1) Active volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains belts are found in the same place. Where are they mostly located? a) at the center b) at the ocean c) at the continents d) at the plate boundaries 2) If the time difference in the arrival time of P-waves and S-waves is 40 seconds, what is the distance of the epicenter from the seismic station? a) 200 km b) 300 km c) 400 km d) 500 km 3) Earth's crust is divided into oceanic and continental crusts. Which best describes the difference between oceanic crust and continental crust? a) oceanic crust is thicker and denser than continetal crust b) oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continetal crust c) oceanic crust is thicker and less dense than continetal crust d) oceanic crust is thinner and less dense than continetal crust 4) Which suggests that the crust is made of plates that interact in various ways? a) Continental Drift Theory b) Seafloor Spreading c) Plate Tectonic Theory d) Lithospheric Theory 5) Which best describes a divergent boundary? a) plates move toward each other b) plates move away each other c) plates slides past on each other d) plates with no fault. 6) How do mountains form? a) when boundaries slide past vertically on each other b) when boundaries move apart from each other c) when continental and oceanic crust collides d) when two continental crust colides 7) which type of plate boundaries where one plate forced beneath another? a) constructive b) conservative c) divergent d) convergent 8) What is the driving force that facilitates the lithospheric plates movement due to the heat from the earths inner layers? a) seafloor spreading b) magnetic reversal c) magnetic force d) convection currrent 9) When subduction process occurs? a) when older, less dense crust sinks b) when newer, more dense crust sinks c) when newer, less dense crust sinks d) when older, more dense crust sinks 10) Which type of plate boundaries exhibits when two adjacent boundaries move towards each other?* a) * b) ** c) *** d) **** 11) Which does NOT support Seafloor SPreading Theory? a) rocks are younger at the mid ocean ridge b) rocks far from the mid ocean ridge are older c) rocks on the continents are younger than the on the ocean floor. d) rocks on the ocean floor are younger than the on the continents 12) Fossilized leaves of an extint plant Glossopteris were found in 250 million years old rocks and these fossils were in the continents of South America, Africa, Australia, India, and Antartica. What kind of evidence was it? a) Paleontological evidence b) Seafloor Spreading c) Continental Jigsaw Puzzle d) Topographic Evidence 13) What is the driving force behind plate tectonics? a) * b) ** c) *** d) **** 14) What happens when the North Pole is transformed into the SOuth Pole and South Ple becomes North Pole due to the change in the direction of flow in the outer core? a) Magnetic Reversal b) Magnetic Compass c) Seafloor Spreading d) Plate Tectonic Theory 15) As a new seafloor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the old seafloor farthest from the ridge is destroyed. Which of the stated process describes how the oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and is destroyed at the mantle? a) Convection current b) Subduction c) Ridge Push d) Slab Push 16) Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who hypothesized that the Earth was once made up of a single large landmass called Pangaea. Which Theory did Wegener propose? a) Continental Shift Theory b) Continental Drift Theory c) Seafloor Spreading Theory d) Plate Tectonic Theory 17) Which seismic waves is detected first by the seismograph? a) Love waves b) P-waves c) Rayleigh waves d) S-waves 18) Why oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust when they collided? a) Thicker than continental crust b) Thinner than continental crust c) Less dense than contiental crust d) Denser than contiental crust 19) If you are cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined? a) Ocean depth b) Position of the South Pole c) Shape of the continents d) Size of the Atlantic Ocean 20) How are active volcanoes, earthquakes epicenters, and mountain ranges distributed? a) Mountain ranges are situated in places where volcanoes or earthqaukes epicenter are not located b) Mountain ranges are found in the places where volcanoes or earthquakes epicenters are also located c) Mountain ranges are found near the earthquake epicenetr and active volcanoes are not located d) Mountain ranges are found in the middle portion of the continents while volcanoes and earthquake epicenter are at the edges of the continents 21) What is the basis of the scientists in dividing the Earth's lithosphere into plates? a) Location of active volcanoes b) Location of active volcanoes and earthquakes epicenters c) Location of active volcanoes and earthquakes epicenters and mountain ranges d) Location of active volcanoes and earthquakes epicenters, mountain ranges and rivers 22) What geologic event is most likely to happen in the transform fault boundary? a) volcanic eruption b) mountain formation c) occurrence of tsunami d) earthquake occurrence 23) Which is a strong force that drives subducting tectonic plates? a) ridge pull b) ridge push c) slab push d) slab pull 24) What is the importance of studying seismic waves? a) helps in the rotation of the earth b) gives information about Earth's mineral c) tells us when will be the next earthquake d) provides information on Earth's internal structure 25) Which evidence supported the Continental Drift Theory? a) Formation of the new ocean floor b) evidence from the age of the rocks c) formation of mid-ocean ridges d) discovery of fosils such as Glossopteris and Mesosaurus 26) where does seafloor spreading occurs? a) between the diverging two oceanic plates b) between the converging two oceanic plate c) between the diverging two continental plates d) between the converging two continental plates 27) Which does NOT explain Plate Tectonic Theory? a) It explains why the continents move b) It explain the magnetic reversal to the magnetic field of the Earth c) It explains why the plate boundaries are considered active geological regions d) it explains how seafloor spreading and subduction account for the movement of tectonic plates. 28) Plates involved in the formation of the Philippine islands a) Eurasian Plate and Indo-Australian Plate b) Pacific Plate and North American Plate c) African Plate and Australian Plate d) Antartic Plate and Pacific Plate 29) TURE or FALSE Plate Tectonic Theory is considered the unifying theory which states that the lithosphere is broken into several plates and these plate are in motion. a) TRUE b) FALSE 30) You were provided with data showing the arrival time of P and S waves recorded from three seismic stations. TRUE or FALSE? Can you now determine the location of the epicenter of an earthquake? a) TRUE b) FALSE 31) Transform boundaries are where two of these plates are sliding alongside each other. This causes intense earthquakes, the formation of thin linear valleys, and split river beds. The most famous example of a transform boundary is the San Andreas Fault in California. a) FACT b) BLUFF

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