Question 1

On the accompanying map,large destructive earthquakes that affect land are most likely at locations

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2.
B)  2 and 3.
C)  4 and 5.
D)  1 and 4.
E)  1 and 5.

Question 2

What can a continental hot spot lead to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formation of a curved continental outline along two rifts
B)  Localization of a river and delta along the failed arm of the rift
C)  A thick accumulation of basalts and other volcanic rocks
D)  A region that is high in elevation relative to adjacent parts of the continent
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 3

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely
B)  Unlikely

Question 4

The rain shadow effect is

Accepted Answer

A)  created by internal processes but affects external processes.
B)  created by external processes but affects internal processes.
C)  unrelated to uplift.
D)  more important over the ocean than over land areas.

Question 5

Hot spots form linear island chains because

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A)  the plate moves relative to the underlying hot spot.
B)  they are aligned with trenches formed by subduction.
C)  they occur along the midoceanic ridges.

Question 6

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely
B)  Unlikely

Question 7

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a convergent plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4
E)  5

Question 8

What ideas brought a renewed interest to the idea of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data that a submarine mountain occurred beneath the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
B)  Evidence that the entire Earth was once frozen
C)  Evidence that similar meteorites fall on different continents
D)  Evidence that a large meteorite caused extinction of the dinosaurs

Question 9

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely
B)  Unlikely

Question 10

Which feature on this figure is formed by bending of the subducted plate?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  E

Question 11

On this map of the south Atlantic,why is the midocean ridge in the center of the ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subduction is consuming seafloor beneath both adjacent continents.
B)  Seafloor is added to both sides during seafloor spreading.
C)  Subduction has occurred under one and then another of the adjacent continents.
D)  Seafloor spreading has stopped in this area.

Question 12

On this map,identify the letter that is over the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  Feature is not labeled.

Question 13

If you wanted to locate hot spots on Earth,which of the following would not be good place to look?

Accepted Answer

A)  The volcanically active end of a linear island chain
B)  Clusters of volcanically active islands
C)  Hawaii and the Galapagos
D)  All of these would be good places.

Question 14

Which of the following best represents the sequence by which a continent splits apart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seafloor spreading,then continental rifting,then uplift due to mantle upwelling
B)  Continental rifting,then seafloor spreading,then uplift due to mantle upwelling
C)  Uplift due to mantle upwelling,then continental rifting,then seafloor spreading
D)  None of these are correct.

Question 15

The stages associated with continental rifting are,in order from earliest to latest,

Accepted Answer

A)  narrow ocean basin,continental rift,uplift,wide ocean basin.
B)  narrow ocean basin,wide ocean basin,continental rift,uplift.
C)  uplift,wide ocean basin,narrow ocean basin,continental rift.
D)  wide ocean basin,narrow ocean basin,uplift,continental rift.
E)  uplift,continental rift,narrow ocean basin,wide ocean basin.

Question 16

If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide and the oldest crest is 4 million years old,what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.24 kilometers per million years
B)  2.4 kilometers per million years
C)  60 kilometers per million years
D)  240 kilometers per million years
E)  960 kilometers per million years

Question 17

The feature at location 3 is probably

Accepted Answer

A)  a divergent boundary.
B)  a convergent boundary.
C)  a subduction zone.
D)  where two plates are colliding.
E)  not a plate boundary.

Question 18

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a divergent plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4
E)  5

Question 19

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely
B)  Unlikely

Question 20

Which of the following is not a type of terrane in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oceanic crust
B)  Island arcs
C)  Accretionary prism
D)  Displaced granitic rocks
E)  All of these are present in California.

Exam 10: Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a convergent plate boundary?

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If the area shown in this figure is 240 kilometers wide and the oldest crest is 4 million years old,what was the approximate rate of seafloor spreading across this ridge?

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Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

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On this map,identify the letter that is over the Atlantic Ocean.

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On the accompanying map,large destructive earthquakes that affect land are most likely at locations

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What ideas brought a renewed interest to the idea of continental drift?

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Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

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The rain shadow effect is

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Which feature on this figure is formed by bending of the subducted plate?

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Which location on this figure from the Investigation is located on a divergent plate boundary?

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What can a continental hot spot lead to?

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Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle.

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Which of the following is not a type of terrane in California?

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Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

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On this map of the south Atlantic,why is the midocean ridge in the center of the ocean?

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Hot spots form linear island chains because

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The feature at location 3 is probably

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Which of the following best represents the sequence by which a continent splits apart?

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The stages associated with continental rifting are,in order from earliest to latest,

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If you wanted to locate hot spots on Earth,which of the following would not be good place to look?

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