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TEST DE EVALUARE PLCILE TECTONICE

1) Principal cauz pentru prezena curenilor de convecie n astenosfer este:A) micarea de rotaie a TerreiB) subsidena scoarei terestre i coborrea plcilor tectoniceC) prezena faliilor transformanteD) diferena de densitate a materiei din interiorul Terrei

2) Vechimea rocilor din apropierea rifturilor este mai mic dect a rocilor situate mai departe de rift. Acest fapt demonstreaz c:A) scoara oceanic este mai puin dens i mai subireB) vulcanismul este o caracteristic a rifturilorC) acreia nsoete rifturileD) convergena plcilor tectonice

ntrebrile 3,4,5 se refer la imaginea urmtoare:Harta de mai jos indic continentele Africa i America de Sud, oceanul dintre ele, riftul i faliile transformante. Punctele A i D sunt situate pe continente, iar punctele B i C pe fundul oceanului.

3) Care, dintre graficele de mai jos, indic, corect, vechimea scoarei oceanice , de la punctul B la punctul C?

A)B)C)D)

4) n care punct credei c se nregistreaz cea mai ridicat temperatur ?A) AB) BC) CD) D5)

Ce tabel arat, n mod corect, densitatea scoarei n punctele A, B, C, D?A)B)C)D)6) Blocdiagrama urmtoare arat vrsta insulelor din Arhipelagul Hawaii. Aceste insule s-au format prin deplasarea plcii Pacifice deasupra unei zone de tip hot spot..

7) Imaginea urmtoare arat o seciune prin structura intern a Terrei. Punctul A este situat la contactul dintre dou straturi..

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Sgeile arat c n astenosfer exist o deplasare a materiei numit:A) conductivitateC) subducieB) subsidenD) convecie

8) Which observation provides the strongest evidence for the inference that convection cells exist within the Earth's mantle?A) Displaced rock strata are usually accompanied by earthquakes and volcanoes.B) Sea level has varied in the past.C) Heatflow readings vary at different locations in the Earth's crust.D) Marine fossils are found at elevations high above sea level.

9) Temperaturile mai ridicate din zona riftului medio-atlantic demonstreaz:A) cldura generat de efectul orograficB) micrile tectonice din zona riftuluiC) magnetismul generat de nucleul Terreithe D) existena curenilor de convecie subcustrali

Blocdiagrama indic c sensul de deplasare al plcii Pacifice este spre: A) estC) sudB) sud-vestD) nord-vestQuestions 10 and 11 refer to the following:The map below shows the location of the Peru-Chile Trench.

10) In which diagram do the arrows best represent the motions of Earth's crust at the Peru-Chile Trench?

Questions 12 through 14 refer to the following:The map below shows the location of mid-ocean ridges and the age of some oceanic bedrock near these ridges. Letters A through D are locations on the surface of the ocean floor.

12) Rising convection currents in the asthenosphere would most likely be under locationA) AB) BC) CD) D13) What is the most probable age, in millions of years, of the bedrock at location B?A) 48C)5B) 62D)1214) The age of oceanic bedrock on either side of a mid-ocean ridge is supporting evidence that at the ridges, tectonic plates areA) locked in placeC)beingsubductedB) convergingD)diverging15) At the Aleutian Trench and the Peru-Chile Trench, tectonic plates are generallyA) divergingB) moving along a transform boundaryC) moving over a mantle hot spotD) converging11) The Peru-Chile Trench marks the boundary between theA) Caribbean Plate and the Scotia PlateB) North American Plate and the Cocos PlateC) Pacific Plate and the Antarctic PlateD) Nazca Plate and the South American Plate

16) Many scientists believe that convection currents in the mantie between South America and Africa caused the separation of the two continents and the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Which diagram best represents the currents described in this theory?B)A)

C)D)Questions 17 through 21 refer to the following:Diagram I below is a map showing the location and bedrock age of some of the Hawaiian Islands. Diagram II is a cross section of an area of the Earth illustrating a stationary magma source and the process that could have formed the islands.17) Which of the Hawaiian Islands has the greatest probability of having a volcanic eruptionA) OahuC) KauaiB) HawaiiD) Maui

18) Which graph best represents the ages of the Hawaiian Islands comparing them from point A to point B?

