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What do scientist believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
movement of the planets
volcanoes
gravity pull the tectonic plates
convection currents in the asthenosphere
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Subduction occurs at which type of boundary?
Convergent
All the above
Transform
Divergent
3
Active volcanoes are more likely to form at
Convergent Boundaries
Transform Boundaries
convergent oceanic-continental borders
the center of continents
4
What is the continental drift theory?
The belief that continents moved apart.
The belief that continents have stayed in the same place.
The belief that continents are moving together.
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What is Pangea?
Earth's inner core
Large landmass in which all continents were once connected.
Largest plate found on Earth
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Plates move apart or divide at boundaries
Stable
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
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Most volcanoes occur at which type of plate boundary?
Convergent with subduction
Convergent without subduction
Divergent
Transform
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The result of plate movement can be seen at...
ocean margins
abyssal plains
plate boundaries
plate centers
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Plates of the lithosphere float on the...
Asthenosphere
Core
Crust
Atmosphere
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Which diagram shows a convergent boundary?
A
B
C
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The boundary between two plates come together (collide) together is called a...
Divergent
Lithosphere
Convergent
Transform
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Which diagram shows a transform boundary? (Silde)
A
B
C
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Plates slide past one another at...
convection currents
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
subduction zones
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Scientists rejected Wegener's theory of continental drift because the theory did not explain...
how the continents move
climate changes
coal deposits in Antartica
the formation of mountains
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Which definition is correct?
divergent-plates are moving apart
transform-plates are moving apart
convergent-plates are moving
transform-plates are moving together
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The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's...
Continents
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core
