What was discovered in Antarctica that solidified Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

Question 1 (1 point)

Based on this map, what is one continent in which the there are two (or more) plates?

Question 1 options:

	A) Africa
	B) Europe
	C) North America
	D) Asia

Question 2 (1 point)

What was discovered in Antarctica that solidified Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

Question 2 options:

	A) Mineral deposits
	B) Snow and ice
	C) Extinct volcanoes
	D) Tropical plant fossils

Question 3 (1 point)

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Where do scientists think the next major ocean will be formed?

Question 3 options:

	A) Iceland
	B) Australia
	C) Gulf of Mexico
	D) East Africa

Question 4 (1 point)

Based on the article, which is not a reason why humans are drawn to plate boundaries.

Question 4 options:

	A) Ore deposits
	B) Fertile soil
	C) Geothermal energy
	D) Nice scenery

Question 5 (1 point)

Two closest tectonic plates to San Francisco are?

Question 5 options:

	A) Pacific/North America
	B) Pacific/Juan de Fuca
	C) Pacific/Californian
	D) North American/California

Question 6 (1 point)

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Two closest tectonic plates to Taipei, Taiwan are?

Question 6 options:

	A) Philippine/China
	B) Eurasian/Philippine
	C) Philippine/Taiwan
	D) Taiwan/China

Question 7 (1 point)

Two closest tectonic plates to Jerusalem, Israel are?

Question 7 options:

	A) Arabian/Eurasian
	B) African/Arabian
	C) African/Eurasian
	D) Mediterranean/Eurasian

Question 8 (1 point)

Two closest tectonic plates to Karachi, Pakistan are?

Question 8 options:

	A) Arabian/African
	B) Pakistani/Indian
	C) Indian/Eurasian
	D) Burmese/Eurasian

Question 9 (1 point)

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Boundary A _________

Question 9 options:

	A) Transform
	B) Continental-continental convergent
	C) Continental-oceanic convergent
	D) Oceanic divergent
	E) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent
	F) Continental-continental divergent

Question 10 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 10 options:

	A) The African plate is subducting under the Arabian Plate, closing off the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean
	B) Red Sea is shrinking because two continental plates are coming together.
	C) The Arabian and African plates are moving away from each other, creating the Red Sea
	D) Red Sea plate is subducting under the Arabian Plate

Question 11 (1 point)

Boundary B _________

Question 11 options:

	A) Continental-continental divergent
	B) Oceanic divergent
	C) Transform
	D) Continental-continental convergent
	E) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent
	F) Continental-oceanic convergent

Question 12 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 12 options:

	A) Himalayas were formed by the Indian and Eurasian plates colliding
	B) Himalayas were formed by Indian plate riding over the Eurasian plate
	C) Himalayas were formed by the Eurasian plate riding over the Indian plate
	D) Himalayas were formed by the Indian and Eurasian plates moving apart

Question 13 (1 point)

Boundary C _________

Question 13 options:

	A) Continental-oceanic convergent
	B) Transform
	C) Oceanic divergent
	D) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent
	E) Continental-continental divergent
	F) Continental-continental convergent

Question 14 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 14 options:

	A) Mid-Atlantic ridge was created by South American and African plates colliding
	B) Mid-Atlantic ridge was created by North American and Eurasian plates moving apart and the South American and African plates moving apart.
	C) Mid-Atlantic ridge was created by North American plate subducting under the Eurasian plate
	D) Mid-Atlantic ridge was created by North American and African plates colliding

Question 15 (1 point)

Boundary D _________

Question 15 options:

	A) Continental-oceanic convergent
	B) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent
	C) Continental-continental divergent
	D) Continental-continental convergent
	E) Oceanic divergent
	F) Transform

Question 16 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 16 options:

	A) The Pacific and South American plates are colliding forming the Andes Mountains
	B) The Pacific plate is subducting under the South American plate, forming a deep trench
	C) The Pacific and South American Plates are moving apart, forming a deep trench
	D) The South American plate is subducting under the Pacific plate, forming a deep trench

Question 17 (1 point)

Boundary E _________

Question 17 options:

	A) Continental-oceanic convergent
	B) Continental-continental convergent
	C) Transform
	D) Oceanic divergent
	E) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent
	F) Continental-continental divergent

Question 18 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 18 options:

	A) The Pacific and North American Plates are moving apart, forming a deep trench
	B) The Pacific plate is subducting under the North American plate, forming a deep trench
	C) The Pacific and North American plates are colliding forming the Andes Mountains
	D) The North American plate is subducting under the Pacific plate, forming a deep trench

Question 19 (1 point)

Boundary F _________

Question 19 options:

	A) Continental-oceanic convergent
	B) Oceanic divergent
	C) Continental-continental convergent
	D) Transform
	E) Continental-continental divergent
	F) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent

Question 20 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 20 options:

	A) The two plates are moving apart creating a series of lakes in Eastern Africa
	B) The two plates are colliding, creating a series of lakes in Eastern Africa
	C) The two plates are sliding past each other creating a series of lakes in Eastern Africa
	D) The two plates are colliding and shrinking the lakes in Eastern Africa

Question 21 (1 point)

Boundary G _________

Question 21 options:

	A) Continental-continental convergent
	B) Oceanic divergent
	C) Continental-continental divergent
	D) Transform
	E) Continental-oceanic convergent
	F) Oceanic-Oceanic convergent

Question 22 (1 point)

Why did you choose your answer in the previous question?