19) Compared to the continental crust of North America, the oceanic crust area of the Hawaiian Islands is probablyA) thinner and similar in compositionB) thicker and similar in compositionC) thicker and diferent in compositionD) thinner and diferent in composition20) If each island formed as the crustal plate moved over the magma source in the mantle as shown in diagram II, where would the next volcanic island most likely form?A) southeast of HawaiiB) northwest of KauaiC) northeast of HawaiiD) between Hawaii and Maui21) Volcanic activity like that which produced the Hawaiian Islands is usually closely correlated withA) frequent earthquake activityB) nearness to the center of the oceanC) sudden reversals in the Earth's magnetic fieldD) frequent major changes in climate

Questions 22 and 23 refer to the following:The diagram below shows the magnetic orientation of igneous rock on the seafloor on the east (right) side of a mid-ocean ridge. The pattern on the west (left) side of the ridge has been omitted. The age of the igneous rock and its distance from the ridge center are shown.

22) The occurrence of high-heat flows at the ridge center provides evidence of theA) destruction of continental crustB) destruction of oceanic crustC) existence of rising mantle convection currentsD) existence of ancestral mountains23) According to the diagram, what is the approximate rate of seafloor spreading?A) 40 km/million yearsC) 1 km/million yearsB) 2 km/million yearsD) 50 km/million yearsQuestions 24 through 27 refer to the following:The diagram below shows an enlargement of the mid-Atlantic ridge and surrounding in its position with respect to the continents. Magnetic polarity bands of igneous rock paralel to the ridge are illustrated according to the key.

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24) What are two characteristics of ocean floor rock found at location C?A) reverse polarity, continental compositionB) normal polarity, oceanic compositionC) reverse polarity, oceanic compositionD) normal polarity, continental composition25) Ocean floor rock found 20 kilometers west of the ocean ridge would have an approximate age ofA) 1.6 million yearsC) 15 million yearsB) 2.0 million yearsD) 30 million years

Which of the cross-sectional diagrams below best represents a model for the movement of rock material below the crust along the mid-Atlantic ridge?

A)

RidgeB)

Ridge

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27) Along the line from position A to position B, the comparative age of the rockA) continuously decreases from A to BB) continuously increases from A to BC) increases from A to the mid-Atlantic ridge and then decreases to BD) decreases from A to the mid-Atlantic ridge and then increases to B

Which property of the oceanic crust in regions F and G is a result of these inferred motions?28) The diagram below represents a partial cross section of a model of the Earth. The arrows show inferred motions within the Earth.

A) Heat-flow measurements steadily increase as distance from the mid-ocean ridge increases.B) The age of the igneous rock increases as distance from the mid-ocean ridge increases.C) The crystal size of the rock decreases constantly as distance from the mid-ocean ridge increases.D) The temperature of the basaltic rock increases as distance from the mid-ocean ridge increases.29) The diagram below shows some features of Earth's crust and upper mantie.Which model most accurately shows the movements (arrows) associated with the surface features shown in the diagram?A)B)C)D)

Questions 30 through 32 refer to the following:The diagram below shows a model of the relationship between Earth's surface and its interior.

The map below shows the locations of deep-sea core drilling sites numbered 1 through 4. The approximate location of the East Pacific Ridge is shown by a dashed line. Point A is located on the East Pacific Ridge.33)30) The motion of the convection currents in the mantie beneath the Atlantic Ocean appears to be mainly making this ocean basmA) narrowerC) deeperB) widerD) shallower31) Mid-ocean ridges (rifts) normally form where tectonic plates areA) stationaryB) sliding past each otherC) convergingD) diverging32) According to the diagram, the deep trench along the west coast of South America is caused by movement of the oceanic crust that isA) sinking beneath the continental crustB) colliding with the Atlantic oceanic crustC) uplifting over the continental crustD) sinking at the Mid-Atlantic ridge

At point A, the East Pacific Ridge is the boundary between theA) Cocos Plate and the North American PlateC) Pacific Plate and the South American PlateD) South American Plate and the Nazca Plate

B) Pacific Plate and the Nazca Plate