REVIEW 2 Flashcards
1
Q
- What is the ‘magic’ that is happening in the mantle that helps move the ‘lithospheric plates”?
a. Convection
c. Subduction
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b. Seafloor Spreading
d. Volcanism
A
a. Convection
2
Q
- If an earthquake occurs at the bottom of the ocean floor what could form as result?
a. Volcano
b. Tidal Wave
c. Tsunami
d. Hurricane
A
c. Tsunami
3
Q
- Aside from Earthquakes, what is the only thing you will find at transform boundaries?
a. Volcanoes
b. Subduction Zone
c. Folded Mountains
d. Fault Lines
A
d. Fault Lines
4
Q
- What is the only event associated with ALL plate boundaries?
a. Volcanoes
c. Earthquakes
b. Subduction
d. Deep Trenches
A
c. Earthquakes
5
Q
- The only type of crust that will subduct if two plates converge is…
a. Oceanic
b. Continental
A
a. Oceanic
6
Q
- These are NOT plate boundary features. They are areas where hot mantle plumes push up through the lithospheric plates to create volcanic islands such as Hawaii.
a. Hotspots
b. Convergent Boundary
c. Divergent Boundary
d. Transform Boundary
A
a. Hotspots
7
Q
- What type of plate boundary is this?
(plates sliding image)
a. Transform
b. Divergent
c. Convergent
d. Plate
A
a. Transform
8
Q
- Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. inner core
d. lithosphere
A
b. Mantle
9
Q
- A divergent boundary occurs when
plates..
a. Pull apart
b. Slide past each other
c. Come Together
d. Subduction
A
a. Pull apart
10
Q
- Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.
a. Pangaea
c. Gondwanda
b. Laurasia
d. Neverland
A
a. Pangaea
