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    Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, especially along the edges of the Pacific plate. When plates converge, one plate is subducted under the other, leading to volcanism and mountain building at the surface. Plates move due to convection currents in the underlying asthenosphere, and new crust forms at mid-ocean ridges as plates spread apart, maintaining the overall size of Earth over geologic time.

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    Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, especially along the edges of the Pacific plate. When plates converge, one plate is subducted under the other, leading to volcanism and mountain building at the surface. Plates move due to convection currents in the underlying asthenosphere, and new crust forms at mid-ocean ridges as plates spread apart, maintaining the overall size of Earth over geologic time.

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    Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, especially along the edges of the Pacific plate. When plates converge, one plate is subducted under the other, leading to volcanism and mountain building at the surface. Plates move due to convection currents in the underlying asthenosphere, and new crust forms at mid-ocean ridges as plates spread apart, maintaining the overall size of Earth over geologic time.

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    Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, especially along the edges of the Pacific plate. When plates converge, one plate is subducted under the other, leading to volcanism and mountain building at the surface. Plates move due to convection currents in the underlying asthenosphere, and new crust forms at mid-ocean ridges as plates spread apart, maintaining the overall size of Earth over geologic time.

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    1.

    In relation to the continents, where do most


    earthquake and volcanoes are located?

    a. Mostly if not entirely in the middle of a continent


    b. Mostly if not entirely along the edges of
    continents
    c. Mostly if not entirely in the North and South Poles
    d. Mostly if not entirely along the edges of the
    Pacific Plate
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. Mostly if not entirely along the


    edges of the Pacific Plate
    2. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent
    earthquake. Which correct sequence of events should
    you follow?

    I. Determine the difference in the arrival time of P and


    S waves recorded from each of the seismic stations.
    II. Use the triangulation method to locate the center.
    III. Obtain data from three seismic stations.
    IV. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the
    station.

    a. III, II, IV b. III, I, IV, II c. III, IV, I, II d. IV, II, I, III


    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. III, I, IV, II
    3. On Earth’s surface, how are volcanoes
    and earthquakes epicenters distributed?

    a. Randomly scattered
    b. Concentrated in narrow zones
    c. Randomly scattered on oceanic plates
    d. Randomly scattered on continental
    plates only
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. Randomly scattered
    4. You were provided with data showing the
    arrival time of P and S waves recorded from
    three seismic stations. Which of the following
    statements can you possibly determine?

    a.Damage at the focus


    b.Distance to the earthquake
    c. Intensity of the earthquake
    d. Location of the epicenter
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. Location of the epicenter


    5. The destruction of crust takes place
    along which plate boundary?

    a. Convergent plate boundary


    b. Divergent plate boundary
    c. Transform fault boundary
    d. None of the above
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. Convergent plate boundary


    6. The Marianas trench was most likely created
    by the ____.

    a.divergence of Eurasian and Philippine Plates


    b. convergence of Pacific and Antarctic plates
    c. divergence of the Pacific and Philippine
    Plates
    d.movement of the Pacific Plate over the
    Hawaii hot spot
    CORRECT ANSWER

    c. divergence of the Pacific


    and Philippine Plates
    7. What type of convergence makes
    subduction impossible due to the low
    density of plates?

    a. Continental-oceanic convergence
    b. Oceanic-oceanic convergence
    c. Continental-continental convergence
    d. None of the above
    CORRECT ANSWER

    c. Continental-continental
    convergence
    8. According to the figure, what
    type of plate boundary occurs
    between the Nazca Plate and the
    South American Plate?

    a. Convergent oceanic-continental
    boundary
    b. Convergent oceanic-oceanic
    boundary
    c. Convergent continental –
    continental boundary
    d. Transform fault boundary
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. Convergent
    oceanic-continental
    boundary
    9. What do you think will happen as the Mid-Atlantic ridge
    continue to spread?

    a. The distance between North America and Africa will be


    far greater than their current location.
    b. The distance between South America and Africa will be
    far greater than their current location.
    c. The distance between Australia and Africa will be far
    greater than their current location.
    d. The distance between North America and Australia will
    be far greater than their current location.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. The distance between South


