With a divergent boundary...

convection currents are moving away from each other

Which of the following are effects of a convergent boundary?

subduction, trenches, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains

When looking at the magnetic field of the sea floor, you are able to see that...

Earth's magnetic field reverses in unpredictable patterns

At a subduction zone of continental and oceanic crust...

a volcanic arc can form on the land

Plates move away from another causing seafloor spreading

Divergent boundary (oceanic-oceanic)

Which of the following are effects of a divergent boundary?

rift valleys, earthquakes, mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes

At a subduction zone of continental and oceanic crust...

a trench is formed where the plates meet

With a convergent boundary...

convection currents are moving towards each other

At a subduction zone...

more dense oceanic crust subducts under continental crust

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Earth Science - Ch.1 sections 4-5 (plate tectonics and boundaries)

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1
Which of the following are effects of transform boundaries?
subduction, volcanoes, and earthquakes
trenches
earthquakes
rift valleys
2
Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary?
Aleutian Trench/Islands
Peru-Chile Trench
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
San Andreas Fault
3
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
mid-ocean ridge
sea-floor spreading
ring of fire
rift valley
4
With a divergent boundary...
convection currents are moving towards each other
convection currents are moving away from each other
radiation drives plate movement
conduction currents are moving away from each other
5
Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The Hawaiian Islands
Himalaya Mountains
San Andreas Fault
6
Which of the following are effects of a convergent boundary?
mountains, seafloor spreading, earthquakes
mid-ocean ridges, seafloor spreading, earthquakes
subduction, trenches, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains
earthquakes, rift valleys, and seafloor spreading
7
The theories of plate tectonics and continental drift are exactly the same
false
true
8
When looking at the magnetic field of the sea floor, you are able to see that...
Earth's magnetic field has always been "normal"
Earth's magnetic field reverses in predictable patterns
Earth's magnetic field has always been "reversed"
Earth's magnetic field reverses in unpredictable patterns
9
When looking at the sea floor, the oldest rocks can be found...
at the mid-ocean ridge
none of the above
near the continents
between the mid-ocean ridge and the continents
10
Plates collide creating mountains
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Hot spot
Transform boundary
11
At a subduction zone of continental and oceanic crust...
the continental crust subducts and causes earthquakes
a volcanic arc cannot form
a volcanic arc can form on the land
a volcanic arc can form in the ocean
12
Plates move away from another causing seafloor spreading
Transform boundary (oceanic-oceanic)
Divergent boundary (oceanic-oceanic)
Convergent boundary (oceanic-oceanic)
Divergent boundary (continental-continental)
13
Plates slide horizontally past one another
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Hot spot
Transform boundary
14
When looking at the sea floor, the newest rocks can be found...
near the continents
none of the above
at the mid-ocean ridge
between the mid-ocean ridge and the continents
15
Which of the following are effects of a divergent boundary?
rift valleys, earthquakes, mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes
earthquakes, trenches, and mountains
mountains, earthquakes, and sea floor spreading
subduction, trenches, volcanic islands
16
A string of islands formed by volcanoes along a deep-ocean trench
plate
fault
island arc
hot spot
17
At a subduction zone of continental and oceanic crust...
a trench is formed where the plates meet
islands are formed in the middle of the ocean
a mid-ocean ridge is formed along the coastline
mountains form beneath the surface of the water
18
With a convergent boundary...
convection currents are moving away from each other
conduction currents are moving away from each other
convection currents are moving towards each other
radiation is forcing the plates to move
19
At a subduction zone...
more dense oceanic crust subducts under continental crust
oceanic crust subducts because it is less dense
oceanic and continental crust have the same density
the continental crust subducts because it is more dense
20
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate
rift valley
mid-ocean ridge
volcano
fault

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