What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
a) Mantle
b) Core
c) Crust
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What is b) Continental drift
The theory that continents drift from one another and have done so in the past is referred to as:
a) Shifting
b) Continental drift
c) Rearrangement
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What is b) Move away
In a divergent boundary, two tectonic plates will:
a) Come together
b) Move away
c) Remain still
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What is c) Stress
The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material is known as:
a) Tension
b) Pressure
c) Stress
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What is b) Lithosphere
Tectonic plates are part of the:
a) Asthenosphere
b) Lithosphere
c) Mesosphere
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What is a) 3
The Earth is comprised of how many layers?
a) 3
b) 1
c) 2
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What is c) Sea-floor spreading
The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created as older materials are pulled away is known as:
a) The breakup of Pangaea
b) Magnetic reversals
c) Sea-floor spreading
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What is b) Horizontally
Transform boundaries are likely to occur when tectonic plates slide past each other in which direction?
a) Vertically
b) Horizontally
c) Sideways
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What is a) Fault
The surface along which rocks break and slide past each other is called a:
a) Fault
b) Slip
c) Fold
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What is b) Earthquake
Tectonic plates are responsible for causing which natural phenomenon?
a) Hurricane
b) Earthquake
c) Flood
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What is c) Asthenosphere
The "weak sphere" of the Earth is commonly referred to as:
a) Mesosphere
b) Lithosphere
c) Asthenosphere
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What is a) Pangaea
The Greek word for "all earth" is known as:
a) Pangaea
b) Magma
c) Panthalassa
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What is b) Continental/continental collision
When two tectonic plates with continental crust collide, which type of convergent boundary has taken place?
a) Continental/oceanic collision
b) Continental/continental collision
c) Oceanic/oceanic collision
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What is b) Tension
If two tectonic plates pull away from each other, they will most likely undergo:
a) Stress
b) Tension
c) Force
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What is b) Alfred Wegener
Which scientist is credited for his theory of continental drift?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Alfred Wegener
c) Marie Curie
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What is b) Mesosphere
Which layer of the Earth lies beneath the Asthenosphere?
a) Outer core
b) Mesosphere
c) Lithosphere
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What is b) Mid-ocean ridge
Sea-floor spreading creates new oceanic lithosphere at the:
a) Oceanic crust
b) Mid-ocean ridge
c) Younger crust
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What is a) Global Positioning System (GPS)
What method do scientists use to measure the rate of tectonic plate movement?
a) Global Positioning System (GPS)
c) Barometer
b) Doppler radar
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What is b) Down; up
A normal fault causes the hanging wall to move _____ relative to the footwall, while a reverse fault will cause the hanging wall to move _____ to the footwall.
a) Up; down
b) Down; up
c) Up; up
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What is b) Magnetic field
Researchers have been able to levitate a frog by creating a(n):
a) Optical illusion
b) Magnetic field
c) Attractive force
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What is a) South American plate
An individual living in Brazil would represent which tectonic plate?
a) South American plate
b) Pacific plate
c) North American plate
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What is b) Earth's magnetic poles change place
Magnetic reversal occurs when:
a) Earth's magnetic poles do not change place
b) Earth's magnetic poles change place
c) Earth's magnetic poles remain stationary
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What is a) Transform boundary
The San Andreas Fault, in California, is an example of which boundary?
a) Transform boundary
b) Convergent boundary
c) Divergent boundary
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What is b) Compression
The Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range consist of convergent plate boundaries. As a result, they will most likely experience:
a) Tension
b) Compression
c) Stress
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What is a) Density
The speed of seismic waves depends on which of the following factors:
a) Density
b) Velocity
c) Mass