G 101    Lectures    Sample Questions

Plate Tectonics

1. The man who pioneered the continental drift hypothesis was

 

Tuzo Wilson

Herman Hess

Alfred Wegener

Andrija Mohorovicic

2. What is the name of the supercontinent tha existed near the end of Paleozoic?

 

Laurentia

Euro-Asia

Ameri-Africa

Pangea

3. Three basic types of plate boundaries are

 

duvulgent, convergent, and transform fault

divergent, convergent, and transform fault

direct, indirect, and transform

subduction, convergent, and flat

4. Plates move apart, leaving a gap at the

 

convergent plate boundaries

divergent plate boundaries

transform plate boundaries

all plate boundaries

5. Plates collide along

 

convergent plate boundaries

divergent plate boundaries

transform plate boundaries

all plate boundaries

6. Volcanic island arcs (like Aleutian Islands) are associated with

 

divergent plate boundaries

convergent (continental-continental) plate boundaries

convergent (oceanic-continental) plate boundaries

convergent (oceanic-oceanic) plate boundaries

7. Mount St. Helen is associated with

 

divergent plate boundary

convergent (continental-continental) plate boundary

convergent (oceanic-continental) plate boundary

convergent (oceanic-oceanic) plate boundary

8. Hawaiian Islands are associated with

 

divergent plate boundary

convergent (oceanic-oceanic) plate boundary

transform plate boundary

none of the above

G 101    Lectures    Sample Questions