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Tectonic plates and their motions

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An introductory quiz to plates.

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1
What happens at divergent boundaries?
plates are made
plates break apart
plates hit each other
plates separate and new molten rock flows up and solidifies
2
An earthquake is likely to happen along which boundary?
spreading
none of these
transform
collision
3
What was Alfred Wegener's theory?
that the earth has layers
supercontinents
continental drift
Pangaea
4
Mountain ranges are formed at which type of boundary?
spreading
collision
transform
mountains aren't formed this way
5
This mountain range is the world highest and was formed by India colliding with Eurasia
The Himalayas
The Alps
The Rockies
The Appalachians
6
Continental drift is still occurring...
True
False
7
What happens at a transform boundary
Plates rub against each other in the same direction
plates rub against each other in opposite directions
plates smash into each other
oceans are transformed
8
Why was Alfred Wegener's theory not accepted to begin with?
he lacked proof of how and why it happened
he retracted his theory
he had proposed many other ideas that has been proven wrong
he was crazy
9
What happens at convergent boundaries?
plates hit each other and knock down mountains
plates rub
plates hit each other and create mountains and volcanoes
plates rest next to each other
10
What isn't formed by moving plates?
volcanoes
forests
islands
mountains