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1
Two divergent plate boundaries under the ocean form a...
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
earthquake
mountain range
2
Mountains form at a __________________ convergent boundary.
oceanic-continental
continental- continental
oceanic- oceanic
subduction zone
3
Molten material rising from the mantle and erupting along mid-ocean ridges is called...
dividing
subduction
sea-floor spreading
divergent plate boundary
4
What process continually adds new crust to the ocean floor on both sides of a mid-ocean ridge?
colliding
deep-ocean trench
subduction
sea-floor spreading
5
Subduction occurs where the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle at a(n)
mountain range
deep-ocean trench
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
6
What forms where two plates move apart?
volcano
rift valley
mountain
trench
7
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other is called a _________ boundary.
subduction
convergent
divergent
transform
8
Where are the longest mountain ranges on Earth found?
convergent boundaries
mid-ocean ridges
Himalayan mountain range
subduction zones
9
Two plates moving away from each other is called a ...
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
dangerous
10
What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
sonar
deep-sea diving
submarines
satellites
11
What forms when continental plates pull apart at a divergent plate boundary on land?
deep-ocean trench
rift valley
earthquake
mid-ocean ridge
12
What forms if a continental and oceanic plate collide and the oceanic crust bends downward?
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
mountain range
deep-ocean trench
13
When oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
transform
subduction
convergent
divergent
14
What causes Earth's plates to move?
wind
Earth's magnetic field
conduction
convection currents in the mantle
15
The lithosphere is broken into sections called ______________.
plates
crusts
mantles
continents
16
The place where two plates slip past each other in opposite directions is called a ...
divergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
danger zone
convergent plate boundary
17
What is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Cell Theory
Law of Superposition
Theory of Relativity
18
Who's Theory of Plate tectonics was supported by landforms, fossils, and climate?
Harry Hess
Marie Curie
James Cameron
Alfred Wegener
19
What is a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move?
subduction
fault
boundary
tectonics
20
Oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge is...
younger
colder
angrier
older