Plate Tectonics Quiz

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A short plate tectonics quiz
Ronnie Barter
Quiz by Ronnie Barter, updated more than 1 year ago
Ronnie Barter
Created by Ronnie Barter about 6 years ago
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Question 1

Question
Seismic waves are used to map the earth's structure.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

Question
What is slab-pull?
Answer
  • The mid-ocean ridge pulling plates together.
  • Newly formed plates becoming denser and thicker at a mid-ocean ridge, causing the mantle to sink under its own weight.
  • Slabs of rock being pulled side to side as an S wave moves them horizontally, causing scarring to the land, and massive erosion.

Question 3

Question
Approximately every 400,000 years the magnetic fields of the earth change direction, resulting in the north pole and the south pole swapping.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

Question
As seafloor spreading produces new crust, what occurs to the excess crust left behind?
Answer
  • It is left on the earth, causing gradual growth over thousands of years.
  • It is weathered by biological matter, or eroded by water.
  • It is subducted, melting in an area known as the subduction zone.
  • It is mined for resources, farmed like fruits or vegetables.

Question 5

Question
Plate boundary collision/contact is the only reason a Volcano may occur.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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