Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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8. What is most likely to happen at a fracture boundary? 50/50 Seafloor spreading Strong earthquakes A B Valley formation Mountain formation C D

9. Most major earthquakes in the U.S. occur in California and Alaska because these states… 50/50 are closer to the Pacific Ocean have more convection currents A B are on buried sand deposits are on a plate boundary C D

10. Where are most volcanoes located? 50/50 Around California In Hawaii A B On the ocean floor In areas of frozen land C D

11. What do seismographs detect? 50/50 Potential energy between plates A volcano ready to erupt A B Ground movement as it occurs Changing convection currents C D

12. If a scientist found a fossil on the eastern coast of South America, where else would these fossils need to be found to support continental drift? 50/50 Western coast of Africa Eastern coast of Africa A B Northern coast of Africa Southern cost of Africa C D

13. According to the theory of plate tectonics, what may form where plates move together? 50/50 plateaus valleys A B volcanoes mountains C D

14. The North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate move away from each other about _______ each year. 50/50 2 meters 2 inches A B 2 centimeters 2 feet C D

15. Which of the following definitions best describes a plateau? 50/50 An area of raised, flat land An area of flat land with few trees A B A deep crack created by water erosion A low area of land between mountains C D

16. Earth’s outer core is a 50/50 Partly melted rock Very dense solid A B Combination of oxygen and other materials Very dense liquid C D

17. Where are Earth’s tectonics plates located? 50/50 They float just below the crust They float on top of the lower mantle A B They float on top of the inner core They float between the crust and the upper mantle. C D

18. What force moves Earth’s tectonic plates? 50/50 Convection in the mantle Conduction in the crust A B Convection in the crust Conduction in the mantle C D

19. Most of the Earth’s mass is in the 50/50 outer core crust A B inner core mantle C D

20. What makes up the lithosphere? 50/50 Earth’s crust and mantle Earth’s crust and solid part of the mantle A B Earth’s crust, mantle, and core Earth’s crust and the liquid part of the mantle C D

21. The large continent that was suggested by Alfred Wegener which split apart through continental drift was called 50/50 Pangaea Pangea Ultima A B Pandemic Panda C D

22. According to Plate Tectonics, most of these occur near plate boundaries 50/50 Earthquakes Volcanoes and Earthquakes A B Volcanoes Seafloor Spreading C D