Chapter 5: Earth Science Quiz

Harry Hess and Robert Dietz proposed that the oceanic crust in the Atlantic Ocean was spreading apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and that this process moved the continents apart from one another. They called this process:

The Earth's magnetic field is generated by:

Mantle convection involves the asthenosphere moving upward due to its lower:

This figure shows the four stages of continental rifting. First, drag each of the four descriptions to its appropriate position on the figure, and then drag each of the three place names to the figure that best represents the modern-day setting of that place.

In this figure of Japan, what do the offshore trenches indicate?

Select the statement that best describes how the process of plate tectonics circulates materials between the asthenosphere and the lithosphere.

On this map of the world, drag the label for each place to its correct position on the figure.

How is magma created in a subduction zone?

The Pacific Ring of Fire is formed by:

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

Drag each feature name into the lower box near its proper place. Into the place above the feature name, drag the description that best describes how this feature forms.

Hot spots in oceanic settings typically produce:

A continent has an oceanic trench offshore of its coast. Which of the following is probably NOT present along this side of the continent?

What causes magnetic stripes on the seafloor, such as those shown here?

On this map of the world, drag the label for each tectonic plate to its correct position on the figure.

The yearly rate of tectonic plate movement is best measured in:

Correctly complete this sentence using the numbers provided.

This figure shows a mid-ocean ridge. Drag words to complete the sentences.

What occurs at mid-ocean ridges?

Some continents continue outward from the shoreline under shallow seawater, forming submerged benches called:

Correctly complete this sentence using the words provided.

Which data were used to develop the hypothesis of continental drift?

Magnetic patterns develop on the seafloor as basaltic lava erupts and cools, and:

The majority of transform boundaries are found:

A convergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

How did the Red Sea, shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure, form?

Mid-ocean ridges form where two ocean plates:

A divergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

The main reason why the hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted was:

At mid-ocean ridges, as two plates diverge:

This figure shows parts of South America, Africa, and the intervening Atlantic Ocean. Drag the label for each tectonic feature to its correct position on the figure.

Correctly complete this sentence using the numbers provided.