1. How is subduction zone formed?

A. When two plates slide past each other.

B. When two plates move away from each
other.
C. When two plates move towards each
other.
D. When one tectonic plate sinks below
another.
2. What plate motions are occurring where
new ocean crust is created?

a. Two plates are colliding

b. Plates are being pulled into the mantle
c. Two plates slide past each other
d. Two plates are spreading apart
3. What type of forces create mountains?

a. Tension forces

b. Compression forces
c. Horizontal forces
d. Convection forces
4.Which statement best supports Continental
Drift Theory?
a.All oceans are salty.
b.Igneous rocks are found on all continents.
c. Early humans migrated to North America
over a bridge from Eastern Asia.
d.Fossils of same extinct land plants have
been found in both South America and Africa.
5. Which of the following observations DO
NOT support Wegener’s Theory of
Continental Drift?
a.The close fit of continental coastlines.
b.The similarity of fossils found on different
continents.
c. The melting of glacial grooves on different
continents.
d.The existence of young rocks on the ocean
floor.
6.What is about the Mesosaurus, a
freshwater reptile, that proved the existence
of Pangea?
a.It ate small fish.
b.Its body was perfect for swimming swiftly
through water.
c. Fossils of it were found in Africa and South
America.
d.The measure from its nose to the tip of its
tail is 71 cm.
7.Coal beds are formed from compaction and
decomposition of swamp plants that lived
million years ago. How is a coal bed
formation possible in Antarctica?
a.It once experienced a tropical climate.
b.Its edge matches the edge of Asia.
c. It is pulled away from the East Pacific Rise.
d.Coal beds are deposited under layers of
snow.
36. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a
theory that the earth is once a single
landmass. What is the name of this
supercontinent?
a. Eurasia
b. Gondwanaland
c. Laurasia
d. Pangaea
9. Which of the following statements
describe the process of convection?
a. Less dense material sinks and more dense
material rises.
b. More dense material sinks and less dense
material rises.
c. Less dense material both sinks and rises
alternately.
d. More dense material both sinks and rises
alternately.
10. Which of the following set of characteristics
describes the possible depths of earthquake
epicenters.

a.Shallow, introductory, deep

b.Shallow, introductory, dark
c.Shallow, intermediate, deep
d.Super shallow, intermediate, dark
11. Why do earthquakes usually occur at plate
boundaries?
a.Rock in environments near tectonic plate
boundaries experience little stress.
b.Rock in environments near tectonic plate
boundaries experience great stress.
c.The rock on the edges of tectonic plates is soft
and gives in easily to various pressures.
d.The boundaries between tectonic plates have
been seismically active for millions of years.
12. When does an ocean trench occur?

a.We dig a hole in the ocean

b.Plates divide and magma rises up
c.When plates slide past each other
d.Oceanic crust subducts below continental crust
13. What happens at the boundary where a continental
plate and an oceanic plate collide?

a.The two plates are moving

b.Mountains develop on edge of the oceanic plate
c.The continental plate slips under the oceanic plate
d.The oceanic plate is forced down under the continental
plate
14. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter
can be determined by measuring the _________.

a.arrival time of surface waves

b.difference in the arrival times of the P and S waves
c.ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S waves
d.speed of the surface wave
15. Why does the oceanic crust
sink beneath the continental crust at
a subduction boundary?

a. The oceanic crust is hotter

b. The oceanic crust has a greater
density
c. The oceanic crust has a lighter
density
d. The oceanic crust has more
magnetic composition
16. According to the figure, what
type of plate boundary occurs
between the South American and
African plates?

a. Transform boundary
b. Divergent Boundary
c. Convergent oceanic-continental
boundary
d. Convergent oceanic-oceanic
boundary
17. What plate motions are occurring where new
ocean crust is created?

a.Two plates are colliding

b.Plates are being pulled into the mantle
c.Two plates slide past each other
d.Two plates are spreading apart
18. Which of the following sentences best describes
the formation of rift valley?
a.The plates move horizontally past each other.
b.The magma rises up and fill in the gap between
two plates.
c.The continental plate meets head on with another
continental plate.
d.The continental plate undergoes tensional stress
pulling the crust on the opposite sides forming
fault parallel to each other.
19. What do you think will happen as the Mid-Atlantic
ridge continue to spread?
a.The distance between North America and Africa will be
far greater than their current location.
b.The distance between South America and Africa will be
far greater than their current location.
c.The distance between Australia and Africa will be far
greater than their current location.
d.The distance between North America and Australia will
be far greater than their current location.
20. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust,
mantle, and core?
a.The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
b.The mantle is less dense than both core and the crust.
c.The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than
the crust.
d.The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than
the crust.