Question 22 options:

	A) The Pacific plate is subducting under the Philippine plate, forming a deep trench
	B) The Pacific and Philippine plates are colliding forming the Andes Mountains
	C) The Pacific and Philippine plates are moving apart, forming a deep trench
	D) The Philippine plate is subducting under the Pacific plate, forming a deep trench

Question 23 (1 point)

Where was the magnitude of 7.9 recorded?

Question 23 options:

	A) Off the coast of Hawaii
	B) Off the coast of Chile
	C) Off the coast of Papua New Guinea
	D) Off the coast of California

Question 24 (1 point)

How many earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 7 were recorded?

Question 24 options:

	A) 26
	B) 14
	C) 2
	D) 33

Question 25 (1 point)

How many earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 7 and a depth greater than 400 km were recorded?

Question 25 options:

	A) 12
	B) 1
	C) 15
	D) 2

Question 26 (1 point)

Based on a visual inspection of the globe, which country experienced the most earthquakes?

Question 26 options:

	A) Chile
	B) Japan
	C) Russia
	D) Canada

Question 27 (1 point)

With respect to all earthquakes, most of them are located along the perimeter of the Pacific Ocean. What is this area – with its distinct pattern of earthquakes – known as?

Question 27 options:

	A) Pacific tectonic zone
	B) Ring of earthquakes
	C) Ring of fire
	D) Edge of fire

Question 28 (1 point)

Which of the following describes the spatial relationship between plate boundaries and earthquake epicenters.

Question 28 options:

	A) They appear to be randomly distributed
	B) There is no apparent spatial relationship
	C) They are seldom found near each other
	D) They are often found together

Question 29 (1 point)

Using the ruler tool, what is the distance in miles from Kilauea to the center of Kauai?

Question 29 options:

	A) 352 miles
	B) 325 miles
	C) 235 miles
	D) 525 miles

Question 30 (1 point)

Using the information above, calculate the average rate of speed (in inches per year, or in/yr) of the plate since the creation of Kauai? (Remember. Convert miles to inches. 63,360 inches = 1 mile).

Question 30 options:

	A) 325 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 4.04 inches/year
	B) 525 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 6.52 inches/year
	C) 235 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 2.92 inches/year
	D) 352 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 4.37 inches/year

Question 31 (1 point)

Using the ruler tool, what is the distance in miles from Kilauea to the center of Maui?

Question 31 options:

	A) ~130 miles
	B) ~150 miles
	C) ~90 miles
	D) ~110 miles

Question 32 (1 point)

Using the information above, calculate the average rate of speed (in inches per year, or in/yr) of the plate since the creation of Maui? (Remember. Convert miles to inches).

Question 32 options:

	A) 110 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 3.56 inches/year
	B) 150 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 2.63 inches/year
	C) 90 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 4.39 inches/year
	D) 130 miles * 63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000years = 3.04 inches/year

Question 33 (1 point)

Do hotspots occur only in the ocean? Explain why or why not.

Question 33 options:

	A) No, because, there is evidence of them under continental crust (e.g. Yellowstone)
	B) Yes, because there is no evidence of them under continental crust
	C) No, because the Andes Mountains in South America are a good example of a hotspot
	D) Yes, because they form only under oceanic crust

Question 34 (1 point)

Is Feature H an anticline or syncline?

Question 34 options:

	A) Both a syncline and anticline
	B) Syncline
	C) Hogback ridge
	D) Anticline

Question 35 (1 point)

What is Feature I (linear feature) which is located at the base of the Rocky Mountains?

Question 35 options:

	A) Both a syncline and anticline
	B) Hogback ridge
	C) Anticline
	D) Syncline

Question 36 (1 point)

What is the name of the cliff face formed by a normal fault?

Question 36 options:

	A) Scree
	B) Slide
	C) Talus
	D) Scarp

Question 37 (1 point)

What is Feature J?

Question 37 options:

	A) Reverse fault
	B) Horst
	C) Ridge
	D) Graben

Question 38 (1 point)

What is Feature K?

Question 38 options:

	A) Reverse fault
	B) Graben
	C) Horst
	D) Ridge

Question 39 (1 point)

What fault is not associated with uplift?

Question 39 options:

	A) Overthrust
	B) Normal
	C) Reverse
	D) Strike-slip

Question 40 (1 point)

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Are faults limited to land, or can they occur under water as well? Explain why or why not.

Question 40 options:

	A) Limited to land, as there is no evidence of faulting under water
	B) Limited to land, as faulting is a continental crust phenomenon
	C) Not limited to land, as faulting can occur under water
	D) Not limited to land, as faulting requires at least one side to be oceanic.