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Plate Tectonics
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Leaving Certificate Geography (Plate Tectonics) Quiz on Plate Tectonics, created by eimearkelly3 on 21/06/2013.
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Question 1
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What currents are responsible for the movement of the earth's plates?
Answer
Ocean currents
Thermal convection currents
Question 2
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At a mid-ocean ridge, where is the rock oldest?
Answer
Further away from the plate boundary
Closer to the plate boundary
Question 3
Question
When did Pangaea begin to break apart?
Answer
100 million years ago
200 million years ago
300 million years ago
Question 4
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The remains of which dinosaur helped to proof the theory of continental drift
Answer
Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Mesosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Question 5
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Crust is destroyed at
Answer
Destructive/convergent plate boundaries
Passive/conservative plate boundaries
Constructive/divergent plate boundaries
Question 6
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Crust is created at
Answer
Destructive/convergent plate boundaries
Passive/conservative plate boundaries
Constructive/divergent plate boundaries
Question 7
Question
The Mariana Trench was created by
Answer
A destructive/convergent boundary
A passive/conservative plate boundary
A constructive/divergent plate boundary
Question 8
Question
The San Andreas fault line was created by
Answer
A destructive/convergent plate boundary
A passive/conservative plate boundary
A constructive/divergent plate boundary
Question 9
Question
The Himilayas and the Alps were created by
Answer
A destructive/convergent plate boundary
A passive/conservative plate boundary
A constructive/divergent plate boundary
Question 10
Question
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge was created by
Answer
A destructive/convergent plate boundary
A passive/conservative plate boundary
A constructive/divergent plate boundary
Question 11
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Japan is an island arc created by
Answer
A destructive/convergent plate boundary
A passive/conservative plate boundary
A constructive/divergent plate boundary
Question 12
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Destructive plate boundaires give rise to
Answer
Volcanic mountains
Deep earthquakes
Trenches
Island arcs
Mid-ocean ridges
New ocean floor
Fold mountains
Shallow earthquakes
Volcanic islands
Transform faults
Question 13
Question
Passive plate boundaries give rise to
Answer
Mid-ocean ridges
Volcanic mountains
Volcanic islands
Deep earthquakes
Shallow earthquakes
Fold mountains
Transform faults
Island arc
Trenches
New ocean floor
Question 14
Question
Constructive plate boundaries
Answer
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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