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Ch. 2 Review Tectonic Plates
Ch. 2 Review Tectonic Plates
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1
The result of plate movement can be seen at _____.
plate boundaries
ocean margins
Disney world
abyssmal plains
2
Scientists have observed that the plates move at rates ranging from 1 cm. to 12 cm. per _________.
day
year
decade
century
3
What causes tectonic plates to more?
rift valleys
compression stress
mid ocean ridges
convection in the mantle
4
Matching _________on different continents are evidence for continental drift.
river systems
wind systems
weather patterns
rock structures
5
A __________forms where two oceanic plates collide.
Subduction zone
transform boundary
hot spot
rift boundary
6
Active volcanoes are most likely to form at ____.
convergent oceanic-continental boundaries
the center of continents
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
7
The boundary between two plates moving together is called _______.
transform boundary
divergent boundary
lithosphere
convergent boundary
8
Which is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
The same fossils can be found on 2 different continents
the same type of weather can be found on 2 different continents
same type of geological formations can be found on 2 different continen
continents fit together like a puzzle
9
What type of stress occurs at a transform boundary?
no stress occurs
tension
shear
compression
10
Plates move apart at _______boundaries.
divergent
convergent
stable
transform
11
What happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?
The denser continental plate is forced down into the mantle.
The denser oceanic plate is forced up into a mountain range.
The denser continental plate is forced up into a mountain range.
The denser oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle.
12
Plates move apart at ___________boundaries.
stable
convergent
divergent
transform
13
A stress that squeezes is called__________.
tension
compression
stress
Superman
14
____________are formed when two continental plates collide.
rift valleys
strike-slip faults
volcanoes
Mountain ranges
15
Seafloor spreading occurs because_______.
sediments accumulate at the area of spreading
new material is added to the asthenosphere
molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface
earthquakes break apart the ocean floor
16
The Great Rift Valley in Africa is a________.
divergent boundary
mid-ocean ridge
convergent boundary
transform boundary
17
What is a subduction zone?
the pulling force occurring at a divergent boundary
the area where one plate slides under another
a hypothesis stating that continents move
a zone where two tectonic plates move apart from each other
18
Plates slide past one another at __________.
divergent boundaries
convection currents
subduction zones
transform boundaries
19
The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their location is called_______.
convection
continental drift
magnetic reversal
continental slope
20
The presence of the same ___________ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.
neither fossils or rocks
rocks
both fossils and rocks
fossils
