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Tectonic plates collide or smash into each other.
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
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Convergent boundaries can cause...
Mountains
Oceans
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
3
How many years ago did scientist think pangea existed?
three hundred thousand years ago 300,000
three hundred years ago 300
three thousand years ago 3,000
three hundred million years ago 300,000,000
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Why do tectonic plates move?
earthquakes
ocean waves
people walking on land
earth's hot inner core
5
Tectonic plates pull apart.
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
6
What is an effect of an earthquake under the ocean?
Mountain
Volcano
Tsunami
Avalanche
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Divergent boundaries can create...
Volcanoes
Oceans
Rift zones
Earthquakes
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What tectonic plate interaction is represented in the diagram?
Convergent Boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent Boundary
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What tectonic plate interaction is represented in the diagram?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
10
What tectonic plate interaction is represented in the diagram?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
11
Tectonic plates rub against each other.
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
12
What tectonic plate interaction is represented in the diagram?
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
13
Which tectonic plate do we live on?
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
North American Plate
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What do we call the pieces of earth's crust?
mountains
volcanoes
tectonic plates
continents
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About how far do tectonic plates move each year?
4 inches
10 feet
5 miles
1 mile
