1.

In relation to the continents, where do most

earthquake and volcanoes are located?

a. Mostly if not entirely in the middle of a continent

b. Mostly if not entirely along the edges of
continents
c. Mostly if not entirely in the North and South Poles
d. Mostly if not entirely along the edges of the
Pacific Plate
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. Mostly if not entirely along the

edges of the Pacific Plate
2. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent
earthquake. Which correct sequence of events should
you follow?

I. Determine the difference in the arrival time of P and

S waves recorded from each of the seismic stations.
II. Use the triangulation method to locate the center.
III. Obtain data from three seismic stations.
IV. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the
station.

a. III, II, IV b. III, I, IV, II c. III, IV, I, II d. IV, II, I, III

CORRECT ANSWER

b. III, I, IV, II
3. On Earth’s surface, how are volcanoes
and earthquakes epicenters distributed?

a. Randomly scattered
b. Concentrated in narrow zones
c. Randomly scattered on oceanic plates
d. Randomly scattered on continental
plates only
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. Randomly scattered
4. You were provided with data showing the
arrival time of P and S waves recorded from
three seismic stations. Which of the following
statements can you possibly determine?

a.Damage at the focus

b.Distance to the earthquake
c. Intensity of the earthquake
d. Location of the epicenter
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. Location of the epicenter

5. The destruction of crust takes place
along which plate boundary?

a. Convergent plate boundary

b. Divergent plate boundary
c. Transform fault boundary
d. None of the above
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. Convergent plate boundary

6. The Marianas trench was most likely created
by the ____.

a.divergence of Eurasian and Philippine Plates

b. convergence of Pacific and Antarctic plates
c. divergence of the Pacific and Philippine
Plates
d.movement of the Pacific Plate over the
Hawaii hot spot
 CORRECT ANSWER

c. divergence of the Pacific

and Philippine Plates
7. What type of convergence makes
subduction impossible due to the low
density of plates?

a. Continental-oceanic convergence
b. Oceanic-oceanic convergence
c. Continental-continental convergence
d. None of the above
 CORRECT ANSWER

c. Continental-continental
convergence
8. According to the figure, what
type of plate boundary occurs
between the Nazca Plate and the
South American Plate?

a. Convergent oceanic-continental
boundary
b. Convergent oceanic-oceanic
boundary
c. Convergent continental –
continental boundary
d. Transform fault boundary
CORRECT ANSWER

a. Convergent
oceanic-continental
boundary
9. 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.
 CORRECT ANSWER

b. The distance between South

America and Africa will be far greater
than their current location.
10. What is the best statement that
describes the movement of the
plates shown on figure 1?

a. The North American plate is

sinking beneath the Pacific plate.
b. The Pacific plate is sinking
beneath the North American plate.
c. The North American plate slides
past the Pacific plate.
d. The two plates are moving away
from each other.
 CORRECT ANSWER

b. The Pacific plate is

sinking beneath the North
American plate.
11. Describe the plate motions along the
Himalayan Mountains.

a.Two plates are pushing into each other.

b.Two plates are moving past each other.
c. Two plates are rifting from each other.
d.Two plates are grinding each other.
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. Two plates are pushing into

each other.
12. How is oceanic crust forced back into the earth’s
mantle?

a. It wants to float but is forced to curl as it cools.

b. It wants to sink because it is cold and therefore
dense.
c. It wants to float but is forced under by colliding
plates.
d. It wants to sink because it is made of high density
materials.
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. It wants to sink because it is

made of high-density
materials.
13. Which modern continents were derived from
Gondwanaland?

a. Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, South America

b. Asia, Europe, India, North America, South America
c. Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India, South America
d. Africa, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South
America
 CORRECT ANSWER
c.Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India,
South America
14. Which of the following landmass would
not be part of Gondwanaland
reconstruction?

a. Antarctica
b. Australia
c. India
d. North America
CORRECT ANSWER

d. North America
15. This led to the idea that Antarctica once
experiences a tropical climate.

a. Underwater ridges
b. Rock formation
c. Fossils of Mesosaurus
d. Coal deposits
CORRECT ANSWER

d. Coal deposits
16. The essence of Wegener’s idea was sound based
on some scientific observations. Which of the
following statements supported his theory?

a. Matching fossil plant remains found on two

different continents.
b. Matching reptile remains found on two different
continents.
c. Nearly identical sedimentary rock types of same
age in widely separated locations.
d. All of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER

d. All of the above.

