Transcript Chapter 8 Review

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Our Moving
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What is most likely to happen
at a fracture boundary?
50/50
A
Strong
earthquakes
C Valley formation
B
Seafloor
spreading
D
Mountain
formation
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Most major earthquakes in the
U.S. occur in California and Alaska
because these states…
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A
have more
convection
currents
B
are closer to the
Pacific Ocean
C
are on buried
sand deposits
D
are on a plate
boundary
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Where are most volcanoes
located?
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A
In Hawaii
B
Around
California
C
On the ocean
floor
D
In areas of
frozen land
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What do seismographs detect?
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A volcano ready
A
to erupt
C
Ground movement
as it occurs
Potential energy
B between plates
D
Changing
convection
currents
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If a scientist found a fossil on the
eastern coast of South America, where
else would these fossils need to be
found to support continental drift?
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Western coast
of Africa
Eastern coast of
A
Africa
B
C Northern coast
D Southern cost
of Africa
of Africa
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According to the theory of
plate tectonics, what may form
where plates move together?
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A
valleys
B
plateaus
C
volcanoes
D
mountains
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The North American Plate and
the Eurasian Plate move away
from each other about _______
each year.
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A
2 inches
B
2 meters
C
2 centimeters
D
2 feet
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Which of the following
definitions best describes a
plateau?
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A
An area of flat land
with few trees
C
A deep crack
created by water
erosion
An area of
B raised, flat land
D
A low area of land
between mountains
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Earth’s outer core is a
50/50
A
Very dense
solid
B
Partly melted
rock
C
Combination of
oxygen and other
materials
D
Very dense
liquid
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Where are Earth’s tectonics
plates located?
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A
They float on top of
the lower mantle
They float just
B below the crust
C
They float on top of
the inner core
They float between
the crust and the
upper mantle.
D
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What force moves Earth’s
tectonic plates?
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Convection in
the mantle
A
Conduction in
the crust
B
C
Convection in
the crust
D Conduction in
the mantle
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Most of the Earth’s mass is in
the
50/50
A
crust
B
outer core
C
inner core
D
mantle
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What makes up the
lithosphere?
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A
Earth’s crust and
solid part of the
mantle
C
Earth’s crust,
mantle, and core
B
Earth’s crust
and mantle
D
Earth’s crust and
the liquid part of
the mantle
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The large continent that was
suggested by Alfred Wegener
which split apart through
continental drift was called
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A
Pangea Ultima
B
Pangaea
C
Pandemic
D
Panda
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According to Plate Tectonics,
most of these occur near plate
boundaries
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A
C
Volcanoes and
Earthquakes
B
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
D
Seafloor
Spreading
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