Transcript 3. A rift valley is evidence of which kind of plate boundary?

Earth Science: CST Review
Day #4
CST Released Questions #28-42
3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 9a
YM 2010
1. Which of the following
provides evidence for
plate tectonics?
A sea-floor topography
B ocean currents
C Coriolis effect
D atmospheric temperatures
1. Which of the following
provides evidence for
plate tectonics?
sea-floor
topography
2. The youngest rocks on the
ocean floor are typically
located near what feature?
2. The youngest rocks on the
ocean floor are typically
located near what feature?
a mid-ocean
ridge
3. A rift valley is evidence of
which kind of plate boundary?
3. A rift valley is evidence of
which kind of plate
boundary?
Divergent
4. The convergence of two
continental plates would
produce
4. The convergence of two
continental plates would
produce
Folded
mountains
5. What is most responsible
for the formation of new
crust at the edge of a
tectonic plate?
A mountain building at a continent-continent convergent boundary
B magma rising up from the mantle at a divergent boundary
C two tectonic plates sliding past one another at a transform boundary
D subduction of one oceanic plate under another at a convergent boundary
5. What is most responsible
for the formation of new
crust at the edge of a
tectonic plate?
Magma rising up from the mantle
at a divergent boundary
6. It is generally true
that igneous rocks
Granite
6. It is generally true
that igneous rocks
are composed of silicate minerals.
Granite
7. Relative cooling rates of
igneous intrusive rocks can
be estimated by comparing
rocks’ ___________??
7. Relative cooling rates of
igneous intrusive rocks can
be estimated by comparing
rocks’ ___________??
Crystal sizes
8. Which of the following
is most likely to produce
a fragmental sedimentary
rock?
A magma fractured on the ocean floor
B calcite crystallized from seawater
C gravel deposited in a silt bed
D limestone dissolved in cave formation
8. Which of the following is most likely to
produce
a fragmental sedimentary rock?
gravel deposited in a silt bed
9. The San Andreas fault in
California is an important
example of which plate
boundary?
9. The San Andreas fault in
California is an important
example of which plate
boundary?
Transform
boundary
10. Earthquake vibrations
are detected, measured,
and recorded by
instruments called
10. Earthquake vibrations
are detected, measured,
and recorded by
instruments called
seismographs
11. At which location
would earthquakes be
least likely to occur?
11. At which location
would earthquakes be
least likely to occur?
1
12. At which location
does SUBDUCTION
occur?
12. At which location
does SUBDUCTION
occur?
3
13. The Richter scale
measures which
earthquake
characteristic?
13. The Richter scale
measures which
earthquake
characteristic?
Magnitude
-It was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter to compare the size of
earthquakes.
-The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the amplitude of
waves recorded by seismographs.
14. Which type of
volcano would be the
least explosive?
14. Which type of
volcano is the least
explosive?
shield
volcano
15. Which of the following
energy sources is most
likely to be abundant in
California due to its position on
a plate boundary?
A wind
B nuclear
C solar
D geothermal
15. Which of the following
energy sources is most
likely to be abundant in
California due to its position on
a plate boundary?
geothermal
16. What energy resource is
made possible by the
volcanic activity in
California?
16. What energy resource is
made possible by the
volcanic activity in
California?
Geothermal
Energy
17. Geothermal
energy is possible
where there is_____.
17. Geothermal
energy is possible
where there is_____.
Magma