TITLE - PANGAEA & PLATE TECTONICS - QUIZ
1.
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A part of the
mantle with very high temperatures that rises through the solid crust is
called
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A.
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a
subduction zone
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B.
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sea
floor spreading
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C.
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a
hot spot
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D.
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a
rift valley
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2.
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Pangaea existed
about
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A.
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5,000
years ago
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B.
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5
million years ago
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C.
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275
million years ago
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D.
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3
billion years ago
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3.
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What occurs along
the ring of fire?
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A.
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seafloor
spreading
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B.
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earthquakes
and volcanoes
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C.
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just
earthquakes
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D.
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just
volcanoes
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4.
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Subduction is when
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A.
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an
oceanic plate slides below another oceanic plate
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B.
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a
continental pate slides below an oceanic plate
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C.
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an
oceanic plate slides below a continental plate
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D.
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an
oceanic plate slides below a continental plate
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5.
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A rift valley is
where
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A.
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two
oceanic plates pull apart
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B.
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two
oceanic plates come together
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C.
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two
continental plates pull apart
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D.
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two
continental plates come together
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6.
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Earth's crust is
broken into pieces called
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A.
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crustal
pieces
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B.
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plates
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C.
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cooled
mantle
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D.
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continents
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7.
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What process adds
new crust?
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A.
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earthquakes
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B.
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subduction
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C.
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seafloor
spreading
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D.
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mountains
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8.
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The mid-Atlantic
ridge occurs along a _______________.
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A.
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convergent
boundary
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B.
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divergent
boundary
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C.
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transform
boundary
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D.
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hot
spot
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9.
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What happened to
Pangaea
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A.
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it
broke apart over millions of years
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B.
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it
broke apart in a couple of years
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C.
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it
was destroyed by an asteroid
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D.
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it
sunk into the ocean
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10.
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Continental crust
is _________________ and __________________ than oceanic crust.
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A.
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thicker
and heavier
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B.
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thicker
and lighter
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C.
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thinner
and heavier
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D.
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thinner
and lighter
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11.
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____________________
are what happen when plates rub past each other and cause friction.
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A.
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volcanoes
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B.
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earthquakes
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C.
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hot
spots
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D.
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seafloor
spreadings
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12.
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A convergent
boundary is where two plates
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A.
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come
together
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B.
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slide
past each other
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C.
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move
apart
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D.
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move
in the same direction
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13.
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Where is the ring
of fire located?
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A.
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Around
the edges of the Atlantic Ocean
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B.
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Around
the edges of the North American plate
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C.
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Around
the edges of all of the oceans
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D.
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Around
the edges of the Pacific Ocean
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14.
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A divergent
boundary is when two plates
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A.
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come
together
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B.
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move
apart
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C.
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slip
past each other
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D.
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move
in the same direction
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15.
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Pangaea was/is
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A.
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a
large pancake
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B.
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the
landmasses of today
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C.
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the
super-continent of the past
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D.
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the
super-ocean of the past
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16.
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A transform
boundary is when
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A.
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two
plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
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B.
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two
plates move apart from each other
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C.
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two
plates move in the same direction
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D.
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two
plates come together
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17.
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What is the theory
of plate tectonics?
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A.
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it
states that pieces of the Earth's crust are moving very slowly
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B.
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it
states that pieces of the Earth's crust are moving quickly
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C.
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it
states that the Earth's crust is solid and unbroken
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D.
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it
states that pieces of the Earth's crust are shaped like puzzle pieces
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