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A quiz on #tectonic #plates
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1
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to prove his theory.?
Fossils on different continents
Climate
geographical features
All of the above
2
Subduction can occur with what types of plates
Oceanic-oceanic
none of the answers
Continental-oceanic
Both answers
3
What happens when a continental plate collides with another continental plate?
A mid-ocean ridge is formed
A mountain range is formed
A Rift Valley is formed
A fault line is formed
4
What is the name of this supercontinent ____?
Anastasia
Peprika
Poppyseed
Pangaea
5
A transform boundary is formed when plates ____
Stay still
Separate
Collide
Slide past each other
6
The San Andreas Fault is a result of a _____
Earthquake
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
7
The cause of tectonic movement is heat in the Earth's _______
Crust
Ocean
Core
Mantle
8
The man who made the theory of
Plate tectonics
None of these
Peter piper
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
9
The Himalayan Mountains are a result of what plate boundary
Convergent
Divergemt
Transform
None
10
When an oceanic and a continental plate collide, a ____ is formed between the plates
Underwater volcano
Underwater mountain range
None of the above
Trench
11
Convergent boundaries can occur with what plates
Continental-continental
All of the above
Oceanic-oceanic
Continental-oceanic
12
Where does magma come from
The mantle
The outer core
The inner core
The crust
13
what is magma called when it reaches the surface
Magma
Molten rock
Surface magma
lava
14
what type of plate boundary makes rift valleys.?
Transform
Divergent
Submergent
Convergent
15
Earthquakes are a result of ____
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
The earth shaking
16
A tectonic plate carrying a large area of land
Continental plate
Rock plate
Earth plate
Land plate
17
how is new crust formed
land volcanoes
the continents break off
Underwater volcanoes
subduction where the more dense plate sinks
18
If an oceanic plate separtates from another oceanic plate, it forms a ___
Coral reefs
Mid-ocean ridge
Underwater volcano
Underwater mountain ranges
19
A tectonic plate carrying a large body of water
None of the above
Water plate
Oceanic plate
Aqua plate
20
What boundary is caused by colliding
Convert
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
