2. 8 th Grade Science Plate Tectonics and Topography Review

3. A:B: AustraliaWegner C:D: PangaeaNone of these #1 Scientists believe that the land masses of Earth were once joined together as one supercontinent called_______.

4. C. Pangaea

5. A:B: Plate TectonicsConvergent Tectonics C:D: Divergent TectonicsPangaea Tectonics #2 The gradual drifting apart of land masses over time is caused by _____ ________.

6. A. plate tectonics

7. A:B: Plate TectonicsConvergent Tectonics C:D: Divergent TectonicsPangaea Tectonics #3 The folding and faulting of rocks at plate boundaries is caused by ______ _______.

8. A. plate tectonics

9. A:B: Continents fitting together like a puzzle. Matching fossils found in opposite sides of oceans. C:D: Matching mountains structures found in opposite sides of oceans. All of these #4 Which of the following support/s the concept of Plate Tectonics? Watch short Plate Tectonics video

10. D. All of these

11. A:B: ConvergentTransform C:D: DivergentContinental #5 The type of plate boundary that occurs where rocks on opposite sides of the fault move in opposite directions. Plate Boundaries

12. B. Transform

13. A:B: TransformSeafloor C:D: DivergentConvergent # 6 What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates are pushed together?

14. D. Convergent

15. A:B: TransformSeafloor C:D: DivergentConvergent #7 What type of boundary is formed when two plates are moving apart?

16. C. Divergent

17. A:B: TransformSeafloor C:D: DivergentConvergent #8 What type of boundary is formed when two plates grind past each other?

18. A. Transform

19. A:B: Mid-ocean ridgemantle C:D: Rift valleyplates #9 As a result of sea floor spreading, magma moves toward the __________, cools and forms new ocean floor and ridges. Watch short Sea-Floor Spreading video

20. A. Mid-ocean ridge

21. A:B: Maui volcanoesSan Andreas Fault C:D: Mid-Atlantic RidgeNone of these #10 An example of a Mid- Ocean Ridge is the _____ _______ ______.

22. B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

23. A:B: Divergent Convergent C:D: SubductionNone of these #11 The land forms in these two diagrams are formed by the movement of two ________ plates.

24. A. Divergent

25. A:B: divergent boundaries plate boundaries C:D: transform boundaries None of these #12 Faults and volcanoes found at tectonic ______ ________.

26. B. plate boundaries

27. A:B: DivergentConvergent C:D: TransformNone of these #13 This diagram is an example of what type of boundary?

28. A. Divergent

29. A:B: WindRiver C:D: EarthquakeNone of these #14 What force caused the erosion of the Grand Canyon?

30. B. River

31. A:B: Contour lineContour interval C:D: Interval lineNone of these #15 Lines connecting lines of equal elevation on a Topographic map

32. A. Contour line

33. A:B: Contour lineContour interval C:D: Interval lineNone of these #16 The distance between each contour line on a contour map

34. B. Contour interval

35. A:B: steep slopesgentle slopes C:D: no slopsvertical slopes #17 Contour line that are far apart show ____________.

36. B. gentle slopes (Gradually rising elevation)

37. A:B: steep slopes (areas)gentle slopes (areas) C:D: no slopsvertical slopes #18 Contour line that are close together show ____________.

38. A. steep slopes (areas)

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