Module 3 Flashcards
1
Q
- When magma in the earth’s mantle develops a great pressure, the ground above it
is pushed upward. If this happens in the middle of an ocean, what landform is
produced?
A. mountain B. volcanic island C. volcano D. continent
A
B. volcanic island
2
Q
- The tall landform created when two continental plates converge is called_______.
A. mountain range B. volcanic arc C. rift valley D. Oceanic ridge
A
A. mountain range
3
Q
- It is a plate that dives down under a less dense plate during subduction.
A. subducting plate B. continental plate C. mantle D. overriding plate
A
A. subducting plate
4
Q
- Materials in the mantle flow up and down. Which of the following best describes
the mantle?
A. a solid layer B. partially liquid C. a metallic layer D. very hot layer
A
B. partially liquid
5
Q
- Which of the following happens when plates diverge or move away from each other?
A. The crust is destroyed.
B. New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and turns into
solid.
C. Earth’s size changes because mountains are added on the earth’s surface.
D. The mantle rises.
A
B. New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and turns into
solid.
6
Q
- A rift valley is formed simultaneously with which of the following type of plate
boundary?
A. Convergent C. Transform fault
B. Divergent D. Both convergent and divergent
A
B. Divergent
7
Q
- How do the plates move when we feel that the ground is shaking?
A. toward each other
B. away from each other
C. slide past each other
D. all of the above
A
D. all of the above
8
Q
- It is a landform produced when two continental plates converge.
A. volcano B. fault C. mountain D. volcanic island
A
C. mountain
9
Q
- Most transform fault boundaries are found in the oceans; a few are on the
continents. An example of this type is the San Andreas Fault located in
A. Marikina, Philippines B. California, USA C. Japan D. Saudi Arabia
A
B. California, USA
10
Q
- It is otherwise known as an underwater mountain.
A. oceanic ridge B. trench C. hill D. volcanic island
A
A. oceanic ridge
11
Q
- It is a chain of volcanoes developed parallel to a trench or a crack under the
ocean.
A. mountain range C. volcanic island arc
B. volcanoes D. mountainous
A
C. volcanic island arc
12
Q
- It is formed when ocean water flips upward, sometimes up to certain meters high,
due to the great push caused by convergence of plates.
A. wave C. tides
B. tsunami D. storm
A
B. tsunami
13
Q
- It is the point where two plates meet or collide while converging.
A. collision zone C. subduction zone
B. sinking point D. meeting point
A
A. collision zone
14
Q
- The place where a subducting plate reaches the mantle during convergence.
A. collision zone C. mantle plume
B. subduction zone D. magma
A
B. subduction zone
15
Q
- The word used to refer to the shaking of the ground due to any activity in the
lithosphere.
A. intensity B. earthquake C. Volcanism D. wave
A
B. earthquake
16
Q
- There is no formation of volcanoes in the convergence between __________.
A. two oceanic plates C. oceanic and continental plates
B. two continental plates D. none of these
A
B. two continental plates
17
Q
- When a plate is denser, it subducts toward the mantle and forms magma. This
process ends up in the formation of ______.
A. mountain range C. volcanoes
B. trenches D. faults
A
C. volcanoes
18
Q
- Shallow earthquakes are associated with __________.
A. volcanic eruption C. a tsunami in the ocean
B. subduction process D. mountain formation
A
D. mountain formation
19
Q
- In the convergence between a continental and an oceanic plate, there is
subduction. Which of the following statements does not support this fact?
A. One plate carries water along with it.
B. One plate is denser.
C. The temperature in the mantle is higher than in the crust.
D. One plate overrides the other.
A
C. The temperature in the mantle is higher than in the crust.
20
Q
- Which of the following is formed in the convergence of two oceanic or oceanic and
continental plates?
A. Volcanic island arcs C. rift valley
B. mountain range D. Oceanic ridge
A
21
Q
- Of the following, which event or process takes place when two continental plates converge?
A. earthquake C. tsunami
B. subduction D. magma formation
A
A. earthquake
22
Q
- A crack on the ground underwater is produced when oceanic crust interacts with
another crust. What do we call this geologic feature?
A. fault C. ridge
B. trench D. crack
A
C. ridge
23
Q
- It is a phenomenon that takes place due to the movement of plates during
convergence.
A. earthquake C. subduction
B. magma formation D. tsunami
A
A. earthquake
24
Q
- It is the crack on the dry ground or plate caused by horizontal plate movement.
A. fault C. valley
B. trench D. ridge
A
A. fault
25
Q
- It is an event that may take place on the water surface when a great force pushes
a significant amount of water upwards.
A. ocean wave C. tsunami
B. typhoon D. ocean tide
A
C. tsunami
26
Q
- Subduction is illustrated in which of the following?
A. convergent plate boundary
C. divergent plate boundary
B. transform fault boundary
D. subducting plates
A
A. convergent plate boundary
27
Q
- Earthquake, as an effect of plate movement, results in boundaries where plates
are
a. converging b. sliding past c. diverging d. subducting
A. a only B. b only C. a and b D. a, b, and c
A
D. a, b, and c
28
Q
- Most of the Philippine Islands were once part of island arcs. This means that
along with this boundary, there once existed two ___________.
A. converging continental plates
C. converging oceanic plates
B. diverging plates
D. plates sliding past each other
A
C. converging oceanic plates
29
Q
- Why are volcanoes mostly found at places where continents meet the seas?
A. It is where water meets land.
B. It is where the oceanic plates subduct under the continental plate.
C. Underneath it is a subduction zone.
D. More magma is produced under the ground because of the muddy seafloor.
A
B. It is where the oceanic plates subduct under the continental plate.