    America and Africa will be far greater
    than their current location.
    10. What is the best statement that
    describes the movement of the
    plates shown on figure 1?

    a. The North American plate is


    sinking beneath the Pacific plate.
    b. The Pacific plate is sinking
    beneath the North American plate.
    c. The North American plate slides
    past the Pacific plate.
    d. The two plates are moving away
    from each other.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. The Pacific plate is


    sinking beneath the North
    American plate.
    11. Describe the plate motions along the
    Himalayan Mountains.

    a.Two plates are pushing into each other.


    b.Two plates are moving past each other.
    c. Two plates are rifting from each other.
    d.Two plates are grinding each other.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. Two plates are pushing into


    each other.
    12. How is oceanic crust forced back into the earth’s
    mantle?

    a. It wants to float but is forced to curl as it cools.


    b. It wants to sink because it is cold and therefore
    dense.
    c. It wants to float but is forced under by colliding
    plates.
    d. It wants to sink because it is made of high density
    materials.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. It wants to sink because it is


    made of high-density
    materials.
    13. Which modern continents were derived from
    Gondwanaland?

    a. Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, South America


    b. Asia, Europe, India, North America, South America
    c. Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India, South America
    d. Africa, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South
    America
    CORRECT ANSWER
    c.Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India,
    South America
    14. Which of the following landmass would
    not be part of Gondwanaland
    reconstruction?

    a. Antarctica
    b. Australia
    c. India
    d. North America
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. North America
    15. This led to the idea that Antarctica once
    experiences a tropical climate.

    a. Underwater ridges
    b. Rock formation
    c. Fossils of Mesosaurus
    d. Coal deposits
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. Coal deposits
    16. The essence of Wegener’s idea was sound based
    on some scientific observations. Which of the
    following statements supported his theory?

    a. Matching fossil plant remains found on two


    different continents.
    b. Matching reptile remains found on two different
    continents.
    c. Nearly identical sedimentary rock types of same
    age in widely separated locations.
    d. All of the above.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. All of the above.


    17. If all the inner layers of the earth are firm
    solid, what could have happened to the
    supercontinent?

    a.It remained as it is.


    b.It would have become as it is today.
    c. It would have slowly disappeared in the
    ocean.
    d.It would have stretched and covered the
    world.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. It remained as it is.
    18. The movement of the lithospheric plates is
    facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-like
    layer. Which of the following layers is
    described in the statement?

    a.Mantle
    b. Lithosphere
    c. Atmosphere
    d. Asthenosphere
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. Asthenosphere
    20. Which of the following statements proves the
    existence of the boundary between the crust and the
    mantle?

    i. The increase in the pressure in the crust and the


    mantle
    ii. The difference in the density of the layers of the Earth
    iii. The increase in velocity from crust to mantle
    iv. The increase in temperature

    a. i and ii b. ii and iii c. iii and iv d. i and iv


    CORRECT ANSWER

    ii.The difference in the density of the layers


    of the Earth
    iii. The increase in velocity from crust to
    mantle

    b. ii and iii
    21. What does movement of plates predict about the
    distribution of volcanoes and earthquake?

    a. They should be evenly distributed throughout the


    Earth.
    b. They should occur primarily along plate boundaries.
    c. They should occur primarily in deep ocean basins.
    d. They should only occur along continental margins.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. They should occur primarily along plate


    boundaries.
    22. What happens when a piece of continent
    reaches an ocean-bound subduction zone?

    a. Subduction seizes.
    b. The continent is subducted.
    c. An island chain is quickly formed.
    d. Subduction switches to the other plate
    CORRECT ANSWER

    c. An island chain is quickly formed.


    23. At convergent plate boundaries where
    oceanic and continental crust meet
    ____________.

    a. oceanic crust is created


    b. oceanic crust is subducted.
    c. continental crust is subducted
    d. no associated volcanism occurs
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. oceanic crust is subducted.


