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Plate Motion Chapters 1 & 2 Amplify
Plate Motion Chapters 1 & 2 Amplify
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Rock that is formed when rock is melted and then cools.
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
magma
2
Which support the hypothesis that the continents are drifting apart?
Earth's surface is slowly and constantly changing
The seafloor is spreading
The Ring of Fire is dormant.
The ice caps are shrinking
3
Which feature forms when magma comes up between 2 plates pushing away from each other?
fossils
earthquake
trench
mid-ocean ridges
4
Which idea does this diagram support?
seafloor spreading
convergent plate boundaries
deep ocean vent
contiental drift
5
What formation is made at oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?
tidal wave
glacier
Mid-Ocean Ridge
trench
6
Which is the best model of plate/mantle interactions?
sand piled on blocks
floating blocks on peanut butter
glued plates to a table
cardboard sliding across a hot-plate
7
Where are tectonic plates located?
surface
mesosphere
outer core
lithosphere
8
Which section of sea floor is the oldest?
RED
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
9
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
tidal wave
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
mid-ocean ridge
10
Facts about continental drift.
the mantle is hard and solid
Earth's surface is SLOWLY and constantly moving.
The seafloor is spreading
weathering and erosion
11
What happens during seafloor spreading?
mid-ocean ridge forms
convergent boundary
fossils are found
new plate material forms at the edge of each plate
12
Ocean floor sinks back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary forming a trench.
convergent boundary
subduction
conduction
divergent boundary
13
A plate boundary where two plates move away each other.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
tidal wave
mid-ocean ridge
14
What drives convection currents?
tectonic plates
radiation in the mantle
heat from the core
the rotation of the Earth
15
FOSSILS...
used to study Earth's geological past
are found in metamorphic rock
organisms that lived a hundred years ago
only form in liquid
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FOSSILS...
are dinosaur bones
are the preserved remains of organisms that millions of years ago
are found in igneous rock
are really old rocks
17
What is true about the movement of Earth's plates?
they cause hurricanes and tsunamis
they cause earthquakes and volcanoes
they are separate from the continents
they are made of a soft solid
18
Where are most active volcanoes located?
Atlantic ocean
Ring of Fire
Southern Hemisphere
Hawaii
19
What drives continental drift?
convection currents in the mantle
radiation in the mantle
the magnet field around the Earth
the rotation of the Earth
20
What is Earth's outer layer made of?
soft, solid rock
hard, solid rock
water, sand, and rocks
the biosphere
21
Where does a plate sink into the mantle and melt?
plate boundary
volcano
subduction zone
mid-ocean ridge
22
One of the major pieces that make up Earth's upper layer
Crust
Trench
Plate
Mantle
23
Why are fossils of the Mesosaurus found in South America and Africa?
mid-ocean ridges
plate tectonics
continental drift
trenches
24
How big can an plate be?
as big as a dinosaur
as big as a mountain
as big as an ocean
as big as a bus
25
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
volcano
mass wasting
earthquake
avalanche
26
Divergent plate boundaries can form_________ or _________ landforms.
trenches, mountains
mountain ranges, rifts
earthquakes, trenches
rifts, mid-ocean ridges
27
What causes mountain ranges for form?
the formation of continents
the collision of tectonic plates
the tides in the oceans
earthquakes
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Evidence that supports the theory of plate tectonics.
The continents fit together like puzzle pieces
the magnetic field around the earth
Matching FRESHWATER fossils on different continents
volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean
