Geology Test Review

What is produced when two tectonic plates move away from one another?

• Just earthquakes

• Mid-Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys

• Mountains, Volcanoes, volcanic island arcs, and deep ocean trenches

• Nothing

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What is produced when two tectonic plates move past one another?

• Just earthquakes

• Mid-Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys

• Mountains, Volcanoes, volcanic island arcs, and deep ocean trenches

• Nothing

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What is produced when two tectonic plates move toward each other?

• Just earthquakes

• Mid-Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys

• Mountains, Volcanoes, volcanic island arcs, and deep ocean trenches

• Nothing

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, what drives the movement of the tectonic plates?

• Earth's rotation

• Gravitational pull of the moon

• Mantle convection

• Solar radiation

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The theory of Continental Drift states that the land masses called continents were once closer together and have drifted apart over time. What is the strongest evidence to support this theory?

• the migration patterns of birds

• the periodic climate changes of Earth

• the large variety of animals on each continent

• the similarity of fossils on different continents

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Which evidence best supports the theory that the continents have moved over time?

• The weather that happens in different continents

• The shape of the landmasses seem to fit together

• The climate differences all over the words

• The limited amount of freshwater available

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Which piece of fossil evidence would suggest the earth's plates are moving?

• Arctic plant fossils found in Greenland

• Fish fossils found on the land's surface

• Dinosaur fossils found in North America

• Fossils of tropical species found in Antarctica

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Which type of boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Subduction zone

Which type of boundary is associated with earthquakes but not volcanoes?

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Subduction zone

Which type of boundary produced both the Himalayas and the "Ring of Fire"?

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Erosion

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