GEOLOGY QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which tectonic setting places the asthenosphere farthest from the surface?
Mid-ocean ridge
Subduction
Transform
Rift
Collision - Answer- Collision
Which plate boundary is least likely to be dangerous to humans?
Mid-ocean ridge
Transform
Collision
Subduction
Rift - Answer- Mid-ocean ridge
Why did Alfred Wegener never get the support of the scientific community for his
hypothesis of continental drift during his lifetime? CHOOSE TWO
He had an abrasive personality which made people not support him
GPS had not been invented yet to show movement
He could not disprove the idea of land bridges
He had no evidence for his idea
He could not provide a mechanism for how continents moved
It is difficult to change people's minds - Answer- He could not provide a mechanism for
how continents moved
It is difficult to change people's minds
Which boundaries generally produce new liquid magma? SELECT THREE
Collision
Transform
Subduction
Rift
Mid-ocean ridge - Answer- Subduction
Rift
, Mid-ocean ridge
Why are there not as many earthquakes or volcanoes on the east coast of North
America as the west coast of North America?
It is not close to a plate boundary (passive margin).
The plate boundary on the east coast is purely transform.
The crust on the east coast is too thick to allow earthquakes.
The crust on the east coast is too thick to allow volcanoes.
The Atlantic side of the continent moves slower than the Pacific side. - Answer- It is not
close to a plate boundary (passive margin).
What is the biggest difference between hot-spot volcanism in an island chain and plate
tectonic volcanism in an island chain?
Hot spots only have tsunamis
Hot spots erupt more often
Hot spots have age trends
Arcs have less earthquakes
Arcs have different magma - Answer- Hot spots have age trends
Which of the following are evidence Wegener used to construct the idea of Continental
Drift? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Matching fossils across the ocean
Matching the edges of the continental shelves
Evidence of climate change in the geologic record
Paleomagnetism
Deep ocean features like trenches and mid-ocean ridges
Earthquake locations lined up with certain features - Answer- Matching fossils across
the ocean
Matching the edges of the continental shelves
Evidence of climate change in the geologic record
Which of the following are evidence that was used to refine continental drift into the
modern Theory of Plate Tectonics? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Matching fossils across the ocean
Evidence of drastic climate shifts in the geologic record
Large deep ocean features like trenches and mid-ocean ridges
Paleomagnetism
Earthquake locations lined up with certain features
Matching the edges of the continental shelves - Answer- Large deep ocean features
like trenches and mid-ocean ridges
Paleomagnetism
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which tectonic setting places the asthenosphere farthest from the surface?
Mid-ocean ridge
Subduction
Transform
Rift
Collision - Answer- Collision
Which plate boundary is least likely to be dangerous to humans?
Mid-ocean ridge
Transform
Collision
Subduction
Rift - Answer- Mid-ocean ridge
Why did Alfred Wegener never get the support of the scientific community for his
hypothesis of continental drift during his lifetime? CHOOSE TWO
He had an abrasive personality which made people not support him
GPS had not been invented yet to show movement
He could not disprove the idea of land bridges
He had no evidence for his idea
He could not provide a mechanism for how continents moved
It is difficult to change people's minds - Answer- He could not provide a mechanism for
how continents moved
It is difficult to change people's minds
Which boundaries generally produce new liquid magma? SELECT THREE
Collision
Transform
Subduction
Rift
Mid-ocean ridge - Answer- Subduction
Rift
, Mid-ocean ridge
Why are there not as many earthquakes or volcanoes on the east coast of North
America as the west coast of North America?
It is not close to a plate boundary (passive margin).
The plate boundary on the east coast is purely transform.
The crust on the east coast is too thick to allow earthquakes.
The crust on the east coast is too thick to allow volcanoes.
The Atlantic side of the continent moves slower than the Pacific side. - Answer- It is not
close to a plate boundary (passive margin).
What is the biggest difference between hot-spot volcanism in an island chain and plate
tectonic volcanism in an island chain?
Hot spots only have tsunamis
Hot spots erupt more often
Hot spots have age trends
Arcs have less earthquakes
Arcs have different magma - Answer- Hot spots have age trends
Which of the following are evidence Wegener used to construct the idea of Continental
Drift? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Matching fossils across the ocean
Matching the edges of the continental shelves
Evidence of climate change in the geologic record
Paleomagnetism
Deep ocean features like trenches and mid-ocean ridges
Earthquake locations lined up with certain features - Answer- Matching fossils across
the ocean
Matching the edges of the continental shelves
Evidence of climate change in the geologic record
Which of the following are evidence that was used to refine continental drift into the
modern Theory of Plate Tectonics? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Matching fossils across the ocean
Evidence of drastic climate shifts in the geologic record
Large deep ocean features like trenches and mid-ocean ridges
Paleomagnetism
Earthquake locations lined up with certain features
Matching the edges of the continental shelves - Answer- Large deep ocean features
like trenches and mid-ocean ridges
Paleomagnetism
