Plate Tectonics

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Leaving Certificate (Plate Tectonics) Geography Test sobre Plate Tectonics, creado por eimearkelly3 el 21/06/2013.
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

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

Pregunta 2

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

Pregunta 3

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

Pregunta 4

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

Pregunta 5

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

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Crust is created at
Respuesta
  • Destructive/convergent plate boundaries
  • Passive/conservative plate boundaries
  • Constructive/divergent plate boundaries

Pregunta 7

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

Pregunta 8

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

Pregunta 9

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

Pregunta 10

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

Pregunta 11

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

Pregunta 12

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

Pregunta 13

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

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
Constructive plate boundaries
Respuesta
  • 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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