Earth’s Layers and Plate Tectonics Test
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4. Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of liquid water and different types of
rock crystals such as quartz?
A. crust
B. mantle
C. inner core
D. outer core
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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8. On which plate is the ring of fire located?
A. Nazca Plate
B. Pacific Plate
C. African Plate
D. Antarctic Plate
9. On which plate is the New Madrid fault?
A. Nazca Plate
B. Pacific Plate
C. North American Plate
D. South American Plate
10. Which plate is mostly oceanic crust?
A. Nazca Plate
B. African Plate
C. North American Plate
D. South American Plate
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How do the tectonic plates that border a mid-ocean ridge move in relation to one
another?
A. Plates move in the same direction
B. The plates move toward one another
C. The two plates move away from one another
D. The plates slide past one another.
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What type of plate boundary is represented by the above picture?
A. Divergent Boundary
B. Convergent Boundary
C. Transform Boundary
D. Subduction Boundary
14.The Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean were formed by volcanic action. Which
of the following is most likely true?
A. There are glaciers near the Mariana Islands.
B. Tectonic plates collide near the Mariana Islands.
C. The Mariana Islands are larger than most islands.
D. The Mariana Islands are uninhabited.
15.What type of boundary does the above chart demonstrate?
A. Divergent
B. Convergent
C. Transform
D. Subduction
16. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. A transform boundary creates volcanoes.
B. A convergent boundary creates earthquakes.
C. A divergent boundary creates mid oceanic ridges.
D. A subduction boundary creates large mountains.
17. What type of boundary is created by plates coming together?
A. Transform
B. Divergent
C. Convergent
D. Subduction
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A. Strong winds continually pushed the land masses away from each other.
B. Ocean currents carried some land masses east and some land masses west.
C. Lithospheric plates moved the continents apart at a rate of centimeters per year.
D. Tectonic plates slid together forming mountains that forced the continents apart.
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What type of plate boundary is most likely to occur at Point B in the diagram?
A. Transform Boundary
B. Subduction Boundary
C. Convergent Boundary
D. Divergent Boundary