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CLMS Plate Tectonics
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Review Plate Tectonics Concepts
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Which shows a transform boundary?
B
A
C
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Earth's layers from the inside out are...
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
mantle, inner core, crust, outer core, mantle
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
3
A collision between two pieces of continental crust forms a...
ocean trench
valley
mountain range
mid ocean ridge
4
Which shows a normal fault?
C
A
B
5
The process that creates cracks in the ocean crust allowing molten rock to rise to the surface
sea-floor spreading
volcanoes
convection currents
earthquakes
6
Which shows a convergent boundary?
B
C
A
7
Which shows a strike-slip fault?
B
A
C
8
The type of boundary where 2 plates MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER is
divergent
transform
convergent
9
The movement of Earth's plates is caused mainly by...
invention currents
convection currents
conduction currents
subsection currents
10
Which shows a reverse-thrust fault?
C
A
B
11
Which of the following did NOT support Wegener's idea of continental drift?
continents that match up
similar human artifacts on different continents
similar fossils on different continents
mountain ranges that match up
12
A collision between two pieces of oceanic crust forms a...
ocean trench
mountain range
mid-ocean ridge
valley
13
The type of boundary where 2 plates MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER is
convergent
transform
divergent
14
The inner core and outer core are both mainly composed (made) of...
copper
magnesium
calcium
iron
15
The state of matter of the outer core is...
solid iron
liquid iron
gaseous iron
16
The type of boundary where 2 plates SLIP PAST EACH OTHER is
divergent
convergent
transform
17
The youngest rock on the ocean floor is located...
far from a mid-ocean ridge
near a mid-ocean ridge
18
The mantle is composed
mainly
of...
liquid rock
gaseous rock
solid rock
19
Which arrows show a convergent boundary?
-----> <------
<----- ----->
20
Convection currents flow in Earth's
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
21
Which shows a divergent boundary?
B
C
A
22
Wegener's idea that pieces of the lithosphere (crust & upper mantle) are moving is called
Plate Tectonics
Plate Convection
Plate Subduction
Plate Spreading
23
Which arrows show a divergent boundary?
------> <------
<------ ------>
24
At which type of boundary does sea-floor SPREADING occur?
convergent
divergent
transform
25
The state of matter of the inner core is...
solid iron
liquid iron
gaseous iron