17. If all the inner layers of the earth are firm
solid, what could have happened to the
supercontinent?

a.It remained as it is.

b.It would have become as it is today.
c. It would have slowly disappeared in the
ocean.
d.It would have stretched and covered the
world.
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. It remained as it is.
18. The movement of the lithospheric plates is
facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-like
layer. Which of the following layers is
described in the statement?

a.Mantle
b. Lithosphere
c. Atmosphere
d. Asthenosphere
CORRECT ANSWER

d. Asthenosphere
20. Which of the following statements proves the
existence of the boundary between the crust and the
mantle?

i. The increase in the pressure in the crust and the

mantle
ii. The difference in the density of the layers of the Earth
iii. The increase in velocity from crust to mantle
iv. The increase in temperature

a. i and ii b. ii and iii c. iii and iv d. i and iv

 CORRECT ANSWER

ii.The difference in the density of the layers

of the Earth
iii. The increase in velocity from crust to
mantle

b. ii and iii
21. What does movement of plates predict about the
distribution of volcanoes and earthquake?

a. They should be evenly distributed throughout the

Earth.
b. They should occur primarily along plate boundaries.
c. They should occur primarily in deep ocean basins.
d. They should only occur along continental margins.
 CORRECT ANSWER

b. They should occur primarily along plate

boundaries.
22. What happens when a piece of continent
reaches an ocean-bound subduction zone?

a. Subduction seizes.
b. The continent is subducted.
c. An island chain is quickly formed.
d. Subduction switches to the other plate
 CORRECT ANSWER

c. An island chain is quickly formed.

23. At convergent plate boundaries where
oceanic and continental crust meet
____________.

a. oceanic crust is created

b. oceanic crust is subducted.
c. continental crust is subducted
d. no associated volcanism occurs
 CORRECT ANSWER

b. oceanic crust is subducted.

24. Why does the Earth’s size remain the same in spite of
the movement of plates away from each other at oceanic
ridges?

a. The edges of the continents are manifested.

b. It is composed of continental and oceanic crusts of
constant sizes.
c. Creation of crust at divergent margins is balanced by
destruction at convergent margins.
d. What happens at oceanic ridge merely shakes the ocean
waters and does not cause these to rise to increase the
size of the Earth.
 CORRECT ANSWER

c. Creation of crust at divergent margins is

balanced by destruction at convergent
margins.
25. What type of plate boundary
is most likely to occur at point A?

a. Transform
b. Divergent
c. Reverse
d. Convergent
CORRECT ANSWER

b. Divergent
26. Which of the following
processes can be explained at
point B?

a. Plates are not moving.

b. Plates move each other
sideways.
c. Plates move apart and
volcanoes form.
d. Plates move toward each
other and volcanoes form
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. Plates move toward each other and

volcanoes form
27. This is the most notable effect of the
divergence between two oceanic
plates.

a. Formation of mountain ranges

b. Creation of new seafloor
c. Subduction of plates
d. Grinding of plates
 CORRECT ANSWER

b. Creation of new seafloor

28. If all the inner layers of the Earth are
firm solid, what could have happened to
Pangea?

a. It remained as a supercontinent.
b. It would have become as it is today.
c. It would have slowly disappeared in the
ocean.
d. It would have stretched and covered
the world.
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. It remained as a supercontinent.
29. Which of the following changes can be
observed in a continental-to-continental
convergence boundary?

a. rift valley
b. new seafloor
c. ocean ridges
d. mountain ranges
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. mountain ranges
30. What happens when two plates
collide?
a. Rift valleys are formed.
b. Both plates go underground.
c. Both plates rise up the ground.
d. One plate sinks to the ground, forming
a subduction zone.
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. One plate sinks to the ground, forming a

subduction zone.
32. What land structure is formed when
magma from the seafloor erupts and rises
from an oceanic-oceanic plate boundary?

a. archipelago
b. island arc
c. trenches
d. underwater volcano
CORRECT ANSWER

b. island arc
33. What theory states that the earth’s
lithosphere is made up of plates that float
on the asthenosphere and are moving
continuously.

a. Plate Tectonics theory

b. Continental Drift Theory
c. Seafloor spreading
d. Pangaea
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. Plate Tectonics theory

34. What kind of boundary is the result of
collision of two crustal plates?

a. divergent plate boundary

b. transform fault boundary
c. convergent plate boundary
d. ridge-trench boundary
 CORRECT ANSWER

c. convergent plate boundary

36. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath
the continental crust at the subduction zone?

a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.

b. The oceanic crust is pulled downward by
Earth’s magnetic field.
c. The oceanic crust is pushed from the
ridge.
d. The continental crust has a denser
composition.
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.

37. The lithospheric plates are believed to be
moving slowly. What is the driving force that
facilitates this movement?

a. gravitational force of the moon

b. magnetic force at the poles
c. convection current in the mantle
d. the force of the atmosphere
 CORRECT ANSWER

c. convection current in the mantle

38. On what kind of boundary does a rift
valley form?

a. divergent plate boundary

b. transform fault boundary
c. oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
d. oceanic-continental convergent boundary
 CORRECT ANSWER

a. divergent plate boundary

39. What are you supposed to do if there is
an earthquake?

a. move to a close area

b. practice duck, cover and hold procedure
c. takes a selfie with your classmates
d. proceed to a crowded area
 CORRECT ANSWER

b. practice duck, cover and hold procedure

40. During the 1960s, scientists were already equipped
with gadgets needed to explore the deep ocean. What
discovery about the ocean floor associated with the
seafloor spreading?

a. mountains are denser than the mantle

b. the rotational poles of the earth have migrated
c. the crust of the continents is denser than the crust
of the ocean
d. the crust of the ocean is very young relative to
the age of the crust of the continents
 CORRECT ANSWER

d. the crust of the ocean is very young

relative to the age of the crust of the
continents