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Topic 5 8th Grade part 3
Topic 5 8th Grade part 3
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The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's...
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core
Continents
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What is the continental drift theory?
The belief that continents moved apart.
The belief that continents have stayed in the same place.
The belief that continents are moving together.
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Which diagram shows a transform boundary?
A
B
C
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Plates move apart at boundaries
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Stable
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Which definition is correct?
divergent-plates are moving apart
transform-plates are moving apart
convergent-plates are moving
transform-plates are moving together
6
Most volcanoes occur at which type of plate boundary?
Convergent with subduction
Transform
Convergent without subduction
Divergent
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Plates of the lithosphere float on the...
Asthenosphere
Crust
Atmosphere
Core
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Scientists rejected Wegener's theory of continental drift because the theory did not explain...
coal deposits in Antartica
the formation of mountains
climate changes
how the continents move
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Which diagram shows a convergent boundary?
B
A
C
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Plates slide past one another at...
convection currents
subduction zones
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
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Subduction occurs at which type of boundary?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
All the above
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What is Pangea?
Large landmass in which all continents were once connected.
Largest plate found on Earth
Earth's inner core
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The result of plate movement can be seen at...
plate boundaries
plate centers
abyssal plains
ocean margins
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Active volcanoes are more likely to form at
Convergent Boundaries
Transform Boundaries
the center of continents
convergent oceanic-continental borders
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What do scientist believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
gravity pull
movement of the planets
volcanoes
convection currents
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The boundary between two plates moving together is called a...
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Lithosphere
