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What causes earthquakes to happen?

What else is likely to occur at boundaries between the tectonic plates?

The Earth's Crust

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1
What else is likely to occur at boundaries between the tectonic plates?
Magic
Ocean Ridges
Volcanoes
Mountain Ranges
2
What causes earthquakes to happen?
Sudden movements of the earths crust
Volcanoes
Sudden movements of tectonic plates
Sudden movements of techtonic plates
3
What is the earths crust broken into?
Techtonic Plates
Layers
Tectonic Plates
Plates
4
Convection currents cause....
Tectonic plates to move a few m a year
Tectonic plates to move a few miles a year
Tectonic plates to move a few feet a year
Tectonic plates to move a few cm a year
5
In the correct order, what are the layers of the earth's crust?
Atmosphere, Crust, Outer core, mantle, inner core
Core, Mantle, Crust, Atmosphere
Atmosphere, crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Crust, atmosphere, inner core, outer core
6
What is the term used, to describe how heat travels through the mantle?
Cronvection Currents
Convection Cycles
Black Currents
Convection Currents
7
Which of these countries lays on the boundary between tectonic plates?
United States of America
United Kingdom
Iceland
Norway
8
Which type of rock flows from volcanoes?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Interesting
Metamorphic
9
What provides the heat for convection currents?
Convection currents
Radiation
Sunlight
Radication
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