1. What are the broken sections of Earth's lithosphere called?

A. Trench B. Plates C. Faults D. Rifts

2. .Which was Wegener's continental drift idea?
A. The continents have been increasing over time.
B. The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.
C. The continents have always been located at their current locations.
D. The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.
3. Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
A. The geologists were afraid of a new idea.
B. Wegener used different evidences to support his hypothesis.
C. Wegener was interested in Earth was like millions of years ago.
D. Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
4. Major plates have an area of more than ___________________.
A. 200,000 km2 B. 2,000,000 km2 C. 20,000,000 km2 D. 200,000,000 km2
5. Which is the supercontinent landmass that formed million years ago?
A. Australia B. Eurasia C. Pantallasa D. Pangaea
6. The reason the Earth is able to have plate tectonics is because
a. the asthenosphere is soft and gooey so the plates can move around on top of it.
b. the lithosphere is brittle so it has been able to break apart to form the plates.
c. convection in the mantle provides a driving force to move the plates around.
d. all of the above
7. Which of the following descriptions is an accurate explanation of how convection currents move?
a. cool magma sinks and hot magma rises b. cool and hot magma rotate equally
c. hot magma sinks and cool magma rises d. magma in the mantle does not cycle
8. Which of the following is an example of a major plate?
A. Juan de Fuca B. Carribean C. Eurasian D. Arabian
9. The following below is produced by the movement of plates EXCEPT,
A. eruptions B. hurricanes C. mountains D. oceans
10. Volcanoes that have not erupted in 10,000 years and are not showing signs of
eruption are called ________________.
A. active B. dormant C. extinct D. inactive
11. On earth's surface, directly above the location where an earthquake originates is called a(n):
a. fault b. earthquake c. focus d. epicenter
12. Typically, the closer to an earthquake's epicenter, the more shaking is felt.
a. True b. False
13. An earthquake can only occur where plate boundaries exist.
a. True b. False
14. Which of the following are the major seimic belts?
A. Circum-Pacific, Mid-Ocean Ridges, and Tibetan Plateau
B. Alpine-Himalayan Belt, Circum-Pacific and Mid-Ocean Belt
C. Circum-Pacific, Alpine-Himalayan and Mid-Atlantic Belt
D. Pacific Ring of Fire, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
15. When a volcano shows no signs of life and exhibits evidence of long-term erosion, it would be classified as a(n):
A. ActiveB. dormant C. extinct D. quiescent