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Earth Plate Boundaries
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1
At an oceanic-continental convergent boundary, which plate will subduct?
either plate can subduct
continental plate
oceanic plate
neither plate will subduct
2
The most famous of these boundaries runs through California
FALSE
TRUE
3
Where are hot spots located?
at transform boundaries
at divergent boundaries
far away from any boundary
at convergent boundaries
4
The tectonic plates are made up of what?
mantle
asthenosphere
crust
lithosphere
5
Tall mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas, are made by which convergent boundary?
continental-continental
oceanic-continental
oceanic-oceanic
6
Where
is new lithosphere created?
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
seafloor spreading
transform boundaries
7
What feature is formed at subduction zones?
ocean trench
underwater mountain range
volcano
hot spot
8
What feature is located at A?
underwater mountain
underwater volcano
ocean trench
ocean island arc
9
Where were the Hawaiian Islands created?
transform boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
hot spot
10
What does this kind of boundary create?
earthquakes
mountains
volcanic mountain ranges
volcanoes
11
In which layer of the Earth are convection currents located?
core
mantle
crust
lithosphere
12
Why will the oceanic plate subduct at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?
because it's made of granite
because it's less dense
because it's more dense
because it contains water
13
When dense crust is pulled into the mantle of the Earth at subduction zones, it's called what?
mountains
slab pull
ridge push
convection currents
14
Based on what you know of seafloor movement, do you think oceanic or continental crust
older
?
continental
they're approximately the same age
oceanic