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1
What happens when convection currents occur?
Magma Rises and Cools in the Mantle
The Lithosphere Breaks Into More Pieces
The Asthenosphere Shifts
The Outer Core Becomes Solid
2
What type of boundary creates earthquakes?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
All of the Above
3
What is the outer core made of?
Solid Metal
Solid Rock
Molten Metal
Molten Rock
4
What happens when continental plates diverge?
Subduction Zone
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Volcano
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What is the innermost part of the earth Made of?
Copper and Aluminum
Iron and Copper
Nickel and Iron
Nickel and Copper
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What percent of the Earths mass is the mantle?
67%
54%
46%
72%
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What is the Outer most part of the earth made of?
Hot Rocks
Molten Metal
Solid Rock
Solid Metal
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Are all mountain ranges found at convergent boundarys?
Yes
No because they also form at divergent boundaries
No because they slowly form by erosion
No because some were formed by glaciers
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What is the plastic like layer that the plates lay on
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Crust
10
What material are oceanic plates made of?
Iron
Granite
Basalt
Marbel
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What type of boundary creates subduction zones?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Plates that come together
12
What was it called when all of the continents were together?
Pannotia
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangea
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What type of boundary creates a mid ocean ridge?
Convergent Boundary
Oceanic Plates Diverging
Continental Plates Diverging
Transform Boundary
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What type of boundary occurs at Japan?
Ocean to Ocean Converge
Transform Boundary
Ocean to Continental Converge
Divergent Boundary
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What type of boundary occurs at San Andrés?
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
None of the Above
Convergent Boundary
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What happens at a subduction zone?
a mid-ocean ridge forms
Mountains Form
The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense plate
The denser continental plate slides under the less dense one
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What is the force that makes the plates move?
Radiation
Volcanoes
Subduction
Convection Currents
18
Which one is NOT a piece of evidence that supports continental drift
Glacial Evidense
Animal Evidense
Fossil Evidence
Acidity of the Water
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What material are continental plates made of
Marbel
Wood
Granite
Basalt
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How long ago did Pangea occur?
2 Billion Years Ago
400 Million Years Ago
400,000 Years Ago
200 Million Years Ago
