Plate Tectonics

Question 1

What is true of both earthquakes and volcanoes?

Question 2

Tsunamis are caused by _______.a.underwater volcanoesb.El Niñoc.underwater earthquakesd.global warming

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: C

Question 3

Explain why coastal cities are more likely to have moderate temperatures than cities that are in the center of continents.

Question 4

Explain how mountains influence climate.

Question 5

Why did Antarctica’s climate change approximately 50 million years ago?

Question 6

El Niño is caused by _______.a.ocean currentsb.the isolation of continentsc.orographyd.all of the above

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: A

Question 7

The theory of plate tectonics describes _______.a.the movement of Earth’s asthenosphereb.the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenospherec.the movement of Earth’s lithosphered.none of the above

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: C

Question 8

Earthquakes can _______.a.trigger other earthquakesb.cause tsunamisc.cause billions of dollars in damagesd.all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is associated with plates moving away from each other?a.riftsb.subduction zonesc.faultsd.all of the above

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: A

Question 10

Explain how subduction zones are formed.

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