Question 1

The yearly rate of tectonic plate movement is best measured in:

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A)   centimeters
B)   meters
C)   kilometers

Question 2

The layer of Earth that behaves as a dynamo electrical generator) , producing the magnetic field is the:

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A)   outer core
B)   crust
C)   inner crust
D)   mantle

Question 3

This figure shows a northwest-southeast line of islands and seamounts near Hawaii. If location 3 has the oldest rocks and Hawaii 1)  has the youngest rocks, which way is the plate moving with respect to the hot spot?

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A)   northwest
B)   southeast
C)   northwest and southeast
D)   it is not moving in a consistent direction

Question 4

On this map of the south Atlantic, what is the feature that makes a zigzag pattern on the seafloor?

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A)   island arc
B)   linear island chain
C)   subduction zone
D)   mid-ocean ridge
E)   none of these

Question 5

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a divergent plate boundary?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4
E)   5

Question 6

A force that is important in driving plate tectonics is:

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A)   slab pull
B)   ridge push
C)   upwelling mantle, such as in hot spots
D)   all of these

Question 7

On the accompanying figure, what type of feature is located in the area of number 3?

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A)   transform fault
B)   mid-ocean ridge
C)   linear island chain
D)   fracture zone

Question 8

Which areas)  on this world map is likely to have volcanoes above sea level?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D

Question 9

What is being depicted by this figure?

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A)   continental collision
B)   continent-continent convergence
C)   early stages of seafloor spreading
D)   early stages of subduction
E)   a boundary that is mostly a transform fault

Question 10

The plate boundary on the this figure is located between:

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A)   A and B
B)   B and C
C)   C and D
D)   D and E
E)   there is not enough information to tell

Question 11

Which feature on this figure is formed by melting of mantle above the slab?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   E

Question 12

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

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A)   oceanic divergent boundary
B)   ocean-ocean convergent boundary
C)   ocean-continent convergent boundary
D)   continental collision boundary
E)   transform boundary

Question 13

Which of the following does NOT describe continental rifting?

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A)   if rifting continues the continent will remain intact
B)   occurs on a continent
C)   includes a broad uplift of the land surface as magma ascends

Question 14

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

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A)   divergent boundary
B)   convergent boundary
C)   transform boundary
D)   hot spot
E)   none of these

Question 15

On this southern continent, which side has a plate boundary?

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A)   the left west)  side
B)   the right east)  side
C)   both sides
D)   neither side

Question 16

If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide, and the oldest crest is 4 million years old, what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

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A)   0.24 kilometers per million years
B)   2.4 kilometers per million years
C)   60 kilometers per million years
D)   240 kilometers per million years
E)   960 kilometers per million years

Question 17

Which areas)  on this world map is likely to have earthquakes?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   A, B, and C only

Question 18

The feature at location 3 is probably:

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A)   a divergent boundary
B)   a convergent boundary
C)   a subduction zone
D)   where two plates are colliding
E)   not a plate boundary

Question 19

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

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A)   Likely
B)   Unlikely

Question 20

A triple junction is:

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A)   a place where three plate boundaries meet
B)   a place along a mid-ocean ridge with three volcanoes
C)   a place within a divergent fault that has subducted beneath two other mid-ocean ridges

Exam 3: Plate Tectonics

A force that is important in driving plate tectonics is:

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On the accompanying figure, what type of feature is located in the area of number 3?

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The feature at location 3 is probably:

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Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

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What is being depicted by this figure?

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This figure shows a northwest-southeast line of islands and seamounts near Hawaii. If location 3 has the oldest rocks and Hawaii 1) has the youngest rocks, which way is the plate moving with respect to the hot spot?

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The plate boundary on the this figure is located between:

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On this map of the south Atlantic, what is the feature that makes a zigzag pattern on the seafloor?

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Which areas) on this world map is likely to have earthquakes?

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On this southern continent, which side has a plate boundary?

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A triple junction is:

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What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

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Which areas) on this world map is likely to have volcanoes above sea level?

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Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a divergent plate boundary?

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Which of the following does NOT describe continental rifting?

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Which feature on this figure is formed by melting of mantle above the slab?

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The layer of Earth that behaves as a dynamo electrical generator) , producing the magnetic field is the:

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The yearly rate of tectonic plate movement is best measured in:

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What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

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If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide, and the oldest crest is 4 million years old, what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

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On the accompanying figure, what type of feature is located in the area of number 3? $On the accompanying figure, what type of feature is located in the area of number 3? A) transform fault B) mid-ocean ridge C) linear island chain D) fracture zone$

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