3.13.T - Quiz: Plate Tectonics / Volcanoes & Earthquakes / Earthquakes & Mountains / Mountains

Question 1

The basaltic oceanic crust __________.
subducts under the basaltic continental crust
subducts under the granite continental crust
diverges from the basaltic continental crust

Answer 1

subducts under the granite continental crust

Question 2

Which scientist first proposed the theory of continental drift?
Darwin
Waegner
Einstein
Griffin

Answer 2

Waegner

Question 3

Seafloor spreading is the theory that new ocean crust is formed at __________ boundaries and destroyed at __________ boundaries.
subduction, divergent
divergent, subduction
transform, convergent

Answer 3

divergent, subduction

Question 4

Match the plate tectonic boundaries.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform

Divide Apart
Slide Past
Collide Together

Answer 4

Convergent
Collide Together

Divergent
Divide Apart

Transform
Slide Past

Question 5

Divergent boundaries are where two oceanic crusts __________.
are forming island arcs
are colliding with each other
are pulling apart from each other

Answer 5

are pulling apart from each other

Question 6

When molten rock flows or erupts through a crack on the Earth’s surface, it came come from which structures? (Check all that apply)
fractured dome
waterfalls in a river
earthquakes
vents in the ground
volcanic cones

Answer 6

fractured dome
vents in the ground
volcanic cones

Question 7

Tensional stress is associated with which type of plate boundary?
Transform
Collision
Convergent
Rift
Divergent

Answer 7

Divergent

Question 8

Large rocks sometimes break off and get lodged in magma. This is a(an) __________, which can be affected by _____________.

Answer 8

xenolith

contact metamorphism

Question 9

Which volcano erupted violently in Washington state 1980?
Mount Saint Helens
Mount Vesuvius
Mount McKinley

Answer 9

Mount Saint Helens

Question 10

What is another name for a reverse fault?

Friction fault
San Andreas Fault
Normal fault
Tensional fault
Thrust fault

Answer 10

Thrust fault

Question 11

In liquefaction, the soil begins to __________.
liquify
shake
solidify

Answer 11

liquify

Question 12

What type of seismic movements destroy buildings the most?
Up and down movements
Side to side movements
Triagonal movements

Answer 12

Side to side movements

Question 13

Which part of the United States has the biggest risk of earthquakes?
West Coast of California
San Andreas Fault
Northeast United States

Answer 13

West Coast of California

Question 14

In 1999, in Izmit Turkey, an earthquake destroyed a large number of buildings. What was the reason for this?
Liquefaction caused the buildings to sink.
The large earthquake caused a large piece of land to uplift, causing the damage.
They didn’t enforce their building codes properly.

Answer 14

They didn’t enforce their building codes properly.

Question 15

What are the three different seismographs?

One that records the up and down direction, one that records the side to side direction, and one that records the diagonal direction.
One that records the up and down direction, one that records the diagonal direction, and one that records the in and out direction.
One that records the north to south direction, one that records the east to west direction, and one that records the side to side direction.
One that records the up and down direction, one that records the north to south direction, and one that records the east to west direction.
One that records the in and out direction, one that records the east to west direction, and one that records the north to south direction.

Answer 15

One that records the up and down direction, one that records the north to south direction, and one that records the east to west direction.

Question 16

Fault-block mountains _____________________.
are where mountains form along the fault in huge blocks
are where large blocks of sedimentary rock layers are uplifted and tilted
are where a child builds a mountain with blocks

Answer 16

are where large blocks of sedimentary rock layers are uplifted and tilted

Question 17

A syncline is seen __________.
by constructive plate boundaries
when rock layers are folded in a U shape
by passive continental margins

Answer 17

when rock layers are folded in a U shape

Question 18

What are the three types of faults?
Continental
Strike-Slip
Reverse
Thrust

Answer 18

Strike-Slip
Reverse
Thrust

Question 19

Divergent boundaries are where two oceanic crusts __________.
are colliding with each other
are pulling apart from each other
are sliding past one another

Answer 19

are pulling apart from each other

Question 20

An example of an orogenic belt is __________.

Mount Fuji
Mount Saint Helens
North American Cordillera

Answer 20

North American Cordillera

Question 21

Match the letters to the names of the layers of the Earth.

Answer 21

A
Atmosphere
B
Upper Mantle
C
Lower Mantle
D
Inner Core
E
Outer Core
F
Mantle
G
Mohorovicic Discontinuity
H
Crust

Question 22

Explain how the Flood changed the locations of the tectonic plates, using 5 to 6 sentences. Make sure to use your best grammar.

Answer 22

Your Answer:
The flood changed the tectonic plates because the earth was a supercontinent in the beginning. This is commonly known as a Pangea. In the Bible, we learn that the earth is not like this due to Noah’s flood. In the Bible, we also know that God put volcanoes on the earth’s surface, forming the tectonic plates. When the plates were, they moved due to the mantle because it was liquid, which moved the continents to where they are now.

Question 23

The Croatian seismologist, Andrija Mohorovicic, discovered a boundary change in the Earth’s layers. Please explain how he discovered this using two to three sentences using your best grammar.

Answer 23

Andrija Mohorovicic discovered this by looking at pictures of different seismographs. He then realized that p-waves and s-waves travel differently in some areas. He then applied this knowledge and realized that there was an area known as the Mohorovicic discontinuity.

Question 24

Explain where the North American Cordillera is and what mountain ranges are included in it. Remember to use complete sentences when answering the question.

Answer 24

The North American Cordillera is found in Alaska and parts of Mexico. Some mountain ranges include the rocky mountains.