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7th Grade plate tectonics study session
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1
What type of boundary runs through Iceland?
Transform boundary
San Andreas Fault
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
2
When two plates collide what type of boundary is formed?
Divergent
Convergent
Subduction zone
Transform
3
How are mountains formed?
Mr. Miracle made them.
A large giant made them in his sandbox
When two continental plates collide
Two plates diverge
4
What 3 things can form when two plates collide?
Mountains, subduction zone, rifts
Trenches, mountains, ridges
Volcanoes, Mountains, Trenches
subduction zones, rifts, valleys
5
What landform will continue to develop between the Indian and Eurasian Plates? Why?
A canyon
Trenches, because plates are diverging
Mountain Ranges because plates are colliding
Subduction zone between oceanic and continental crust
6
How do tectonic plates move?
The ocean moves them
Convection in the mantle
Earth is spinning and moving and moving plates
Little hamsters underneath Earth's crust
7
How did Mt. McLoughlin form?
The Pacific plates subducting under the North American Plate
A hot spot located under Bend, OR
Mrs. Thueson made it with her powers
Juan de Fuca subducting under North American plate
8
What is formed when two continental plates diverge?
Valley
Rift
Ravine
Ridge
9
What causes earthquakes?
Only convergent boundaries
When two tectonic plates interact
A bowl full o' chili
Only divergent plate boundaries
10
When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions what type of boundary is formed?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform Boundary
Subduction Zone
11
Describe what a divergent boundary is.
A movie
Where subduction occurs
When plates slide past one another
When two plates move apart
12
What is Mrs. Thueson's favorite type of music?
Classic Rock and Folk
Classical and Instrumental
Country
Rap and R&B
13
Who was Alfred Wegener?
Lucy's husband
Your mom
A scientist who studied rocks in the rock cycle
A scientist who developed the theory of plate tectonics
14
What is Mrs. Thueson's favorite cookie?
White Chocolate Macademia Nut
Cookies are gross
Peanut Butter Chocolate
Chocolate Chip
15
What is one piece of evidence that proves the theory that plates are moving?
Continents seems to fit together
Age of rocks at Mid Atlantic Ridge
All answers are correct
Fossil Evidence
16
What are tectonic plates?
Large plates that surround Earth's core
Plates used in technology
Large pieces of crust
Dinner Plates
17
Name a famous transform boundary.
San Andreas
Mid Atlantic Ridge
The Grand Canyon
The Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson Ridge
18
What is formed in oceanic crust when two plates diverge?
Ridge
Rift
Ravine
Valley
19
How can a volcano change the Earth's surface?
Builds landforms out of lava
Builds islands
Landslides and demolishes trees
All answers are correct
20
What feature in the Rogue Valley formed after the Rogue River carved out valley sediment?
Roxy Ann
Tablerocks
Pilot Rock
Mt. McLoughlin
21
What mountains here were formed as a result of the Juan de Fuca plate subducting?
Western and High Cascades
Klamath Mountains
Hornbrook Formation
Payne Cliffs
22
Where is the most common place where earthquakes form?
Japan
Your backyard
Everywhere in the world
At plate boundaries
23
How are volcanoes formed?
All answers are correct
Divergent boundaries
When plates subduct
When plates separate
