloor, oriented perpendicularly to the oceanic ridge axis

Accepted Answer

D. Fracture zones

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A. Rift valleys

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B. Fault zones

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C. Normal faults

Question 29

Which of the following is true about the transform plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

B. Volcanism is absent in these boundaries.

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A. Generation of new crust occurs along them.

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C. The primary process in these boundaries is normal faulting.

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D. Movement along transform plate boundaries causes ocean basins to widen.

Question 30

Which of the following is a general characteristic of earthquakes associated with transform plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A. Weak and shallow

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B. Weak and deep

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C. Strong and shallow

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D. Strong and deep

Question 31

Which of the following is true about the San Andreas Fault?

Accepted Answer

A. It generates shallow and strong earthquakes.

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B. It is a dip-slip fault with vertical displacement.

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C. Continental volcanic arcs are found along it.

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D. It is involved in the destruction of the oceanic crust.

Question 32

What type of convergence produces volcanic island arcs?

Accepted Answer

B. Oceanic-oceanic

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A. Oceanic-continental

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C. Continental-continental

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D. Continental collision

Question 33

What type of convergence produces continental arcs?

Accepted Answer

A. Oceanic-continental

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B. Oceanic-oceanic

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C. Continental-continental

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D. Continental collision

Question 34

Which of the following is an example of a continental arc?

Accepted Answer

A. Andes Mountains

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B. Sierra Nevada Mountains

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C. Himalayan Mountain Range

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D. Aleutian Islands

Question 35

What accompanies horizontal stretching and thinning of the crust during continental rifting?

Accepted Answer

B. Uplift

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A. Sea-level rise

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C. Sea-level fall

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D. Subsidence

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