Shake, Shake, Shake...Plate Tectonics

Question 1

What type of currents help move the tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 2

An ocean basin is formed when –

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two plates pull apart

Question 3

When one plate goes under the other, it is called –

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subduction

Question 4

A major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy.

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What are earthquakes?

Question 5

When two tectonic plates interact,what can be caused?

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earthquakes and volcanoes

Question 6

A deep valley that forms along a subduction zone –

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a trench

Question 7

When plates transform, what is most likely to occur?

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an earthquake

Question 8

The crust beneath the oceans is more dense than the crust beneath the continents.

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true

Question 9

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of what type of plate boundary movement?

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transform

Question 10

Which plate boundary consists of plates moving toward each other?

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convergent

Question 11

Most of the tectonic plates are named after –

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the continents that sit on them

Question 12

Which geological feature is most likely formed when tectonic plates pull away from each other?

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ridge

Question 13

Pangea is described as –

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how the earths plates were once one land mass

Question 14

When two continental plates converge or come together, what is likely to form?

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mountains

Question 15

When two tectonic plates slide past each other –

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transform boundaries

Question 16

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and are rigid and solid.

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tectonic plates

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