Focus On Earth Science: California Grade 6

Lesson 2: California Geology

Standards Check

1.
What type of fault is the San Andreas Fault? 1.f
A)normal fault
B)strike-slip fault
C)reverse fault
D)convergent fault
2.
When _______ occurs, one plate is forced down into the mantle beneath another plate. 1.e
A)tension
B)subduction
C)shear
D)fracture
3.
Volcanoes can be formed where subduction occurs, because of the _______ that occurs in the plate that is sinking. 1.e
A)fracture
B)uplift
C)melting
D)rifting
4.
The Transverse Ranges in Southern California have been produced by _______. 1.f
A)stretching of the crust in eastern California
B)the melting of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the Cascadia subduction zone
C)the formation of granitic blocks under volcanic mountains
D)movement of the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate past each other
5.
Lassen Peak is an active volcano produced by _______. 1.f
A)the collision of the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate
B)the slipping of plates along the San Andreas Fault
C)the rifting on the North American Plate
D)the melting of oceanic plates beneath a subduction zone
6.
The gulf of California is an example of a _______. 1.f
A)rift valley
B)reverse fault
C)subduction zone
D)convergent plate boundary
7.
Which would be a typical speed for the movement of Earth's plates? 1.c
A)3 m/s
B)3 m/y
C)3 cm/s
D)3 cm/y
8.
Most of California is located on the _______ Plate. 1.f
A)North American
B)Pacific
C)Juan de Fuca
D)Mendocino
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