    24. Why does the Earth’s size remain the same in spite of
    the movement of plates away from each other at oceanic
    ridges?

    a. The edges of the continents are manifested.


    b. It is composed of continental and oceanic crusts of
    constant sizes.
    c. Creation of crust at divergent margins is balanced by
    destruction at convergent margins.
    d. What happens at oceanic ridge merely shakes the ocean
    waters and does not cause these to rise to increase the
    size of the Earth.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    c. Creation of crust at divergent margins is


    balanced by destruction at convergent
    margins.
    25. What type of plate boundary
    is most likely to occur at point A?

    a. Transform
    b. Divergent
    c. Reverse
    d. Convergent
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. Divergent
    26. Which of the following
    processes can be explained at
    point B?

    a. Plates are not moving.


    b. Plates move each other
    sideways.
    c. Plates move apart and
    volcanoes form.
    d. Plates move toward each
    other and volcanoes form
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. Plates move toward each other and


    volcanoes form
    27. This is the most notable effect of the
    divergence between two oceanic
    plates.

    a. Formation of mountain ranges


    b. Creation of new seafloor
    c. Subduction of plates
    d. Grinding of plates
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. Creation of new seafloor


    28. If all the inner layers of the Earth are
    firm solid, what could have happened to
    Pangea?

    a. It remained as a supercontinent.
    b. It would have become as it is today.
    c. It would have slowly disappeared in the
    ocean.
    d. It would have stretched and covered
    the world.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. It remained as a supercontinent.
    29. Which of the following changes can be
    observed in a continental-to-continental
    convergence boundary?

    a. rift valley
    b. new seafloor
    c. ocean ridges
    d. mountain ranges
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. mountain ranges
    30. What happens when two plates
    collide?
    a. Rift valleys are formed.
    b. Both plates go underground.
    c. Both plates rise up the ground.
    d. One plate sinks to the ground, forming
    a subduction zone.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. One plate sinks to the ground, forming a


    subduction zone.
    32. What land structure is formed when
    magma from the seafloor erupts and rises
    from an oceanic-oceanic plate boundary?

    a. archipelago
    b. island arc
    c. trenches
    d. underwater volcano
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. island arc
    33. What theory states that the earth’s
    lithosphere is made up of plates that float
    on the asthenosphere and are moving
    continuously.

    a. Plate Tectonics theory


    b. Continental Drift Theory
    c. Seafloor spreading
    d. Pangaea
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. Plate Tectonics theory


    34. What kind of boundary is the result of
    collision of two crustal plates?

    a. divergent plate boundary


    b. transform fault boundary
    c. convergent plate boundary
    d. ridge-trench boundary
    CORRECT ANSWER

    c. convergent plate boundary


    36. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath
    the continental crust at the subduction zone?

    a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.


    b. The oceanic crust is pulled downward by
    Earth’s magnetic field.
    c. The oceanic crust is pushed from the
    ridge.
    d. The continental crust has a denser
    composition.
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.


    37. The lithospheric plates are believed to be
    moving slowly. What is the driving force that
    facilitates this movement?

    a. gravitational force of the moon


    b. magnetic force at the poles
    c. convection current in the mantle
    d. the force of the atmosphere
    CORRECT ANSWER

    c. convection current in the mantle


    38. On what kind of boundary does a rift
    valley form?

    a. divergent plate boundary


    b. transform fault boundary
    c. oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
    d. oceanic-continental convergent boundary
    CORRECT ANSWER

    a. divergent plate boundary


    39. What are you supposed to do if there is
    an earthquake?

    a. move to a close area


    b. practice duck, cover and hold procedure
    c. takes a selfie with your classmates
    d. proceed to a crowded area
    CORRECT ANSWER

    b. practice duck, cover and hold procedure


    40. During the 1960s, scientists were already equipped
    with gadgets needed to explore the deep ocean. What
    discovery about the ocean floor associated with the
    seafloor spreading?

    a. mountains are denser than the mantle


    b. the rotational poles of the earth have migrated
    c. the crust of the continents is denser than the crust
    of the ocean
    d. the crust of the ocean is very young relative to
    the age of the crust of the continents
    CORRECT ANSWER

    d. the crust of the ocean is very young


    relative to the age of the crust of the
    continents

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