Geo Quiz

Question 1

Convergent Fault

Answer 1

A type of fault where two plates run into each other

Question 2

Mid-Oceanic Ridge

Answer 2

The longest mountain range in the world; along the center of the Atlantic Ocean; formed by active volcanoes through the sea floor spreading.

Question 3

Tsunami

Answer 3

A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide or volcanic activity

Question 4

Sea Floor Spreading

Answer 4

The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor

Question 5

Strike Slip Fault

Answer 5

A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion.

Question 6

Fault

Answer 6

(Geology) A crack in the earth’s crust resulting from the displacement of one sides respect with the other.

Question 7

Reverse Fault

Answer 7

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust.

Question 8

Normal Fault

Answer 8

A type of fault where the hanging well slides downward; caused by tension in the crust

Question 9

Tectonic Plate Boundary

Answer 9

The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by movement taking place between the two plates.

Question 10

Divergent Fault

Answer 10

A type of fault in which two plates move away from each other.

Question 11

Transform Fault

Answer 11

A type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past each other.