Plate Tectonics

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Leaving Certificate Geography (Plate Tectonics) Quiz am Plate Tectonics, erstellt von eimearkelly3 am 21/06/2013.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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What currents are responsible for the movement of the earth's plates?
Antworten
  • Ocean currents
  • Thermal convection currents

Frage 2

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At a mid-ocean ridge, where is the rock oldest?
Antworten
  • Further away from the plate boundary
  • Closer to the plate boundary

Frage 3

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When did Pangaea begin to break apart?
Antworten
  • 100 million years ago
  • 200 million years ago
  • 300 million years ago

Frage 4

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The remains of which dinosaur helped to proof the theory of continental drift
Antworten
  • Stegosaurus
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex
  • Mesosaurus
  • Brachiosaurus

Frage 5

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Crust is destroyed at
Antworten
  • Destructive/convergent plate boundaries
  • Passive/conservative plate boundaries
  • Constructive/divergent plate boundaries

Frage 6

Frage
Crust is created at
Antworten
  • Destructive/convergent plate boundaries
  • Passive/conservative plate boundaries
  • Constructive/divergent plate boundaries

Frage 7

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The Mariana Trench was created by
Antworten
  • A destructive/convergent boundary
  • A passive/conservative plate boundary
  • A constructive/divergent plate boundary

Frage 8

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The San Andreas fault line was created by
Antworten
  • A destructive/convergent plate boundary
  • A passive/conservative plate boundary
  • A constructive/divergent plate boundary

Frage 9

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The Himilayas and the Alps were created by
Antworten
  • A destructive/convergent plate boundary
  • A passive/conservative plate boundary
  • A constructive/divergent plate boundary

Frage 10

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge was created by
Antworten
  • A destructive/convergent plate boundary
  • A passive/conservative plate boundary
  • A constructive/divergent plate boundary

Frage 11

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Japan is an island arc created by
Antworten
  • A destructive/convergent plate boundary
  • A passive/conservative plate boundary
  • A constructive/divergent plate boundary

Frage 12

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Destructive plate boundaires give rise to
Antworten
  • Volcanic mountains
  • Deep earthquakes
  • Trenches
  • Island arcs
  • Mid-ocean ridges
  • New ocean floor
  • Fold mountains
  • Shallow earthquakes
  • Volcanic islands
  • Transform faults

Frage 13

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Passive plate boundaries give rise to
Antworten
  • Mid-ocean ridges
  • Volcanic mountains
  • Volcanic islands
  • Deep earthquakes
  • Shallow earthquakes
  • Fold mountains
  • Transform faults
  • Island arc
  • Trenches
  • New ocean floor

Frage 14

Frage
Constructive plate boundaries
Antworten
  • Volcanic mountains
  • Volcanic islands
  • Fold mountains
  • Deep earthquakes
  • Shallow earthquakes
  • Trenches
  • Island arc
  • Mid-ocean ridge
  • Transform faults
  • New ocean floor
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