Dynamic Earth Assessment Test

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1. Which of these statements is correct? Continental crust

is thicker than
oceanic crust.

2. This solid layer of the earth is made of mostly iron and Inner Core
nickel.

3. Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's con- Pangaea

tinents were grouped into one landmass.
What is the landmass called?

4. What kind of plate boundary is found where the North Transform bound-
American and Caribbean Plates meet? ary

5. What is the earth's only liquid layer? Outer Core

6. Which of these concepts is part of the theory of plate Continents are in

tectonics? slow constant mo-
tion.

7. Mid-ocean ridges are places where tectonic plates are Spreading apart
doing what?

8. Which of the earth's layers is broken into several large Lithosphere

tectonic plates?

9. Which scientist is credited with proposing the ideas Alfred Wegener

that led to the development of the plate
tectonics theory?

10. What is the name of this tectonic plate? Pacific Plate

11. What is happening at the subduction zone of the Juan One plate is being
de Fuca and North American Plates? pulled under an-
other

12. What leads to the creation of island arcs? Collision of two

oceanic plates

13. What kind of plate boundary runs across Iceland?

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Divergent bound-
ary

14. California's San Andreas Fault is identified as which Strike-slip fault

of the following?

15. Mountain formation can result when which of the fol- Two continental
lowing occurs? plates collide

16. What type of crust is found under the oceans? Oceanic crust

17. What is NOT likely to happen at a divergent boundary? Mountain forma-

tion

18. This animation depicts which of the following? Rift formation

19. When did the Himalayan Mountain Range begin to 40-50 million years
form? ago

20. What is the name of this tectonic plate? South American

Plate

21. Which of the following geologic events can occur at a Earthquake

transform boundary?

22. What kind of plate boundary is found at the meeting Convergent

point of the Philippine and Pacific Plates? boundary

23. What is the earth's outermost layer? Crust

24. What is the border between two tectonic plates Boundary

called?

25. This animation depicts which of the following? Subduction zone

26. When did the supercontinent Pangaea start to break 200 million years
up? ago

27. The tectonic plates float on which semiliquid layer? Asthenosphere

28. What type of crust is found under the continents? Continental crust
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29. Which of these layers is found directly above the Mantle

earth's core?

30. What is the name of this tectonic plate? African Plate

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